The latest installment of the PFL’s Challenger Series featured a unique twist. All the fighters on PFL Challenger Series 7 were making their pro MMA debuts and fighting for a chance to win a contract with the promotion. After the event, four judges gave a deal to one of the card’s winners. That winner was lightweight Alexei Pergande, who was the only fighter on the five-bout card to get a finish. Pergande submitted Joe Hamm with a second-round arm-triangle choke. After the event judges Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort, Todd Gurley and Bo Nickal agreed Pergande should get the PFL contract.
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PFL Challenger Series 7 results: Alexei Pergande earns contract in pro debut – MMA Junkie