The 36-year-old Team McHale export will put his four-fight winning
streak on the line when he meets the once-beaten Lewis
McGrillen-Evans in one of two
PFL Europe 3 bantamweight semifinals this Saturday at the OVO
Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. Garnett has not lost a bout in almost
seven years. He last saw action on Dec. 15, when he took a
three-round unanimous decision from Izzeddine
Al Derbani under the
Brave Combat Federation banner to improve to 12-2-1. Meanwhile,
McGrillen-Evans has established himself as one of the more
intriguing young talents on the European scene. The Manchester Top
Team product last suited up at PFL Europe 2, where he rebounded
from his only pro defeat—Weslley
Maia outpointed him in December—with a three-round unanimous
decision over Matiss
Zaharovs on June 8. McGrillen-Evans serves as a short-notice
replacement for Federico
Fasciano.
Alexander
Luster and Julien
Lopez are set to lock horns in the other bantamweight
semifinal. Luster has posted three consecutive victories, all of
them finishes, while Lopez has put up back-to-back wins since his
ill-fated encounter with Bernardo
Sopai resulted in a 20-second knockout loss in February
2023.
In addition to the semifinal showdowns in the bantamweight
division, here are three other reasons to catch PFL Europe 3:
The Professional Fighters League appears to have quite the find in
defending PFL Europe champion Jakub
Kaszuba. He puts his perfect 12-0 record on the line when he
faces Daniele
Scatizzi in one of two lightweight semifinals. Kaszuba linked
arms with the PFL in 2023, then proceeded to rattle off consecutive
victories over Radu Maxim,
Dylan
Tuke and John
Mitchell, the latter resulting in a $100,000 payday for the
Jacksonville, Florida-based Gracie Barra rep. He last fought at PFL
Europe 1, where he swept scorecards from Kane Mousah
six months ago. On the other side of the ledger, Scatizzi has won
five of his past eight bouts. The
SBG Ireland export made his PFL debut on March 7, when he
dispatched Aleksandrs
Chizovs with a first-round heel hook to advance in the
155-pound draw. Connor
Hughes and Ignacio
Capella are scheduled to collide in the second lightweight
semifinal.
Jack
Grant joined the PFL with prestige and the accompanying
paycheck in mind. The 32-year-old Fight Ministry product takes the
next step in his journey when he does battle with Florim Zendelli
in one of two welterweight semifinals. Grant, 32, boast 19 finishes
among his 20 career victories—10 by knockout or technical knockout
and nine by submission. He last appeared on June 8, when he needed
just 41 seconds to swipe aside Charlie
Leary with a slam and follow-up punches at PFL Europe 2.
Meanwhile, Zendelli steps back into view on the strength of a
four-fight unbeaten streak. The Planet Eater rep moved forward in
the 170-pound field at PFL Europe 1, where he put Tomasz
Langowski to sleep with a rear-naked choke in the first round
of their March 7 confrontation. Zendelli was a National Fighting
Championship titleholder prior to his arrive in the PFL. Ibrahima
Mane squares off with Daniele
Miceli in the other welterweight semifinal.
Talent evaluators across the sport view Shanelle
Dyer as a blue-chip prospect with the potential for
superstardom. The undefeated
Great Britain Top Team standout presses forward with her
development when she toes the line against Valentina
Scatizzi in one of two women’s flyweight semifinals. Dyer has
finished four of her first five opponents, three of them inside one
round. The Brad
Pickett protégé last fought at PFL Europe 2, where she felled
Mariam
Torchinava with a head kick and continued to fuel the
considerable hype behind her at 125 pounds. On the other side of
the equation, Scatizzi figures to climb into the cage as a sizeable
underdog. The SBG Ireland-trained Italian last competed on June 8,
when she was awarded a unanimous verdict over Marie
Loiseau. Paulina
Wisniewska and Karolina
Wojcik confront one another in the other women’s flyweight
semifinal.
