The PFL postseason continues this week with 2022 PFL Playoffs 2, which features welterweights and heavyweights in action in the postseason semifinals.
Here’s how to watch PFL Playoffs 2, with a complete lineup and breakdown by division.
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Broadcast and streaming info
PFL Playoffs 2 takes place Friday at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales.
The prelims stream on ESPN+ at 11 a.m. ET. The main card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+ at 1 p.m. ET. Afterward, four post-lim fights will stream on ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET.
Welterweight bracket
Former Bellator champion Rory MacDonald (23-9-1) heads into the welterweight playoffs as the No. 1 seed despite going 1-1 in the regular season. He takes on No. 4 Magomed Umalatov (12-0), who is a slight betting favorite in the fight. The other semifinal is between No. 2 Sadibou Sy (11-6-2) and No. 3 Carlos Leal (17-3), both of whom went 2-0 in the regular season with decision wins.
Heavyweight bracket
In the heavyweight playoffs, Denis Goltsov (29-7), who picked up 9 points in his two regular-season wins to nab the top seed, takes on Matheus Scheffel (16-8), a replacement for 2021 heavyweight winner Bruno Cappelozza. On the other half of the bracket, 2021 runner-up Ante Delija (21-5), the No. 2 seed, takes on No. 3 Renan Ferreira (9-3).
Full fight card
POSTLIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)
- Will Fleury vs. Anthony Salamone
- Ben Ellis vs. Nathan Kelly
- Vojto Barborik vs. Maxim Radu
- Moktar Benkaci vs. Francesco Nuzzi
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 1 p.m. ET)
- No. 1 Rory MacDonald vs. No. 4 Magomed Umalatov – welterweight semifinal
- No. 2 Ante Delija vs. No. 3 Renan Ferreira – heavyweight semifinal
- No. 1 Denis Goltsov vs. Matheus Scheffel – heavyweight semifinal
- No. 2 Sadibou Sy vs. No. 3 Carlos Leal – welterweight semifinal
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 11 a.m. ET)
- Josh O’Connor vs. Emran Sakhizaada
- Mohammad Fakhreddine vs. Marcin Wojcik
- Chris Mixan vs. Christian Stigenberg
- Szymon Bajor vs. Hatef Moeil
