Impa Kasanganay Says He Will Dominate Joshua Silveira at 2023 PFL Finals

Impa Kasanganay envisions himself besting Joshua Silveira in all facets of mixed martial arts in their upcoming Professional Fighters League light heavyweight title battle Friday at the 2023 PFL Championships.

A former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight, Kasanganay now competes as a light heavyweight in the PFL. Ever since the move up to 205, the Kill Cliff FC product has racked up four victories, including three finishes under the PFL banner this year; all within the span of five months.

Most recently, Kasanganay secured his spot in the light heavyweight finals after delivering a devastating Round 1 knockout against Marthin Hamlet. Before that, the former middleweight secured a Round 2 arm-triangle choke submission against Tim Caron in the playoff semis.

Considering his recent track record and performances inside the Smart Cage, Kasanganay (14-3) is understandably confident regarding the outcome of his upcoming light heavyweight title meeting with American Top Team fighter Silveira (12-1).

“Josh is awesome. You know, he's improving his striking for sure. His awesome team's high kicks, you know, his wrestling, his grappling is solid for sure. Same time too, it's like when I go in there, it's going to be dominant from the get-go everywhere,” Kasanganay told Sherdog.

“Yeah. The way I move, the way I see things, the way creativity, discipline. Head-to-toe dominant, you know and that's what I see happening.”

While the North Carolina resident’s self-belief is inspiring, he will require more than just that when he takes on Silveira Nov. 24 at The Anthem Auditorium in Washington D.C.

Currently on a three-fight winning streak, all finishes in the first round, “Coninha” has proven his ability to finish fights early on while employing different techniques.

Tudor Leonte contributed to this item.