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July 9, 2024
The Professional Fighters League postseason matchups have been officially decided.
The bracket was decided at the regular-season finale last month, but there was one big change to the playoff bracket. The PFL announced Tuesday that Linton Vassell will replace the injured Valentin Moldovavskiy.
Oleg Popov competes in the heavyweight semifinals at Nashville Civic Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee on August 2.
The PFL 7 postseason event will be headlined by a heavyweight showdown between Denis Goltzov and Tim Johnson. The main card also includes the women’s flyweight semifinals, Dakota Dycheva vs. Jenna Bishop and Liz Carmouche vs. Tayla Santos.
Two weeks later, the light heavyweight and lightweight divisions will take center stage at PFL 8 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida. Impa Kasanganay will face Joshua Silveira in the 205-pound semifinal, a rematch of the 2023 PFL final and the main event of the night, with Rob Wilkinson facing Dovretzhan Yagsimuradov in the co-headliner. Two lightweight semifinals complete the main draw: Ghazi Rabadanov vs. Michael Dufort and Brent Primus vs. Clay Collard.
The PFL postseason will conclude with the featherweight and welterweight semifinals on August 23 at Anthem in Washington, D.C. The PFL9 card will be headlined by Brendan Loughnane vs. Kai Kamaka III at 145 pounds, while Magomed Umalatov will face Don Mudge at welterweight. The other featherweight semifinal will feature Gabriel Bulaga facing Timur Khizliev, while Shamil Musaev will In the other half of the 170-pound bracket is Murad Ramazanov.
All PFL postseason events will be broadcast on ESPN and ESPN+ in the US, with the main card kicking off at 9pm ET/6pm PT. Qualifier bouts will be announced at a later date.
