It was a tough night to be a favorite in the PFL as the Season 3 opener ended with three upsets, including the lightweight headliner between former UFC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis and Clay Collard.
Collard nearly finished Pettis in the second round with a flurry of brutal punches and then survived a last-minute head kick and flying knee from the ex-champ to capture a unanimous decision with two scores of 29-27 and one of 29-28 in the main event of Friday’s fight card at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J.
Collard had early success by keeping Pettis on his heels with straight line attacks and body shots.