PFL 8 (2024)
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
Date | August 16, 2024 | |||
Venue | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood | |||
City | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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The PFL 8 mixed martial arts event for the 2024 season of the Professional Fighters League will be held on August 16, 2024, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, Florida, United States. This will mark the semi-final playoffs for the Lightweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.[1][2][3]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's sixth visit to Hollywood and first since PFL 10 (2021) in October 2021.[4]
The event will be features the semifinal of 2024 PFL playoffs in a light heavyweight and lightweight divisions, with the fights is expected to take place at the event:[5]
- Light Heavyweight: #1 Impa Kasanganay vs. #4 Josh Silveira
- Light Heavyweight: #2 Rob Wilkinson vs. #3 Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov
- Lightweight: #2 Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. #3 Michael Dufort
- Lightweight: #1 Brent Primus vs. #4 Clay Collard
A light heavyweight alternate bout between 2021 PFL light heavyweight winner and The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Antônio Carlos Júnior and Karl Albrektsson was scheduled for this event.[6] However the week of the event, Albrektsson pulled out due to unknown reasons. Carlos Júnior will remain an alternate for the light heavyweight playoffs.[7][8]
Fight card
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Impa Kasanganay | vs. | Josh Silveira | [a] | |||
Light Heavyweight | Rob Wilkinson | vs. | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | [b] | |||
Lightweight | Gadzhi Rabadanov | vs. | Michael Dufort | [c] | |||
Lightweight | Brent Primus | vs. | Clay Collard | [d] | |||
Lightweight | Biaggio Ali Walsh | vs. | Brian Stapleton | ||||
Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
Bantamweight | Danny Sabatello | vs. | Lazaro Dayron | ||||
Lightweight | Mads Burnell | vs. | Elvin Espinoza | [e] | |||
Light Heavyweight | Thad Jean | vs. | Chris Brown | ||||
Featherweight | Jordan Oliver | vs. | Braydon Akeo | ||||
Women's Featherweight | Michelle Montague | vs. | Marilia Morais |
- ^ 2024 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.
- ^ 2024 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.
- ^ 2024 PFL Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
- ^ 2024 PFL Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
- ^ 2024 PFL Lightweight Tournament Alternate bout.
Playoff brackets
[edit]2024 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs
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2024 PFL Lightweight playoffs
[edit]Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
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(SD) | (Split Decision) | |
(UD) | (Unanimous Decision) | |
(MD) | (Majority Decision) | |
SUB | Submission | |
(T)KO | (Technical) Knock Out | |
L | Loss |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Professional Fighters League announces 2024 PFL Global season playoffs beginning August 2". Professional Fighters League. 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ Martin, Damon (2024-05-13). "PFL announces dates, locations for 2024 playoffs". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2024-05-13). "PFL Announces Nashville, Hollywood, and Washington Playoff Dates". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "PFL announces dates, locations for 2024 playoff events". MMA Junkie. 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "2024 PFL Playoffs main cards announced including notable semifinal switch". MMA Junkie. 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (July 15-21)". MMA Junkie. 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "PFL: Adversário de Cara de Sapato se lesiona e luta do brasileiro é cancelada". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Antonio Carlos Jr.-Karl Albrektsson Canceled; Carlos Jr. Remains Alternate in PFL Playoffs". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "PFL 8". www.pflmma.com. Retrieved 2024-07-09.