2024 PFL 2 video: Former Bellator champ Brent Primus taps Gabriel Miranda
Former Bellator champ Brent Primus earned five points in the PFL regular season standings Friday in Las Vegas.
Former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus now has one PFL victory and five regular season points under his belt.
At 2024 PFL 2 on Friday at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Primus (13-3) tapped opponent Gabriel Miranda (16-5) with a rear-naked choke at 1:49 of Round 2 to earn five points in the 2024 PFL lightweight standings.
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Primus, 39, is 5-2 with one no contest in his most recent eight outings. He competed in Bellator’s lightweight grand prix in 2023. After a victory over Mansour Barnaoui, Primus fought and lost to Usman Nurmagomedov. The fight was overturned when Nurmagomedov tested positive for a banned substance.
Miranda, 33, was undefeated in the 2023 PFL regular season but lost in the first round of the playoffs to eventual season winner Olivier Aubin-Mercier. He now is on the first multi-loss skid of his career.
The up-to-the-minute 2024 PFL 2 results include:
- Brent Primus def. Gabriel Miranda via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:49
- Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Solomon Renfro via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Elvin Espinoza def. Adam Piccolotti via knockout (flying knee) – Round 3, 2:23
- Marcelo Nunes def. Jordan Heiderman via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 2:40
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for 2024 PFL 2.