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Ray Cooper III vs. Pavel Kusch headlines PFL 6 in Atlantic City; Kayla Harrison returns

The full lineup is now set for PFL 6, which features the rebranded promotion’s first trip to Atlantic City and a welterweight headliner between Ray Cooper III and Pavel Kusch.

The promotion today made official the full fight card for the event, which takes place Aug. 16 at Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. The card airs on NBCSN following prelims streamed on Facebook.

Cooper III (14-4) returns to the cage after a stunning upset of two-time WSOF title challenger Jake Shields this past month at PFL 3, which earned him five points for his postseason run. Kusch (23-5) also pulled off a submission upset after a slow start against Abubakar Nurmagomedov on the same card.

PFL 3 is heavy on welterweight and middleweight tournament hopefuls, in addition to the return of two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison (1-0), who faces off with Jozette Cotton (8-1) after steamrolling Brittney Elkin (3-5) in her promotional debut two months ago.

The PFL 6 card includes:

MAIN CARD (NBCSN)

  • Ray Cooper III vs. Pavel Kusch
  • Gomed Magomedkerimov vs. Bojan Velickovic
  • Kayla Harrison vs. Jozette Cotton
  • Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Jonatan Westin
  • Joao Zeferino vs. Yuri Villefort

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook Live)

  • Abus Magomedov vs. Anderson Goncalves
  • John Howard vs. Bruno Santos
  • Rick Story vs. TBD
  • Shamil Gamzatov vs. Rex Harris
  • Jake Shields vs. Herman Terrado
  • Louis Taylor vs. Andre Lobato
  • Gasan Umalatov vs. Eddie Gordon

For more on PFL 6, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.

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