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USA Today
11 hours ago
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- USA Today
How to watch 2025 PFL World Tournament 8: Finals – Who's fighting, start time, odds
The 2025 PFL World Tournament continues Friday in New Jersey to crown a winner of the welterweight and featherweight brackets. Here's how to watch 2025 PFL World Tournament 8: Finals with lineups, fight info and more. Broadcast and streaming info 2025 PFL World Tournament 8: Finals takes place Friday at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. The card streams on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET and features the finals of the welterweight and featherweight tournaments. Main event: Thad Jean Main event: Logan Storley Co-main event: Movlid Khaybulaev Co-main event: Jesus Pinedo 2025 PFL World Tournament 8: Finals lineup (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET) Preview videos
USA Today
20-06-2025
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- USA Today
UFC veterans competing in MMA and bareknuckle boxing action June 20-22
UFC veterans competing in MMA and bareknuckle boxing action June 20-22 This week, the UFC travels to Azerbaijan for the first time for a Fight Night event. UFC on ABC 8 features a light heavyweight matchup between former champion Jamahal Hill and former title challenger Khalil Rountree at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku. Last weekend, over 30 UFC veterans were in action in an extremely busy weekend on the combat sports regional scene. Scroll below to see how those fighters fared, and see the names and details of the upcoming weekend's competitors. Upcoming event information from Tapology. Last results Anthony Ivy: Knockout loss vs. Magomed Umalatov at 2025 PFL World Tournament 5 Jeremy Kennedy: Majority decision loss vs. Adam Borics at 2025 PFL World Tournament 5 Jesus Pinedo: Knockout win vs. Gabriel Braga at 2025 PFL World Tournament 5 Tanner Boser: TKO win vs. Vinicius Moreira at UAE Warriors 60 Vinicius Moreira: TKO loss vs. Tanner Boser at UAE Warriors 60 Yoshinori Horie: TKO win vs. Yamato Nishikawa at Rizin Landmark 11 in Sapporo Muhammad Mokaev: Unanimous decision win vs. Thomas Assis at 971 FC 2 Bojan Velickovic: TKO loss vs. Ronald Paradeiser at Oktagon 72 Makhmud Muradov: Unanimous decision win vs. Patrik Kincl at Oktagon 72 Karlos Vemola: Unanimous decision win vs. Attila Vegh at Oktagon 72 Damian Stasiak: Unanimous decision win vs. Michal Domin at KSW 107 Phil De Fries: Submission win vs. Arkadiusz Wrzosek at KSW 107 Randy Costa: TKO win vs. Nick Burgos at BKFC Fight Night: Mohegan Sun (bareknuckle boxing) Peter Barrett: TKO win vs. Nash Diederichs at BKFC Fight Night: Mohegan Sun (bareknuckle boxing) John Howard: TKO loss vs. Pat Casey at BKFC Fight Night: Mohegan Sun (bareknuckle boxing) Yorgan De Castro: TKO loss vs. Josh Watson at BKFC Fight Night: Mohegan Sun (bareknuckle boxing) Parker Porter: TKO win vs. Dillon Cleckler at BKFC Fight Night: Mohegan Sun (bareknuckle boxing) Aaron Phillips: TKO loss vs. Robert Casper at Ragin FC 2 Melvin Guillard: June 14 vs. Hunter Smith at Ragin FC 2 Phil Hawes: DQ loss vs. Sasha Palatnikov at DBX 2 (custom rules) Sasha Palatnikov: DQ win vs. Phil Hawes at DBX 2 (custom rules) Boston Salmon: Unanimous decision loss vs. Lamar Brown at DBX 2 (custom rules) Luis Saldana: TKO win vs. Joe Penafiel at DBX 2 (custom rules) Francisco Trinaldo: TKO win vs. Eric Moon at DBX 2 (custom rules) Sheymon Moraes: TKO win vs. Omari Boyd at DBX 2 (custom rules) Jessica-Rose Clark: Unanimous decision win vs. Marilia Morais at DBX 2 (custom rules) Alex Nicholson: TKO loss vs. Robinson Perez at DBX 2 (custom rules) Saidyokub Kakhramonov: Unanimous decision win vs. Alex Caceres at DBX 2 (custom rules) Alex Caceres: Unanimous decision loss vs. Saidyokub Kakhramonov at DBX 2 (custom rules) Jairzinho Rozenstruik: TKO vs. Victor Cardoso at DBX 2 (custom rules) Curtis Millender: TKO loss vs. Renato Valente at LXF 25 Nick Maximov: TKO win vs. Handesson Ferreira at 559 Fights 115 Jarno Errens: June 15 vs. Donovan Desmae at Levels Fight League 18 Jake Hadley (12-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) Next fight: June 20 vs. Marcirley Alves at 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Matheus Mattos at 2025 PFL World Tournament 2 on April 11, 2025 Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Cameron Smotherman at UFC Fight Night 245 on Oct. 19, 2024 Record since UFC exit: 1-0 Liz Carmouche (23-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC) Next fight: June 20 vs. Elora Dana at 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Ilara Joanne at 2025 PFL World Tournament 2 on April 11, 2025 Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Valentina Shevchenko at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on Aug. 10, 2019 Record since UFC exit: 10-1 Kevin Lee (20-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) Next fight: June 20 vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov at 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Thiago Oliveira at Lights Out Championship 17 on Sept. 28, 2024 Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC on ESPN 48 on July 1, 2023 Record since UFC exit: 1-0 Mariya Agapova (10-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC) Next fight: June 21 vs. Jessica Eye at BKFC 76 (bareknuckle boxing) Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Submission loss vs. Luana Santos at UFC on July 13, 2024 Record since UFC exit: 0-1-1 boxing Jessica Eye (15-11 MMA, 5-10 UFC) Next fight: June 21 vs. Mariya Agapova at BKFC 76 (bareknuckle boxing) Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Maycee Barber at UFC 276 on July 2, 2022 Record since UFC exit: 0-0 Willie Gates (12-13 MMA, 1-3 UFC) Next fight: June 21 vs. Brandon Meneses at BKFC 76 (bareknuckle boxing) Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Teruto Ishihara at Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 9 on March 18, 2023 Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Ulka Sasaki at UFC Fight Night 87 on May 8, 2016 Record since UFC exit: 0-6 Josh Copeland (18-7-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) Next fight: June 21 vs. Andrei Arlovski at BKFC 76 (bareknuckle boxing) Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Anton Vyazigin at RCC 7 on Dec. 14, 2019 Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Jared Rosholt at UFC 185 on March 14, 2015 Record since UFC exit: 9-5-1 MMA, 2-1 bareknuckle boxing Andrei Arlovski (34-24 MMA, 23-18 UFC) Next fight: June 21 vs. Josh Copeland at BKFC 76 (bareknuckle boxing) Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Split decision loss vs. Martin Buday at UFC 303 on June 29, 2024 Record since UFC exit: 1-0 custom rules Cody East (16-7 MMA, 0-2 UFC) Next fight: June 21 vs. Jarome Hatch at BKB 42 (bareknuckle boxing) Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Rakim Cleveland at Peak Fighting 35 on April 20, 2024 Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Curtis Blaydes at UFC Fight Night 96 on Oct. 1, 2016 Record since UFC exit: 4-4 MMA, 4-0 boxing, 1-0 kickboxing, 0-1 muay Thai, 2-0 bareknuckle boxing Juan Adams (10-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC) Next fight: June 21 vs. Richard Carmack at BKB 42 (bareknuckle boxing) Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Shelton Graves at PCS 3 on June 17, 2023 Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Justin Tafa at UFC 247 on Feb. 8, 2020 Record since UFC exit: 5-3 MMA, 2-0 bareknuckle boxing Ike Villanueva (18-14 MMA, 1-5 UFC) Next fight: June 21 vs. Eric Olsen at BKB 42 (bareknuckle boxing) Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): TKO loss vs. Tyson Pedro at UFC on April 23, 2022 Record since UFC exit: 3-2 bareknuckle boxing Luis Henrique da Silva (19-10 MMA, 2-4 UFC) Next fight: June 22 vs. Well Oliveira at The King Fight 1 Last MMA fight: Knockout loss vs. Marcin Wojcik at KSW 88 on Nov. 11, 2023 Last UFC fight: Knockout loss vs. Gokhan Saki at UFC Fight Night 117 on Sept. 22, 2017 Record since UFC exit: 7-6 Antonio Arroyo (11-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC)
USA Today
09-05-2025
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- USA Today
UFC veterans competing in MMA action May 9-10
