2024 in Professional Fighters League

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2024 in Professional Fighters League
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First dateFebruary 24, 2024
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This is a list of events and standings for the Professional Fighters League, a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States, for the 2024 season.

Background[edit]

In January 2024, PFL announced that it would discontinue Women's Featherweight division – which had existed in the tournament format since 2018 season – and replace it with Women's Flyweight division.[1] Following to PFL's acquisition of Bellator MMA in late 2023, some of the Bellator fighters are scheduled to take part in the 2024 tournaments.[2]

Events[edit]

On February 20, 2024, the organization announced that the regular season will begin on April 4 in San Antonio, Texas, continuing to Las Vegas, Nevada on April 12 and Chicago, Illinois on April 17.[2]

# Event Date Venue Location
11 PFL Europe 3 September 28, 2024 OVO Hydro Glasgow, Scotland
10 PFL 6 June 28, 2024 Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
9 PFL 5 June 21, 2024 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
8 PFL 4 June 13, 2024 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
7 PFL Europe 2 June 8, 2024 Utilita Arena Newcastle Newcastle, England
6 PFL MENA 1 May 10, 2024 The Green Halls Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
5 PFL 3 April 19, 2024 Wintrust Arena Chicago, Illinois, United States
4 PFL 2 April 12, 2024 The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
3 PFL 1 April 4, 2024 Boeing Center at Tech Port San Antonio, Texas, United States
2 PFL Europe 1 March 7, 2024 Accor Arena Paris, France
1 PFL vs. Bellator February 24, 2024 Kingdom Arena Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Standings[edit]

The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. A no-contest will be scored as a draw. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus point will be awarded if a fighter wins via decision. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. A decision win will result in three total points. If a fighter misses weight, the opponent (should they comply with weight limits) will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory, regardless of winning or losing the bout, with the fighter who missed weight being deducted 1 standings point; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded. A fighter who was unable to compete for any reason, will receive a 1-point penalty (-1 point in the standings). The fighters who made weight will not receive a walkover, but will earn points and contracted purse amounts based on their performance in the altered matchup.[3]

Heavyweight[edit]

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[4]
Russia Valentin Moldavsky 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Russia Oleg Popov 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
United States Daniel James 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Russia Denis Goltsov 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Russia Sergei Bilostenniy 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Turkey Gökhan Saricam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United States Tyrell Fortune 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgaria Blagoy Ivanov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
England Linton Vassell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Steve Mowry 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Brazil Marcelo Golm 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Croatia Ante Delija 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Light Heavyweight[edit]

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[5]
Australia Rob Wilkinson 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
United States Josh Silveira 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Turkmenistan Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
United States Impa Kasanganay 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Brazil Antônio Carlos Júnior 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Cameroon Simon Biyong 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Alex Polizzi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Slovenia Jakob Nedoh 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sweden Sadibou Sy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
England Tom Breese 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Welterweight[edit]

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[6]
South Africa Don Madge 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Russia Murad Ramazanov 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Russia Shamil Musaev 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
Russia Magomed Umalatov 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Brazil Goiti Yamauchi 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Brazil Neiman Gracie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Russia Andrey Koreshkov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Logan Storley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Brennan Ward 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Argentina Laureano Staropoli 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1

Lightweight[edit]

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[7]
Canada Michael Dufort 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
United States Clay Collard 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
United States Brent Primus 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
Nicaragua Elvin Espinoza 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Russia Gadzhi Rabadanov 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
United States Solomon Renfro 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Adam Piccolotti 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Brazil Bruno Miranda 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Brazil Patricky Pitbull 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Denmark Mads Burnell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Featherweight[edit]

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[8]
England Brendan Loughnane 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Brazil Gabriel Alves Braga 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Russia Timur Khizriev 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Hungary Ádám Borics 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
United States Kai Kamaka III 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
United States Bubba Jenkins 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Peru Enrique Barzola 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Wales Brett Johns 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Justin Gonzalez 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Portugal Pedro Carvalho 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Women's flyweight[edit]

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[9]
England Dakota Ditcheva 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Brazil Taila Santos 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
United States Jena Bishop 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
United States Liz Carmouche 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Japan Kana Watanabe 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Brazil Juliana Velasquez 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Australia Chelsea Hackett 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Brazil Ilara Joanne 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Lisa Mauldin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Shanna Young 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1

