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USA Today
6 days ago
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- USA Today
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)
Yahoo
07-07-2025
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- Yahoo
2025 PFL World Tournament 6 results: Gadzhi Rabadanov, Liz Carmouche advance to finals
PFL continued second-round action Friday with 2025 PFL World Tournament 6, and MMA Junkie kept you up to date with live results and highlights throughout the event. 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 took place at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kan., and was broadcast live on ESPN and ESPN+. The event featured semifinal tournament bouts in the men's lightweight and bantamweight divisions and women's flyweight. Advertisement In the main event, UFC veteran Kevin Lee (20-9) made his PFL debut against 2024 PFL champion Gadzhi Rabadanov (26-4-2). In the co-feature, former Bellator champion Liz Carmouche (24-8) took on previously undefeated Elora Dana (8-1). 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 results MAIN CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET) Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Kevin Lee via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:37 Liz Carmouche def. Elora Dana via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Archie Colgan def. Mansour Barnaoui via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Marcirley Alves def. Jake Hadley via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) Alfie Davis def. Brent Primus via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Justin Wetzell def. Mando Gutierrez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. ET) Jena Bishop def. Ekaterina Shakalova via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:07 Magomed Magomedov def. Sarvarjon Khamidov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Vinicius Cenci def. Tony Caruso via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 1:43 Darragh Kelly def. Mike Hamel via submission (neck crank) – Round 3, 3:09 Ilara Joanne def. Saray Orozco via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Nick Meck def. Alan Domingues via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:10 Kevin Lee vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Kevin Lee faceoff, 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 ceremonial weigh-ins Result: Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Kevin Lee via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:37 Recap: 2025 PFL 6 video: Gadzhi Rabadanov destroys Kevin Lee in lopsided few minutes Photos: Records: Lee (20-9), Rabadanov (26-4-2) Division: Lightweight Referee: Jason Herzog Liz Carmouche vs. Elora Dana Liz Carmouche vs. Elora Dana, 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 ceremonial weigh-ins Result: Liz Carmouche def. Elora Dana via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Photos: 2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Best photos from Kansas Records: Carmouche (24-8), Dana (8-1) Division: Women's flyweight Referee: Marcio LaSelva Mansour Barnaoui vs. Archie Colgan Mansour Barnaoui vs. Archie Colgan faceoff, 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 ceremonial weigh-ins Result: Archie Colgan def. Mansour Barnaoui via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Photos: 2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Best photos from Kansas Records: Barnaoui (22-7), Colgan (12-0) Division: Lightweight Referee: Nick Berens Marcirley Alves vs. Jake Hadley Marcirley Alves vs. Jake Hadley faceoff, 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 ceremonial weigh-ins Result: Marcirley Alves def. Jake Hadley via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) Photos: 2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Best photos from Kansas Records: Alves (14-4), Hadley (12-5) Division: Bantamweight Referee: Jason Herzog Alfie Davis vs. Brent Primus Brent Primus vs. Alfie Davis faceoff, 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 ceremonial weigh-ins Result: Alfie Davis def. Brent Primus via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Photos: 2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Best photos from Kansas Records: Davis (19-5-1), Primus (16-5) Division: Lightweight Referee: Nick Berens Mando Gutierrez vs. Justin Wetzell Justin Wetzell vs. Mando Gutierrez faceoff, 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 ceremonial weigh-ins Result: Justin Wetzell def. Mando Gutierrez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Photos: 2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Best photos from Kansas Records: Gutierrez (11-4), Wetzell (12-2) Division: Bantamweight Referee: Marcio LaSelva Jena Bishop vs. Ekaterina Shakalova Ekaterina Shakalova vs. Jena Bishop faceoff, 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 ceremonial weigh-ins Sarvarjon Khamidov vs. Magomed Magomedov Magomed Magomedov vs. Sarvarjon Khamidov faceoff, 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 ceremonial weigh-ins Result: Magomed Magomedov def. Sarvarjon Khamidov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Photos: 2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Best photos from Kansas Records: Khamidov (16-1), Magomedov (21-4) Division: Bantamweight Referee: Nick Berens Tony Caruso vs. Vinicius Cenci Antonio Caruso vs. Vinicius Cenci faceoff, 