UFC veterans competing in MMA action May 9-10 Check out which veterans of the UFC are competing in combat sports across the globe this week. This week, the UFC returns to Canada for its May pay-per-view event. UFC 315 takes place at Bell Center in Montreal. The event features two title fights: a welterweight championship fight between Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena, and a women's flyweight championship between Valentina Shevchenko and Manon Fiorot. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have competed under the UFC banner. Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing May 9-10. Scroll below to see how the UFC veterans fared last week, and see the names and details of this weekend's competitors. Upcoming event information from Tapology. Last week's results Karl Williams: Split decision loss vs. Oleg Popov at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 Tim Johnson: Submission loss vs. Alexandr Romanov at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 Rodrigo Nascimento: Split decision win vs. Abraham Bably at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 Alexandr Romanov: Submission win vs. Tim Johnson at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 Antonio Carlos Jr.: Split decision win vs. Karl Moore at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 Rob Wilkinson: TKO loss vs. Phil Davis at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 Phil Davis: TKO win vs. Rob Wilkinson at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 Muhammad Mokaev: Knockout win vs. Bolat Zamanbekov at Karate Combat 54 (karate) Sam Alvey: Knockout win vs. Tyrone Spong at Karate Combat 54 (karate) Hunter Azure: Unanimous decision win vs. Alvaro Quiroga at United Fight League 6 Kyle Stewart: Submission loss vs. Randall Wallace at United Fight League 6 Lipeng Zhang: Unanimous decision loss vs. Lucas Gabriel at ONE Fight Night 31 Bruno Souza: Submission win vs. Hector Fajardo at Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 27 Gustavo Lopez: TKO win vs. Simon Bruknar at PML 15 Chase Sherman: May 3 vs. Demarcus Kemp at Off the Hook Boxing Series 1 (boxing) – official results pending Rashad Coulter: May 3 vs. Andres Montoya at Cinco de Mayo Showdown (boxing) – official results pending John Dodson: Unanimous decision loss vs. Takaki Soya at Rizin: Oromo Matsuri Yanis Ghemmouri (12-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) Next fight: May 9 vs. Izzeddine Al Durban at 2025 PFL MENA 1 Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): TKO loss vs. Payton Talbott at UFC 303 on June 29, 2024 Record since UFC exit: 0-0 Michel Prazeres (27-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) Next fight: May 10 vs. Evgeniy Galochkin at ACA 186 Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Renat Lyatifov at ACA 175 on May 17, 2024 Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC Fight Night 190 on June 26, 2021 Record since UFC exit: 1-2 Maxim Grishin (33-10-2 MMA, 2-3 UFC) Next fight: May 10 vs. Evgeny Egemberdiev at ACA 186 Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Oleg Olenichev at ACA 182 on Dec. 15, 2024 Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Philipe Lins at UFC on ESPN 46 on June 3, 2023Record since UFC exit: 1-0 (1 NC) Hacran Dias (27-12 -1 MMA, 3-5 UFC) Next fight: May 10 vs. Marat Balaev at ACA 186 Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Abdul-Rakhman Temirov at ACA 179 on Sept. 8, 2024 Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Jared Gordon at UFC Fight Night 119 on Oct. 28, 2017 Record since UFC exit: 4-6 Mickael Lebout (24-12-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) Next fight: May 10 vs. Amin Ayoub at KSW 106 Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Romain Debienne at KSW 101 on Dec. 20, 2024 Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Stevie Ray at UFC Fight Night 76 on Oct. 24, 2015 Record since UFC exit: 10-7-1 Cody Pfister (16-10-1 MMA, 1-3 UFC) Next fight: May 10 vs. Chance Beck at Peak Fighting 44 Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Chance Beck at Peak Fighting 34 on March 16, 2024 Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Scott Holtzman at UFC Fight Night 91 on July 13, 2016 Record since UFC exit: 4-4 MMA, 1-1 kickboxing Jose Johnson (16-10 MMA, 1-3 UFC) Next fight: May 10 vs. Jovanis Rodriguez at WFC 175 Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Submission loss vs. Felipe Bunes at UFC Fight Night 249 on Jan. 11, 2025 Record since UFC exit: 0-0 Anthony Hamilton (21-12 MMA, 3-7 UFC)
