Published on, Aug. 17 -- August 17, 2025 12:59 AM

Britain's Alfie Davis stunned defending champion Gadzhi Rabadanov to win the PFL lightweight tournament by unanimous decision in Charlotte, North Carolina. London's Davis landed the more damaging strikes to edge a close contest with all three judges scoring it 48-47 in the 33-year-old's favour. Davis was overcome with emotion as the result was read out as he won $500,000 (£369,000) - a prize he described as "life-changing". He becomes the third Briton to win an annual PFL tournament after featherweight Brendan Loughnane in 2022 and women's flyweight Dakota Ditcheva last year. "I don't know what to say, I've worked so hard for this," said Davis. "To be a champion like Gadzhi, I respec...