Michael Dufort did not wait long to make waves in the Professional Fighters League lightweight division.
The 30-year-old Canadian vaulted to the top of the 2024 regular-season standings in a spectacular promotional debut, as he disposed of former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship titleholder Mads Burnell with a guillotine choke in the second round of their encounter in April. While Dufort entered the cage as a substantial underdog, the success he enjoyed was not unexpected. Years of training alongside two-time PFL lightweight champion Olivier Aubin-Mercier at H20 MMA taught him belonged.