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    Ante Delija defeats Maurice Greene in PFL Regular Season 5 - but did he get an early finish?

    Ante Delija defeats Maurice Greene in PFL Regular Season 5 - but did he get an early finish?DAZN
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    2022 PFL heavyweight champion Ante Delija faced Maurice Greene at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta on Friday night for PFL Regular Season 5.

    Delija was fighting for the firt time this year after pulling out of an earlier event due to injury, and needed to get his first points on the board, ideally with an early finish to hope to progress into the post-season.

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    The former champion was able to claim the win, but had to go the distance to earn a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) victory.

    Elsewhere on the main card, Larissa Pacheco stopped Amber Leibrock with a TKO (punches) just 45 seconds into the first round.

    There was another first-round stoppage as Rene Ferreira stopped Matheus Scheffel witha flurry of punches bringing a knockout within 50 seconds of the start.

    Biaggio Ali Walsh defeated Travell Miller in an amateur bout after a minute and a half with a knockout of his own.

    And the opening fight of the main card saw Aspen Ladd defeat Karolina Sobek in the second round, via an armbar submission.

    PFL Regular Season 5 Main Card results

    • Ante Delija vs. Maurice Greene; Heavyweight
    • Larissa Pacheco vs. Amber Leibrock; Women's featherweight
    • Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Travell Miller; Lightweight
    • Aspen Ladd def. Karolina Sobek; Women's featherweight
    • Renan Ferreira def. Matheus Scheffel; Heavyweight
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