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 ceremonial weigh-ins Advertisement Mike Hamel vs. Darragh Kelly Darragh Kelly vs. Mike Hamel faceoff, 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 ceremonial weigh-ins Result: Darragh Kelly def. Mike Hamel via submission (neck crank) – Round 3, 3:09 Photos: 2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Best photos from Kansas Records: Hamel (11-7), Kelly (8-0) Division: Lightweight Referee: Jason Herzog Ilara Joanne vs. Saray Orozco Saray Orozco vs. Ilara Joanne faceoff, 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 ceremonial weigh-ins Result: Ilara Joanne def. Saray Orozco via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Photos: 2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Best photos from Kansas Records: Joanne (13-10), Orozco (8-7) Division: Women's flyweight Referee: Nick Berens Alan Dominguez vs. Nick Meck Alan Dominguez vs. Nick Meck faceoff, 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 ceremonial weigh-ins Result: Nick Meck def. Alan Domingues via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:10 Photos: 2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Best photos from Kansas Records: Dominguez (11-7), Meck (9-2) Division: Welterweight Referee: Marcio LaSelva 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 weigh-in gallery This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 results: Rabadanov, Carmouche reach finals
USA Today
21-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 PFL 6 video: Gadzhi Rabadanov destroys Kevin Lee in lopsided few minutes
GADZHI RABADANOV DOMINATES KEVIN LEE FOR A FIRST ROUND VICTORY!#PFLWorldTournament LIVE NOW🇺🇸 ESPN & ESPN+🌎 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. 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. 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
USA Today
13-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Dakota Ditcheva: Long layoff 'kind of worth it' to fight at PFL Africa debut
Dakota Ditcheva: Long layoff 'kind of worth it' to fight at PFL Africa debut Dakota Ditcheva is glad to be back in action at PFL Champions Series: Africa following a period of inactivity that left her frustrated. After being sidelined since October, Ditcheva revealed in April some of her disappointment with PFL not putting her back in the cage on a timeline she desired in an interview with MMA Junkie. Shortly thereafter, news came she would be returning to competition in the summer. Although Ditcheva (14-0) said her comments caused some awkwardness with PFL behind the scenes, she said it ultimately worked out in her favor. She will now face Sumiko Inaba (8-1) on the July 19 card in Cape Town, the inaugural event for the PFL in South Africa. "This sport takes you places you probably wouldn't be able to visit if it didn't have organizations like this taking it around the world," Ditcheva said. "You have to be very grateful with the opportunity you get in MMA and being able to be co-main event on a card like this to make history, it's crazy to me. I guess the wait this year was kind of worth it." Ditcheva, 26, said her communication with the PFL brass has somewhat improved, along with her understanding of the hectic schedule the brass is pushing through to grow the brand across the globe. Whether she is part of that for the long term remains to be seen, because she said she is still "figuring a few things out" and negotiating specifics. One thing Ditcheva is confident in, however, is more consistent activity. She said the company has obligations to honor, and if she gets past Inaba, who is a name she has to take "serious," then she will be eying the winner of the 2025 PFL World Tournament in the women's flyweight division. "I haven't really got much direction yet," Ditcheva said. "I know they are going to keep me busy. They have to. You will see me fight again this year for sure. ... I'm hungry. How they have another champ this year when I won it last year? They should be challenging me, not all fighting each other to get another belt. "Why am I not in that tournament defending my belt? It just makes me hungry. This fight isn't for a belt, so I'm still going to go with the same hunger, but I'm going to make a statement to everyone that the belt they're fighting for this year should be mine, not theirs."
USA Today
16-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
PFL loses main event quarterfinal as Jay Jay Wilson injured ahead of Gadzhi Rabadnov fight
Jay Jay Wilson is out of the 2025 PFL World Tournament. After suffering a broken jaw, Wilson (11-1) has withdrawn from his lightweight quarterfinal vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov (25-4-2) that was scheduled to be the main event June 20 at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kan. "Broke my jaw," Wilson posted on his Instagram Stories, along with a photos of an X-ray and himself in a hospital bed. "Unfortunately I will not be fighting June 20th but I'm good." It's unclear what the promotion's plans are for a replacement. A lightweight alternate bout between Antonio Caruso (10-2) and Vinicius Cenci (8-3) had previously been announced for the card. With Rabdanov vs. TBA on one side of the bracket, the other side of the bracket features Alfie Davis (18-5-1) vs. Brent Primus (16-4). The lightweight semifinals are featured alongside the women's flyweight tournament fights. The updated 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 card includes:
