With the loss, Popov has a 17-fight winning streak snapped. The 2024 season marked Popov’s first in PFL after being imported from Bellator. Popov defeated Steve Mowry, Davion Franklin, and Vassell to earn Friday’s opportunity.

The opening minute of the 2024 PFL heavyweight championship between Russia’s Denis Goltsov and Oleg Popov was going well for the younger Popov, who came in on a seventeen-fight winning streak. He landed a takedown with little resistance,

Denis Goltsov finally broke through and became a million-dollar winner with a slick first-round submission victory over Oleg Popov to kick off the PFL World

Denis Goltsov and Oleg Popov meet Saturday for the heavyweight $1 million title at the 2024 PFL Championship. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup.

Denis Goltsov finally achieved his dream to become a PFL champion with a nasty triangle choke that put Oleg Popov to sleep in the heavyweight finals

Look out Francis Ngannou. Denis Goltzov is the latest PFL heavyweight champion looking for a shot at 'The Predator'. Goltzov came up against fellow Russian phen

Watch Denis Goltsov secure the Professional Fighters League heavyweight crown with a first-round submission of Oleg Popov at the PFL 2024 Season Championships.

PFL 2024 Championships kicks off with a fight between Denis Goltsov and Oleg Popov Check out our PFL pick for Goltsov-Popov prediction.

The PFL will crown six champions at the 2024 season finale Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with each winner taking home a $1-million grand prize.Follow along below as theScore provides results and analysis of the six title fights on the main card starting at 1 p.

Check out these photos from Denis Goltsov's submission victory over Oleg Popov to win $1 million at 2024 PFL Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photos by Jose Peñuela, PFL MMA)

Who will Francis Ngannou fight next? It may come down to Denis Goltsov, who captured the PRL heavyweight championship by submitting Oleg Popov.