Logan Storley raises his arms as he enters his fight with Luca Poclit on Friday, June 28, 2024, at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. Samantha Laurey / Argus Leader / USA TODAY NETWORK

Ex-Gophers wrestler to headline PFL World Tournament Finals event

Originally posted on Minnesota Golden Gophers on SI
By Tony Liebert | Last updated Jul 8, 2025 2:06 PM ET

Former Gophers wrestling star Logan Storley will continue his professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) career on a huge stage next month in a Professional Fighters League (PFL) welterweight title fight against Thad Jean, which will headline their annual world tournament finals event.

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Storley was a four-time All-American with the Gophers before transitioning into MMA. He graduated in 2015 with a 119–27 career record in collegiate wrestling. His MMA career began to blossom in popular promotion Bellator MMA with an Interim Welterweight Championship win over now UFC-star Michael 'Venom' Page in 2022.

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Bellator was purchased by PFL in 2023, which meant Storley and all the Bellator fighters joined the PFL. His time in the promotion began last year with a loss to Shamil Musaev, who went on to become the welterweight champion in 2024.

Storley has since responded with three-straight unanimous decision victories, and he's now 18-3 in his MMA career. He will compete against Jean, who is 10-0, for the PFL welterweight title on August 1. It will mark Storley's fifth time headlining an MMA card as a professional, and first since he finished Brennan Ward via second-round TKO at Bellator 298 in 2023.

Storley is still only 32 years old, and he will have a huge opportunity in front of the MMA world on August 1 to showcase that he's one of the top welterweight fighters in the world.