In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, PFL closed its latest event with Logan Storley taking a clear unanimous decision over Florim Zendeli in Friday night’s welterweight headliner. The former Bellator interim champion swept the scorecards 30-25, 30-25, 30-25 in a result that felt as dominant as the numbers suggest.
For American fans, Storley remains one of the more interesting names outside the UFC bubble because of his wrestling-heavy style and long-standing reputation as a difficult out at 170 pounds. Fighting in South Dakota only added to the storyline, with a regional crowd that has followed Storley since his Upper Midwest rise giving the main event a hometown feel.
The rest of the main card featured several meaningful results. In bantamweight action, Magomed Magomedov edged Leandro Higo by split decision, earning scores of 30-27, 28-29, and 30-27. At heavyweight, Sergey Bilostenniy stopped Renan Ferreira by TKO in the third round, a result that could have real implications in a division always short on fresh contenders. Simeon Powell also scored a third-round TKO over Emiliano Sordi at light heavyweight, while Gadzhi Rabadanov beat Alexander Chizhov by unanimous decision in a 160-pound catchweight bout.
The preliminary card opened with Maxwell Djantou Nana defeating Karl Williams by unanimous decision. Brett Bye stopped Taylor Michels in the first round at welterweight, Angel Alvarez beat Bryce Logan by unanimous decision at lightweight, and Taila Santos scored a first-round TKO over Kiya Yan in women’s flyweight. Sang Won Kim stopped Humberto Bandenay in the second round at featherweight, Sabrina de Souza earned a unanimous decision over Cheyanne Bowers at a 134-pound catchweight, and Rasul Magomedov shut out Rafael Xavier at light heavyweight.
The biggest takeaway is simple: Storley did exactly what a proven name is supposed to do against a less established opponent. Now the question is whether PFL uses this performance to move him toward a higher-profile welterweight matchup, because after a one-sided main event like this, the next step matters more than the win itself.