The PFL seasons have been host to many incredible stories, but perhaps its most fairytale run came by the hands of Peru’s Jesus Pinedo . Seven months ago, Pinedo was unknown to the MMA world when he entered PFL’s 2023 featherweight tournament. Not only was he one of the lesser-known fighters, but many might’ve seen him as another body for some of the established names to get easy points and a highlight en route to the playoffs. Yet, that was not the way Pinedo looked at himself. He willed what many would’ve seen as a cheesy sports movie script into reality. The 2023 PFL featherweight title “Honestly, I didn’t think about it until the following week,” Pinedo told MMA Junkie when asked about his remarkable run to becoming the 2023 PFL featherweight champion.
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