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Information | ||||
Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
Date | August 23, 2024 | |||
Venue | The Anthem | |||
City | Washington, D.C., United States | |||
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The PFL 9 mixed martial arts event for the 2024 season of the Professional Fighters League will be held on August 23, 2024, at The Anthem in Washington, D.C., United States. This will mark the semi-final playoffs for the Featherweight and Welterweight divisions.[1][2][3]
Background
This event will mark the promotion's fifth visit to the American capital and first since PFL 10 (2023) in November 2023.[4]
The event will be features the semifinal of 2024 PFL playoffs in a welterweight and featherweight divisions.[5]
The semifinal of the 2024 Welterweight tournament between Don Madge and Magomed Umalatov was scheduled for this event, however Madge pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Neiman Gracie.[6]
James Gallagher was expected to make his promotional debut against Brahyan Zurcher. However, on August 14, it was announced he had visa issues and he was replaced by Marcirley Alves.[7]
Fight card
Main card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Featherweight | Brendan Loughnane | vs. | Kai Kamaka III | [a] | |||
Welterweight | Magomed Umalatov | vs. | Neiman Gracie | [b] | |||
Featherweight | Gabriel Alves Braga | vs. | Timur Khizriev | [c] | |||
Welterweight | Shamil Musaev | vs. | Murad Ramazanov | [d] | |||
Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
Welterweight | Ray Cooper III | vs. | Mukhamed Berkhamov | ||||
Welterweight | Eric Alequin | vs. | Luca Poclit | ||||
Featherweight | Enrique Barzola | vs. | Tyler Diamond | [e] | |||
Featherweight | Marcirley Alves | vs. | Brahyan Zurcher | ||||
Welterweight | Jose Perez | vs. | Jesse Stirn | ||||
Heavyweight | Maxwell Djantou Nana | vs. | Kent Mafileo | ||||
Welterweight | Shido Boris Esperanca | vs. | Tyler Hill |
- ^ 2024 PFL Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
- ^ 2024 PFL Welterweight Tournament Semifinal.
- ^ 2024 PFL Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
- ^ 2024 PFL Welterweight Tournament Semifinal.
- ^ 2024 PFL Featherweight Tournament Alternate bout.
Playoff brackets
2024 PFL Welterweight playoffs
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- ^ Umalatov was originally scheduled to face #3 ranked Don Madge, but he forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by #7 ranked Neiman Gracie.
2024 PFL Featherweight playoffs
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
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See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Gracie Replaces Madge in PFL Playoffs, Meets Umalatov on Aug. 23". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "James Gallagher out of PFL fight vs. Brahyan Zurcher, who now faces Marcirley Alves". MMA Junkie. 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "PFL 9". www.pflmma.com. Retrieved 2024-07-09.