Arab News
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Arab News
Heavy hitters book places in 2025 PFL World Tournament semis
FLORIDA: The first round of the 2025 PFL World Tournament concluded on Thursday night at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, with four fighters in the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions punching their tickets to June's semifinals. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport In the heavyweight semifinals, Brazil's Rodrigo Nascimento (12-3) will take on Russia's Oleg Popov (20-2), while Moldova's Alexandr Romanov (19-3) is set to face former interim Bellator champion, Valentin Moldavsky (14-4). In the light heavyweight semifinals, former Bellator champion Phil Davis (25-7, 1 NC) will face Arizona's Sullivan Cauley (7-1), while former PFL Europe standout Simeon Powell (11-1) will go head-to-head with 2021 PFL light heavyweight champion Antonio Carlos Jr. (17-6, 2 NC). Thursday's main event featured a clash between Davis and 2022 PFL light heavyweight champion Rob Wilkinson (19-4, 1 NC). After a slow start, Davis, an NCAA wrestling champion, came out firing in the second round, overwhelming his Australian opponent with a barrage of strikes that forced the referee to step in. With the emphatic stoppage, Davis secured his spot in the semifinals. The co-main event featured a showdown between two Russian heavyweights with nearly identical records, former interim Bellator champion Valentin Moldavsky and Sergey Bilostenniy (13-4). It is rare to see heavyweights maintain such a relentless pace, but the former training partners emptied their tanks over three grueling rounds. While Bilostenniy landed more volume, Moldavsky controlled the grappling exchanges and delivered the more impactful strikes, earning a well-deserved decision victory. Former Bellator light heavyweight No.1 contender Karl Moore (12-4) squared off against 2021 PFL light heavyweight champion Antonio 'Shoeface' Carlos Jr. Using his elite jiu-jitsu pedigree, Carlos J. was able to neutralize the power of his Irish opponent for most of the bout. Despite a late flurry from Moore in the final round, Carlos Jr. stayed in control and earned the split decision victory, his eighth win in his past nine fights. Kicking off the main card was a clash between two European light heavyweights: Karl Albrektsson (14-7) and Simeon Powell. Albrektsson found success early, landing a steady stream of kicks that scored points and wore down the 2023 PFL Europe light heavyweight runner-up. However, momentum shifted in the second round when Powell unleashed a flurry of vicious elbows that staggered the Swede and dropped him to the canvas, prompting the referee to step in. With the win, 'Smooth' Powell secured his spot in the semifinals in June. The 2025 PFL World Tournament continues on Thursday, June 12, with the welterweight and featherweight semifinals. 2025 PFL World Tournament 4: First round main card Phil Davis (25-7, 1 NC) def. Rob Wilkinson (19-4,1 NC) via KO (strikes) at 00:51 of round two Valentin Moldavsky (14-4) def. Sergey Bilostenniy (13-4) via unanimous decision (29-28 x3) Antonio Carlos Jr (17-6, 2 NC) def. Karl Moore (12-4) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Simeon Powell (11-1) def. Karl Albrektsson (14-7) via TKO (strikes) at 2:05 of round two 2025 PFL World Tournament 4: First round early card Alexandr Romanov (19-3) def. Tim Johnson (18-12) via submission (standing guillotine) at 1:53 of round one Oleg Popov (20-2) def. Karl Williams (10-3) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Sullivan Cauley (7-1) def. Alex Polizzi (11-5) via TKO (strikes) at 1:36 of round one Rodrigo Nascimento (12-3) def. Abraham Bably (5-2) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 2025 PFL