How Aussie MMA star will spend $1.5 million

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Rob 'Razor' Wilkinson is conscionable 1 triumph distant from a $1.5 cardinal payday.

The Tasmanian MMA prima volition beryllium among those warring successful the PFL World Championship finale connected Saturday (AEDT) astatine New York's Madison Square Garden.

Wilkinson volition look Russian Omari Akhmedov, with each having 3 PFL wins this year.

Watch the 2022 PFL World Championship featuring Rob Wilkinson and Kayla Harrison connected November 26, streaming ad-free, unrecorded and exclusive connected Stan Sport

With an 8cm tallness vantage and 23cm scope advantage, the Australian goes into the airy heavyweight rubric decider arsenic the favourite.

But Akhmedov has been a unit to beryllium reckoned with successful 2022, having enactment 2 opponents to slumber via knockout and submission.

Since losing to Israel Adesanya successful 2018, Wilkinson has gone connected a streak of 5 consecutive wins.

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Wilkinson is touted arsenic a striker portion Akhmedov whitethorn look to wrestle his mode to the win.

"I'm precise excited for this fight," Wilkinson told Stan Sport.

"Akhmedov is simply a bully grappler, he's got decent striking, but I deliberation my boxing is going to beryllium excessively beardown for him and I'm going to get the knockout early.

"The rubric combat has got a small spot much connected the line. It's a satellite title, it's a championship, truthful there's a small spot much pressure, but I similar that pressure.

"It pushes you to bid a small spot harder each day."

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As for the $1.5 cardinal prize, Wilkinson said he's got a mates of ideas arsenic to what helium mightiness bash with the wealth should helium win.

"It would mean the satellite to triumph the title," helium said.

"It's been 1 of my goals for astir 10 years now. The wealth is conscionable a immense bonus, but it's a precise bully bonus arsenic well.

"I'm going to beryllium looking to put successful immoderate spot oregon a location for me."

WHEN IS THE PFL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALE?

Saturday, November 26 AEDT

HOW CAN I WATCH PFL?

Coverage volition beryllium shown live, ad-free and exclusively connected Stan Sport with the undercard getting underway astatine 9am AEDT. The title combat betwixt Rob Wilkinson and Omari Akhmedov is scheduled for 12pm.

WHAT IS AT STAKE?

Each title fight, of which determination are six successful total, is worthy $1.5 cardinal apiece.

WHERE IS THE FIGHT?

Madison Square Garden, New York.

WHO IS THE HEADLINE ACT?

The undefeated American Kayla Harrison with a 15-0 grounds successful MMA faces Brazilian Larissa Pacheco.

WHAT HAPPENED IN HARRISON VS PACHECO PREVIOUSLY?

The brace person fought doubly before, with Harrison winning connected some occasions by unanimous decision.

Pacheco's grounds is presently 18-4 with a 5 combat streak of wins. It volition beryllium lone Pacheco's 2nd title rubric fight.

MAIN CARD

Kayla Harrison (15-0-0) vs (Larissa Pacheco (18-4-0) – women's lightweight title

Brendan Loughnane (24-4-0) vs Bubba Jenkins (19-5-0) – men's featherweight title

Ante Delija (22-5-0) vs Matheus Scheffel (17-8-0) – men's heavyweight title

Aspen Ladd (9-3-0) vs Julia Budd (16-4-0) – women's featherweight showcase

Olivier Aubin-Mercier (16-5-0) vs Stevie Ray (25-10-0) – men's lightweight title

Sadibou Sy (12-6-2) vs Dilano Taylor (10-2-0) – men's welterweight title

Robert Wilkinson (16-2-0) vs Omari Akhmedov (24-7-1) – men's airy heavyweight title

UNDERCARD

Sheymon Moraes (14-6-0) vs Marlon Moraes (23-10-1) – men's featherweight

Natan Schulte (22-5-1) vs Jeremy Stephens (29-20-0) – men's lightweight

Magomed Magomedkerimov (29-6-0) vs Gleison Tibau (37-16-0) – men's catchweight

Dakota Ditcheva (6-0-0) vs Katherine Corogenes (3-0-0) – women's flyweight

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