PFL Europe[edit]

Starting in 2024, PFL Europe will feature the top emerging European MMA fighters, and will be broadcast during prime local hours with all events staged in Europe and live stream on DAZN. The format will follow the same as the regular PFL Season, with the winner receiving a $100,000 prize and a chance to earn a spot in the 2025 PFL regular season.[10][11][12]

Welterweight[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Poland Tomasz Łangowski 1
 
 
 
Albania Florim Zendeli SUB
 
Albania Florim Zendeli
 
 
 
Italy Daniele Miceli
 
France Yassin Najid 1
 
 
 
Italy Daniele Miceli SUB
 
 
 
 
 
England Jack Grant
 
 
 
England Charlie Leary
 
England
 
 
 
The Gambia Ibrahim Mané
 
The Gambia Ibrahim Mané SD
 
 
Angola Chequina Noso Pedro 3
 

Lightweight[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Poland Jakub Kaszuba UD
 
 
 
England Kane Mousah 3
 
Poland Jakub Kaszuba
 
 
 
Italy Daniele Scatizzi
 
Latvia Aleksandr Chizov 1
 
 
 
Italy Daniele Scatizzi SUB
 
 
 
 
 
France Yazid Chouchane 2
 
 
 
Spain Ignacio Capella KO
 
Spain Ignacio Capella
 
 
 
England Connor Hughes
 
Germany Anatolij Baal 1
 
 
England Connor Hughes KO
 

Bantamweight[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
England Dean Garnett
 
 
 
Belgium Ayton De Paepe
 
 
 
 
 
South Africa Frans Mlambo
 
 
 
Scotland Luke Shanks
 
 
 
 
 
Germany Khurshed Kakhorov
 
 
 
Georgia (country) Bondo Kikadze
 
 
 
 
 
Germany Alexander Luster
 
 
Turkey Alperen Karabulut
 

Women's Flyweight[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
England Shanelle Dyer
 
 
 
Georgia (country) Mariam Torchinava
 
 
 
 
 
Netherlands Lizzy Gevers
 
 
 
England Sammy-Jo Luxton
 
 
 
 
 
Italy Valentina Scatizzi
 
 
 
France Marie Louiseau
 
 
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Dee Begley
 
 
Poland Paulina Wiśniewska
 

PFL MENA[edit]

Starting in 2024, PFL MENA will feature the top emerging Middle East and North African fighters, and will be broadcast during prime local hours with all events staged in the MENA region and live stream on DAZN. The format will follow the same as the regular PFL Season, with the winner receiving a $100,000 prize and a chance to earn a spot in the 2025 PFL regular season.

Featherweight[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Morocco Taha Bendaoud
 
 
 
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Qahtani
 
 
 
 
 
Jordan Abdalrahman Alhyasat
 
 
 
Egypt Ahmed Tarek
 
 
 
 
 
State of Palestine Motaz Askar
 
 
 
Morocco Maraoune Bellagouit
 
 
 
 
 
Egypt Islam Reda
 
 
Morocco Adam Meskini
 

Bantamweight[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Jordan Jalal Al Daaja
 
 
 
Kuwait Tariq Ismail
 
 
 
 
 
Morocco Xavier Alaoui
 
 
 
Morocco Rachid Haz
 
 
 
 
 
Jordan Nawras Abzakh
 
 
 
Iraq Ali Taleb
 
 
 
 
 
Algeria Elias Boudegzdame
 
 
 

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nolan King (January 24, 2024). "PFL scraps women's featherweight division, replaces it with women's flyweight". MMAjunkie.com.
  2. ^ a b Guilherme Cruz (February 20, 2024). "PFL announces first fighters, dates for 2024 regular season, including Las Vegas card the night before UFC 300". mmafighting.com.
  3. ^ "2021 Official Rules" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-07.
  4. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  5. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  6. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  7. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  8. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  9. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  10. ^ "PFL and DAZN announce historic media rights partnership for Europe". Professional Fighters League.
  11. ^ "PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE BOLSTERS GLOBAL EXECUTIVE TEAM WITH JULIA BOYADJIEVA JOINING AS VP OF INTERNATIONAL EVENT OPERATIONS AND GM OF PFL EUROPE". Professional Fighters League.
  12. ^ "PFL CONTINUES GLOBAL EXPANSION WITH LAUNCH OF PFL EUROPE". MMA UK.