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PFL Playoffs 3 predictions: Who will reach featherweight, welterweight $1 million finals?

The PFL’s run toward six $1 million playoff finals wraps up Friday with featherweights and welterweights in the nation’s capital city.

PFL Playoffs 3 (ESPN/ESPN+) takes place Friday at The Anthem in Washington, D.C.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

Get playoff pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Shamil Musaev vs. Murad Ramazanov

PFL 9: Washington DC Playoffs Ceremonial Weigh-Ins at the The Anthem in Washington D.C., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Musaev (18-0-1), Ramazanov (12-1)
Past five: Musaev 4-0-1, Ramazanov 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds(as of 08.23.24): Musaev -380, Ramazanov +300
Junkie pick results: Musaev 11, Ramazanov 0

Gabriel Braga vs. Timur Khizriev

PFL 9: Washington DC Playoffs Ceremonial Weigh-Ins at the The Anthem in Washington D.C., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Braga (14-1), Khizriev (16-0)
Past five: Braga 4-1, Khizriev 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds(as of 08.23.24): Khizriev -500, Braga +380
Junkie pick results: Khizriev 8, Braga 3

Neiman Gracie vs. Magomed Umalatov

PFL 9: Washington DC Playoffs Ceremonial Weigh-Ins at the The Anthem in Washington D.C., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Gracie (13-5), Umalatov (16-0)
Past five: Gracie 2-3, Umalatov 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds(as of 08.23.24): Umalatov -2800, Gracie +1300
Junkie pick results: Umalatov 11, Gracie 0

Brendan Loughnane vs. Kai Kamaka

PFL 9: Washington DC Playoffs Ceremonial Weigh-Ins at the The Anthem in Washington D.C., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Loughnane (29-5), Kamaka (14-5-1)
Past five: Loughnane 4-1, Kamaka 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds(as of 08.23.24): Loughnane -270, Kamaka +220
Junkie pick results: Loughnane 11, Kamaka 0

Check out all the main card picks below.

PFL Playoffs 3 main card picks

Loughnane
vs.
Kamaka
Gracie
vs.
Umalatov
Braga
vs.
Khizriev
Musaev
vs.
Ramazanov
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
139-81

Loughnane
(77%)

Umalatov
(91%)

Khizriev
(81%)

Musaev
(87%)
Ken Hathaway
@1khathaway
144-76

Loughnane

Umalatov

Khizriev

Musaev
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
143-77

Loughnane

Umalatov

Khizriev

Musaev
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
140-80
2014 Champion

Loughnane

Umalatov

Khizriev

Musaev
Nolan King
@mma_kings
135-85
2023 Champion

Loughnane

Umalatov

Braga

Musaev
Matt Erickson
@MattE
133-87

Loughnane

Umalatov

Khizriev

Musaev
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
132-88

Loughnane

Umalatov

Khizriev

Musaev
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
132-88

Loughnane

Umalatov

Braga

Musaev
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
132-88

Loughnane

Umalatov

Khizriev

Musaev
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
130-90

Loughnane

Umalatov

Khizriev

Musaev
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
125-95

Loughnane

Umalatov

Khizriev

Musaev
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
119-101

Loughnane

Umalatov

Braga

Musaev

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for 2024 PFL Playoffs 3.

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