PFL 5’s Michael Dufort really enjoys beating up ex-UFC fighters: ‘I finished them all’

Watch out, ex-Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters, "The Canadian Badass" is coming ...

Michael Dufort returns to action tomorrow evening (Fri., June 21, 2024) inside Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, taking on former Bellator MMA mainstay, Adam Piccolotti, as he tries keep his No. 1 seed in the promotion’s latest Lightweight tournament.

Dufort has been on the best run of his career, winning five straight and finishing four. His last three wins have been against fighters who competed in UFC, which is just fine for the 30-year-old Canadian.

"I like to beat up ex-UFC fighters," Dufort said at PFL 5 2024 media day. "It's fun because everybody is saying UFC is probably the biggest organization in the world, and I'm beating their guys. They were good in UFC, and I finished them all.

"I finished Mads Burnell in the second round, and I finished Luis Pena in the first minute,” he concluded. “Joe Giannetti was The Ultimate Fighter, I finished him, too. So, I know that's pretty cool. It's pretty fun to finish people."

While the UFC fighters Dufort has defeated did not have significant success in the promotion, having them on his resume is a big feather in his cap regardless.

Dufort is currently in first place in PFL’s Lightweight standings and is two wins away from securing the coveted $1 million grand prize.

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