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6 hours ago
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Edwards reaches PFL middleweight final
Britain's Fabian Edwards reached the final of the PFL's middleweight tournament with a unanimous decision win against American Josh Silveira. Edwards landed the more damaging strikes and never looked in trouble in a confident victory at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Advertisement The 32-year-old will face American Dalton Rosta next and the chance to win £395,000 ($500,000) in prize money. He joins fellow Briton Alfie Davis in the PFL Finals after his win against Brent Primus last week in the lightweight tournament. In the light-heavyweight semi-finals, Britain's Simeon Powell suffered a unanimous decision defeat by Brazil's Antonio Carlos Jr. Edwards faces Rosta on 21 August at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Florida, while Davis fights Russian Gadzhi Rabadanov on 15 August at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Brendan Loughnane won the PFL featherweight title in 2022 and fellow Briton Dakota Ditcheva won women's flyweight gold last year. Advertisement Edwards is looking to bounce back and win the tournament having twice come up short in title fights against Johnny Eblen in 2023 and 2024. He returned to form, knocking out Impa Kasanganay in the second round in April, and brought that confidence into the contest with Silveira. The pair traded leg kicks in the early stages, with Silveira sweeping Edwards off his feet. Edwards responded, taking control of the stand-up, defending takedown attempts and hurting Silveira with a knee to the body. Roared on by his brother and former UFC welterweight champion Leon at cage-side, Edwards hurt Silveira with a straight left and secured two takedowns of his own. Advertisement As the fight entered the closing stages with Edwards controlling Silveira on the ground, he gave a thumbs-up to the television cameras, signalling his confidence in victory. Powell, 26, only made his MMA debut four years ago and had won 11 of his 12 professional bouts before facing the biggest test of his career in Carlos Jr. The 35-year-old is a former UFC fighter and won the PFL light-heavyweight tournament in 2021. Carlos Jr started on the front foot, connecting with straight rights and knees and Powell unable to generate much offence in response. Carlos Jr continued to control the action in the second round and, although Powell had a strong finish, landing a number of elbows to a grounded Carlos Jr, it was not enough to convince the judges of victory. More MMA from the BBC
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7 hours ago
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Edwards reaches PFL middleweight final
Britain's Fabian Edwards reached the final of the PFL's middleweight tournament with a unanimous decision win against American Josh landed the more damaging strikes and never looked in trouble in a confident victory at the Wintrust Arena in 32-year-old will face American Dalton Rosta next and the chance to win £395,000 ($500,000) in prize joins fellow Briton Alfie Davis in the PFL Finals after his win against Brent Primus last week in the lightweight the light-heavyweight semi-finals, Britain's Simeon Powell suffered a unanimous decision defeat by Brazil's Antonio Carlos Jr. Edwards faces Rosta on 21 August at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Florida, while Davis fights Russian Gadzhi Rabadanov on 15 August at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Loughnane won the PFL featherweight title in 2022 and fellow Briton Dakota Ditcheva won women's flyweight gold last year. Edwards is looking to bounce back and win the tournament having twice come up short in title fights against Johnny Eblen in 2023 and returned to form, knocking out Impa Kasanganay in the second round in April, and brought that confidence into the contest with pair traded leg kicks in the early stages, with Silveira sweeping Edwards off his responded, taking control of the stand-up, defending takedown attempts and hurting Silveira with a knee to the on by his brother and former UFC welterweight champion Leon at cage-side, Edwards hurt Silveira with a straight left and secured two takedowns of his the fight entered the closing stages with Edwards controlling Silveira on the ground, he gave a thumbs-up to the television cameras, signalling his confidence in victory. Powell, 26, only made his MMA debut four years ago and had won 11 of his 12 professional bouts before facing the biggest test of his career in Carlos 35-year-old is a former UFC fighter and won the PFL light-heavyweight tournament in Jr started on the front foot, connecting with straight rights and knees and Powell unable to generate much offence in Jr continued to control the action in the second round and, although Powell had a strong finish, landing a number of elbows to a grounded Carlos Jr, it was not enough to convince the judges of victory.
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15 hours ago
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2025 PFL World Tournament 7 live results and highlights from Chicago
PFL continues second-round action Friday with 2025 PFL World Tournament 7, and you can keep up to date with live results and highlights throughout the event. 2025 PFL World Tournament 7 takes place at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, and broadcasts live on ESPN and ESPN+. The event features semifinal tournament bouts in the middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. In the main event, former Bellator title challenger Fabian Edwards (14-4) takes on Josh Silveira (14-4). In the co-feature, former Bellator champion Phil Davis (25-7) faces Sullivan Cauley (7-1). 2025 PFL World Tournament 7 results MAIN CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 10:30 p.m. ET) PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 8:30 p.m. ET) 2025 PFL World Tournament 7 weigh-in gallery
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2 days ago
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PFL semifinal weigh-in results: Perfect session for heavyweights, 205, 185 in Chicago
The weigh-ins are in the books for the next set of PFL semifinals. Ahead of 2025 PFL World Tournament 7 (ESPN, ESPN+), which takes place Friday at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, everyone hit their marks on the scale to make their fights official. Advertisement The event features semifinal bouts at heavyweight, light heavyweight and middleweight. Check out all the weigh-in results below. MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 10:30 p.m. ET) Fabian Edwards (186) vs. Josh Silveira (186) – middleweight semifinal Sullivan Cauley (205.6) vs. Phil Davis (206) – light heavyweight semifinal Aaron Jeffery (186) vs. Dalton Rosta (185.4) – middleweight semifinal Antonio Carlos Junior (205.6) vs. Simeon Powell (205.8) – light heavyweight semifinal Sergio Pettis (134.2) vs. Raufeon Stots (135.8) PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 8:30 p.m. ET) Valentin Moldavsky (237.8) vs. Alexandr Romanov (264.4) – heavyweight semifinal Biaggio Ali Walsh (155.8) vs. Ronnie Gibbs (155.4) Oleg Popov (249.2) vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (257) – heavyweight semifinal Karl Albrektsson (204.6) vs. Rafael Xavier (205) This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: PFL semifinal weigh-in results: Perfect session in Chicago
USA Today
20-04-2025
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Fabian Edwards credits brother Leon's cornerwork in upset of ex-PFL champ Impa Kasanganay
Fabian Edwards credits brother Leon's cornerwork in upset of ex-PFL champ Impa Kasanganay Former Bellator title challenger meets Silveira in semifinals Show Caption Hide Caption Fabian Edwards | 2025 PFL 3 post-fight interview Fabian Edwards moved on to the 2025 PFL middleweight semifinals With his brother, a former UFC champion, in his corner, Fabien Edwards took one step closer to a title of his own. Edwards (14-4) upset Impa Kasanganay (18-6) with a second-round TKO this past Friday. He moved on to a middleweight semifinal matchup against Josh Silveira in late June. Edwards said he felt disrespected by the attention being paid to Kasanganay as a former PFL champion heading into the fight. Edwards spoke to the media following his win at 2025 PFL World Tournament 3, which took place at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. Watch Edwards' full post-fight interview in the video above courtesy of the PFL.
