The PFL’s playoffs are back this week with 2023 PFL Playoffs 2, which features women’s featherweights and heavyweights.
Here’s how to watch 2023 PFL Playoffs 2, with a complete lineup and playoff breakdowns by division.
Broadcast and streaming info
2023 PFL Playoffs 2 takes place Friday at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The prelims stream on ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET. The main card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET.
Heavyweight
Denis Goltsov (31-7) has the top seed in the four-man heavyweight playoff bracket thanks to a pair of first-round finishes in the regular season for 12 points. He was one of just three fighters across all six divisions to get the max 12 points in the regular season. He made the 2022 playoffs, but was upset in the semifinals by Ante Delija, who went on to win the $1 million final. He’ll take on No. 4 seed Jordan Heiderman (7-0), who made the playoffs with just one 6-point win in the regular season.
In the other semifinal, No. 2 seed Renan Ferreira (10-3) headlines the card against Maurice Greene (11-8). Greene went 1-1 in the regular season and missed the playoffs with 5 points, but got called to step in for Marcelo Nunes against Ferreira, whose 2-0 record in the regular season was good for 9 points. Ferreira is the tallest fighter in the PFL at 6-foot-8 and has three knockout wins in 50 seconds or less the past two years.
Women's featherweight
Larissa Pacheco (21-4), the 2022 women’s lightweight winner, is the top seed once again after a 2-0 regular season for 9 points. She upset Kayla Harrison in their trilogy fight to win $1 million this past season, and now has her eyes on another $1 million in a second division. She takes on Olena Kolesnyk (9-5), whose 2-0 regular season was good for only 5 points because of a weight miss.
The other semifinal features No. 2 seed Marina Mokhnatkina (10-3) against No. 3 Amber Leibrock (7-5). Mokhnatkina went 2-0 in the regular season for 8 points. Leibrock was 1-1, but her win was a first-round finish, which helped keep highly touted free agent signing Aspen Ladd out of the postseason.
Full fight card
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)
- Renan Ferreira vs. Maurice Greene – heavyweight semifinal
- Larissa Pacheco vs. Olena Kolesnyk – women’s featherweight semifinal
- Denis Goltsov vs. Jordan Heiderman – heavyweight semifinal
- Marina Mokhnatkina vs. Amber Leibrock – women’s featherweight semifinal
- Nathan Kelly vs. Damion Nelson
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Chris Mixan vs. Eddie George
- Abraham Bably vs. Anthony Wint
- Danilo Marques vs. Satoshi Ishii
- Kaytlin Neil vs. Maíra Mazar
- Louis Sutherland vs. Daiqwon Buckley
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for 2023 PFL Playoffs 2.
