Thad Jean had a two-year amateur career that gave him plenty of experience and lessons before he turned pro. In 2018, in his third fight as an amateur, Jean took out Dilano Taylor. Taylor went on to the PFL, and after he got a shot at the 2022 welterweight season through the PFL Challenger Series, he reached the $1 million final. So it’s perhaps a perfect little coincidence that Jean (4-0) now has the biggest opportunity of his pro career when he takes on Eric Alequin (7-0) on Friday at the PFL’s first Challenger Series event of 2023, which features welterweights. The winner will be hoping to impress the members of the PFL brass enough to get an invite into the regular season
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PFL Challenger Series 1′s Thad Jean recalls big amateur lesson from a Bellator standout – MMA Junkie