Elvin Espinoza vs Mads Burnell Prediction: Mads Burnell to put up a classic performance

In Saturday's PFL cage fight, the lightweight division will present a bout between Elvin Espinoza and Mads Burnell. It is set as the preliminary card fight 4 of 10 with 155 lbs (70.3 kg) weight class. Elvin Espinoza has lost only once in his last five matches, while Mads Burnell has won three matches in his last five. All action will take place at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia, and can be watched live on ESPN and ESPN+.

Elvin Espinoza comes into the cage from a loss in his last fight against Gadzhi Rabadanov in the PFL 5 regular season. Prior to this loss, he went on ten consecutive match wins. Elvin's victories have categorically been majorly via four TKO/KO and submission. He joined the PFL in 2015 and recorded five wins and one loss. Boxers in which Elvin has recorded wins are Keoni Diggs, Adam Piccolotti, Corey Jackson, Hopeton Stewart, and Jose Juan Mendez Acuna. He boasts of a professional record of 10 wins and a draw.

Mads Burnell boasts of a professional record of nineteen wins and six losses. He started in the UFC in 2017 after winning just a match and losing two. He joined Bellator in 2020 and had seven matches in total. Among the seven, five were victories and two were losses. Burnell joined PFL this year and has had an equal share of a win and a loss. His debut loss was to Michael Dufort in the second round. In his last fight, Burnell won against former PFL finalist Clay Collard about a month ago via unanimous decision. He is a former Bellator featherweight contender. 

In this exciting PFL playoff matchup, both fighters are looking to make a statement, with Mads Burnell looking to be in pole position to win. Elvin Espinoza will be looking to keep the game on the edge to play some advantage by controlling the space. Mads Burnell is of a younger age with a great wealth of experience as well. In big matches, he just seems to turn up. It is on that I will support Burnell to claim the win.