PFL Washington D.C.: Jean vs. Rodriguez (Musaev withdrew)
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Results from PFL Washington D.C.: Jean vs. Rodriguez (Musaev withdrew) at CareFirst Arena (Washington, D.C., USA) on 2026/7/26. The booked Thad Jean vs Shamil Musaev title fight did not happen — Musaev withdrew with weight-cut complications. Ernest… Full card with winners and finishes.
Cancelled as booked — Musaev withdrew with weight-cut complications. The vacant title was contested by Thad Jean vs Ernesto Rodriguez instead; Jean won by TKO (elbows and punches, R3 2:44) to become PFL welterweight champion.
Key points
- Date: 2026/7/26 (CareFirst Arena, Washington, D.C., USA)
- ⚠️ Main event changed: Musaev withdrew; the vacant title was contested by Jean vs Rodriguez
- Thad Jean won the PFL welterweight title by TKO at 2:44 of R3
- Jean rallied after being dropped in round two
- Co-main: Rafael Xavier KO'd Tyson Pedro in round one
Fight card
- MAIN🏆 PFL Welterweight World Championship (vacant)WelterweightThad JeanvsShamil Musaev
Cancelled as booked — Musaev withdrew with weight-cut complications. The vacant title was contested by Thad Jean vs Ernesto Rodriguez instead; Jean won by TKO (elbows and punches, R3 2:44) to become PFL welterweight champion.
- WelterweightMagomed UmalatovvsErnesto Rodriguez
Cancelled — Rodriguez was moved up to the main event
- BantamweightBryce MeredithvsJack Cartwright
- Light HeavyweightSullivan CauleyvsRasul Magomedov
- HeavyweightDenis GoltsovvsHasan Mezhiev
- Light HeavyweightTyson PedrovsRafael XavierWIN
Xavier def. Pedro (KO, R1)
- HeavyweightValentin MoldavskyvsBruno Cappelozza
- BantamweightMando GutierrezvsNkosi Ndebele
- WelterweightEliezer KubanzavsChris Mixan
- Light HeavyweightChad YardvsCoby BradfordWIN
Bradford def. Yard (submission, rear-naked choke, R2 1:57)
- FeatherweightNoah HermosilloWINvsJacob Pais
Hermosillo def. Pais (unanimous decision, 30-27 x3)
Report
Results from PFL Washington D.C.: Jean vs. Rodriguez (Musaev withdrew) at CareFirst Arena (Washington, D.C., USA) on 2026/7/26.
The booked Thad Jean vs Shamil Musaev title fight did not happen — Musaev withdrew with weight-cut complications. Ernesto Rodriguez stepped in on short notice, and Jean survived a second-round knockdown to win the vacant PFL welterweight title by TKO at 2:44 of round three.
Key results
- ⚠️ Main event changed: Musaev withdrew; the vacant title was contested by Jean vs Rodriguez
- Thad Jean won the PFL welterweight title by TKO at 2:44 of R3
- Jean rallied after being dropped in round two
- Co-main: Rafael Xavier KO'd Tyson Pedro in round one
The full card below carries every winner and finish we could confirm.
Bouts with no publicly confirmed result are deliberately left blank rather than guessed.