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7 days ago
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PFL announces three tournament finals headline Charlotte event
Three of the eight 2025 PFL World Tournament finals have a date and location. They are set to take place Aug. 15 at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. Atop the card will be three five-round fights, with each winner pocketing a $500,000 prize. Advertisement In the lightweight final, England's Alfie Davis (19-5-1) battles Khabib Nurmagomedov protege Gadzhi Rabadanov (26-4-2). The bout will serve as the main event. In the co-main event, the women's flyweight final features Jena Bishop (9-2) against former Bellator champion Liz Carmouche (24-8). The bantamweight final sits in the feature bout slot as Brazil's Marcirley Alves (14-4) fights former LFA standout Justin Wetzell (12-2). PFL World Tournament 9 will follow PFL World Tournament 8, which takes place Aug. 1 and features welterweight and featherweight finals. Below is the complete lineup for 2025 PFL World Tournament 9: Finals. Advertisement MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 Alfie Davis vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov – lightweight tournament final Jena Bishop vs. Liz Carmouche – women's flyweight final Marcirley Alves vs. Justin Wetzell – bantamweight final Mads Burnell vs. Robert Watley PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 pm ET) Juliana Velasquez vs. Ekaterina Shakalova Biaggio Ali Walshvs. TBA Sabrina De Sousa vs. Saray Orosco Renat Khavalov vs. Vilson Ndregjoni Chelsea Hackettvs. Ashley Thiner This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: PFL announces three tournament finals locked for Charlotte
USA Today
7 days ago
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PFL announces three tournament finals headline Charlotte event
Three of the eight 2025 PFL World Tournament finals have a date and location. They are set to take place Aug. 15 at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. Atop the card will be three five-round fights, with each winner pocketing a $500,000 prize. In the lightweight final, England's Alfie Davis (19-5-1) battles Khabib Nurmagomedov protege Gadzhi Rabadanov (26-4-2). The bout will serve as the main event. In the co-main event, the women's flyweight final features Jena Bishop (9-2) against former Bellator champion Liz Carmouche (24-8). The bantamweight final sits in the feature bout slot as Brazil's Marcirley Alves (14-4) fights former LFA standout Justin Wetzell (12-2). PFL World Tournament 9 will follow PFL World Tournament 8, which takes place Aug. 1 and features welterweight and featherweight finals. Below is the complete lineup for 2025 PFL World Tournament 9: Finals. MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 pm ET)
BBC News
21-06-2025
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- BBC News
Davis reaches PFL finals but Hadley loses
Britain's Alfie Davis reached the final of the PFL lightweight tournament with a unanimous decision win against Brent Primus in Wichita, 33, was the busier striker in a back-and-forth contest, sealing a 29-28 victory on all three judges' scorecards at the Intrust Bank sees Davis compete for his first world title and the chance to win £395,000 ($500,000) in prize will face Russia's Gadzhi Rabadanov in the PFL Finals on 15 August at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North was disappointment for fellow Briton Jake Hadley, however, who was outclassed by Brazil's Marcirley Alves in the bantamweight 28, was on the back foot throughout as Alves dominated with his striking, landing a number of thudding combinations. Davis edges entertaining contest The PFL has been a breeding ground for success for Britons in recent years with Brendan Loughnane winning the featherweight title in 2022 and Dakota Ditcheva securing women's flyweight gold last will have the chance to become Britain's first PFL lightweight champion after delivering the more eye-catching moments in an entertaining contest with Primus. Primus, who was last year's beaten finalist, edged the first round, controlling the action on the ground but Davis came alive in the unleashed a selection of eye-catching strikes, hurting Primus with knees to the body and catching the American with a couple of spinning back the crowd showing their appreciation, Davis danced in the middle of the cage as the final seconds of the round ticked continued to land in the final round and despite being taken down, reversed the position to end the fight on top, before celebrating victory with his team. Hadley, who parted ways with the UFC last year after his contract expired, failed to join Davis as he was overpowered by started strongly and never looked back, landing a number of combinations to the body with Hadley using his jab in vain to disrupt the Brazilian exerted more control in the second round, dropping Hadley with a straight right and opening a cut below his left continued to struggle with Alves' power and the Brazilian stamped his authority on the contest by landing a takedown in the final the prelims, Ireland's Darragh Kelly extended the unbeaten start to his career to eight by submitting American lightweight Mike Hamel in the third some clean shots from Hamel, Kelly was the better striker throughout before securing a rear-naked choke with two minutes remaining to end the Fabian Edwards faces American Josh Silveira in the middleweight semi-finals at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois on 27 Briton Simeon Powell fights Brazil's Antonio Carlos Jr in the light-heavyweight semi-finals on the same card.
Yahoo
21-06-2025
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2025 PFL 6 video: Gadzhi Rabadanov destroys Kevin Lee in lopsided few minutes
Gadzhi Rabadanov barely broke a sweat inside the PFL cage Friday in Wichita, Kan. In the 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 main event, Rabadanov (26-4-2) defeated Lee (20-9) via TKO due to punches at 2:37 of Round 1. The fight served as one of two lightweight tournament semifinal bouts at INTRUST Bank Arena. Advertisement From the beginning of the fight, nearly every punch that hit Lee squarely got a noticeable reaction out of him. Rabadanov put Lee on roller skates more than once. Lee hit the deck on multiple occasions as he tried to either regain his balance or scramble for a leg. Before long, Rabadanov landed the finishing combination. Lee went face down and Rabadnov hit him once more before referee Jason Herzog jumped in. Rabadanov will face Alfie Davis in the lightweight tournament final Aug. 15 in Charlotte, N.C.. He entered the 2025 calendar as the 2024 PFL lightweight champion. A protege of Khabib Nurmagomedov, Rabadanov rides a 12-fight winning streak dating back to December 2020. Advertisement Lee, 32, entered the tournament as an alternate to replace the injured Jay Jay Wilson. The bout was his PFL debut and only his second in MMA since his one-off return with the UFC in July 2023. Full 2025 PFL 6 results This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: 2025 PFL 6 video: Kevin Lee left face-down by Gadzhi Rabadanov
USA Today
20-04-2025
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- USA Today
After first finish in nearly seven years, Alfie Davis ready for next PFL feat
After first finish in nearly seven years, Alfie Davis ready for next PFL feat Show Caption Hide Caption Alfie Davis, 2025 PFL 3 post-fight interview Alfie Davis, 2025 PFL 3 post-fight interview Alfie Davis could get used to this finishing people thing, no doubt about it. Davis (18-5-1) beat Clay Collard (25-15) with a first-round TKO this past Friday. He moved on to a semifinal matchup against former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus. It was Davis' first stoppage win since May 2018. Davis spoke to the media following his win at 2025 PFL World Tournament 3, which took place at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. Watch Davis' full post-fight interview in the video above courtesy of the PFL.
