PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 1 Main Event and Co-Main Event Preview

The PFL 2025 World Tournament is upon us. The headliner will be a welterweight showdown between Jason Jackson (18-5-0) and Andrey Koreshkov (28-5-0). They will meet on Thursday, April 3 at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. The main card will begin at 10:00 PM ET. Jackson is moderately favored to win with a moneyline at -230 at MyBookie.

Main Event Betting Preview

Jason Jackson, dubbed the “Ass-Kicking Machine”, is currently ranked as the 47th-best welterweight in the world. He is also the 70th-best pound-for-pound fighter. His last fight was a unanimous decision defeat to Ramazan Kuramagomedov in June of last year.

He has spent a lot of his time in Bellator, where he is currently 8-2-0. Nine of his total wins have come by decision while three of his losses (overall) have also come by decision.

Koreshkov, or “Spartan”, is currently ranked as the 54th-best welterweight fighter according to the world rankings. He is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Goiti Yamauchi in June of last year.

He has put in a lot of work over the years at Bellator with 20 bouts under his belt. When looking at the win and loss columns, he has gone 1-1 so far in the PFL. A win here would be tremendous for his time in the PFL.

Co-Main Event Betting Preview

The co-main event will feature a featherweight bout consisting of Jesus Pinedo (23-6-1) and Adam Borics (19-2-0). Pinedo is riding a three-fight win streak with his last fight being a third round knockout over Gabriel Braga.

14 of his wins have been by knockout. This makes him a dangerous opponent standing up. With a short stint in the UFC and a successful first few battles in the PFL, he definitely has good momentum.

Adam “The Kid” Borics ranks 56th in the world rankings. A majority of his wins have come by decision, which shows he has great stamina. He will need to automatically keep the aggressive approach to find an edge in this fight.

The two stack up well on paper. This should definitely be a great show for fans. Borics will need to find a way to keep this battle going. He must avoid getting into a striking war or Pinedo will tear him apart.

Odds, Series Trends, and Free Pick

MyBookie offers the best PFL 2025 World Tournament Jason Jackson vs. Andrey Koreshkov betting odds. So far, the fighters that are expected to win have deep moneyline odds available.

Bettors should consider starting a parlay to better maximize the odds with Jackson and his battle. Jackson is appealing here, as well as Pinedo if you are interested from this perspective.

Both fighters (main event) will likely drag this battle out since they are typically in a decisive position. The co-main event is also appealing with the favorites, as they have a good shot to find success in their respective battles.

Final Pick: Jason Jackson -230 (use in Parlay), Jesus Pinedo -180