World Tournament schedule 2025 PFL World Tournament 5: Semifinals, June 12, Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville 2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Semifinals, June 20, INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita 2025 PFL World Tournament 7: Semifinals, June 27, Wintrust Arena, Chicago 2025 PFL World Tournament 8: Finals, Aug. 1, Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ 2025 PFL World Tournament 9: Finals, Aug. 15, Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina 2025 PFL World Tournament 10: Finals, Aug. 21, Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida
Forbes
18-04-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
2025 PFL World Tournament 3 Fight Card Results
The third fight card of the 2025 PFL World Tournament takes place tonight, Friday April 18. The nine-fight card takes place at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. The event feature the opening round matchups in the lightweight and middleweight divisions and includes three former PFL tournament winners in competition, including Impa Kasanganay who faces former Bellator title challenger Fabian Edwards in the main event contest. Below, we have live coverage of the 2025 PFL World Tournament 3 fight card, including results, reactions, video highlights and more. The main event of the PFL World Tournament 3 fight card features 2023 light heavyweight tournament winner, and 2024 PFL 2105-pound tournament finalist, Impa Kasanganay vs. former Bellator title middleweight title challenger Fabian Edwards. Winner of the 2024 lightweight tournament, Gadzhi Rabadanov faces former UFC fighter Marc Diakiese on Friday's main card. Also on the card is 2022 welterweight PFL tournament winner Sadibou Sy. Sy was also a finalist in that weight division in 2023. Another former tournament finalist, Clay Collard, who made it to the lightweight finals in 2023, meets Alfie Davis on the main card. The man Rabadanov defeated in the final last year, Brent Primus also competes on Friday, facing Vinicius Cenci. That fight is on the prelims. Middleweight First Round Bout: Impa Kasanganay (18-5) vs. Fabian Edwards (13-4) Lightweight First Round Bout: Gadzhi Rabadanov (24-4-2) vs. Marc Diakiese (18-7) Middleweight First Round Bout: Sadibou Sy (17-8-2, 1 NC ) vs. Dalton Rosta (9-1) Lightweight First Round Bout: Mads Burnell (20-6) vs. Jay-Jay Wilson (10-1) Middleweight First Round Bout: Josh Silveira (13-4) vs. Mike Shipman (17-4) Lightweight First Round Bout: Brent Primus (15-4-0, 1 NC) vs. Vinicius Cenci (8-2) Middleweight First Round Bout: Aaron Jeffery (15-5) vs. Murad Ramazanov (12-2) Lightweight Alternate Bout: Robert Watley (15-3) vs. Antonio Caruso (10-2) Friday, April 18 Preliminary Card: 5 p.m. ET Main Card: 7 p.m. ET Preliminary Card: ESPN+ Main Card: ESPN The 2025 PFL tournament is different from past events. The previous iterations awarded the winner of each weight division with $1 million. This year, the tournament winners will earn $500,000. Another difference in 2025 is that the tournament is structured as a single-elimination bracketed event. In the past, fighters earned points in two regular-season bouts, with the highest point earners moving onto the playoffs. This year, eight fighters (and two alternates) have been seeded in a tournament bracket, with the winners moving on to the next round. Another change is that eight weight divisions are competing rather than six: heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight bantamweight, and women's flyweight. One of the more substantial changes is that all fights will now allow elbows. The first-round fights and semifinal fights will be three five-minute rounds, while the finals are five five-minute rounds. The final first-round event for the 2025 PFL World Tournament is scheduled for May 1. The light heavyweights and heavyweights compete on that night in Orlando. The semifinal events begin on June 12. Donn Davis Talks 2025 PFL World Tournament Changes, Upsets And More We will have full coverage of the PFL 2025 World Tournament 3 fight card, including event odds before the fights and live results and reactions on fight night.
