The remaining semifinal fights are set for the PFL’s 2023 postseason in August.
The promotion announced the lineups for the second and third playoff events taking place at The Theater at MSG in New York on Aug.18 and Aug 23. The events will host semifinal playoff bouts at lightweight, welterweight, heavyweight, and women’s featherweight. Both events will also host a number of non-playoff showcase bouts, and the return of Muhammad Ali’s grandson, Biaggio Ali Walsh for an amateur bout.
Winners of the playoff bouts will advance to 2023 PFL Championships for a chance a a $1 million purse.
Check out details about the events below.
2023 PFL Playoffs 2, Aug. 18
2023 PFL Playoffs 2 on Aug. 18 features heavyweight and women’s featherweight bouts.
In the main event, No. 2 Renan Ferreira takes on No. 5 Maurice Greene, who fills in for the injured Marcelo Nunes. In the co-feature, 2022 season winner No. 1 Larissa Pacheco faces No. 4 Olena Kolesnyk.
The 2023 PFL Playoffs 2 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+)
- No. 2 Renan Ferreira vs. No. 5 Maurice Greene – heavyweight semifinal
- No. 1 Larissa Pacheco vs. No. 4 Olena Kolesnyk – women’s featherweight semifinal
- No. 1 Denis Goltsov vs. No. 4 Jordan Heiderman – heavyweight semifinal
- No. 2 Marina Mokhnatkina vs. No. 3 Amber Leibrock – women’s featherweight semifinal
- Nathan Kelly vs. Damion Nelson
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+)
- Chris Mixan vs. Eddie George
- Abraham Bably vs. Anthony Wint
- Danilo Marques vs. Satoshi Ishii
- Laureano Staropoli vs. Ben Egli
- Kaytlin Neil vs. Maira Mazar
- Louis Sutherland vs. Daiqwon Buckley
2023 PFL Playoffs 3, Aug. 23
2023 PFL Playoffs 4 on Aug. 23 features lightweight and welterweight bouts.
In the main event, No. 1 lightweight Clay Collard takes on No. 4 Shane Burgos. In the co-feature, 2022 welterweight season winner Olivier Aubin-Mercier takes on No. 3 Bruno Miranda.
The 2023 PFL Playoffs 3 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+)
- No. 1 Clay Collard vs. No. 4 Shane Burgos – lightweight semifinal
- No. 2 Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. No. 3 Bruno Miranda – welterweight semifinal
- No. 3 Sadibou Sy vs. No. 2 Carlos Leal – welterweight semifinal
- No. 1 Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. No. 4 Magomed Umalatov – welterweight semifinal
- Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. opponent TBD – amateur bout
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+)
- Alexei Pergande vs. Shawn Stefanelli
- Mostafa Rashed Neda vs. Korey Kuppe
- Abigail Montes vs. Michelle Montague
- Abdullah Al-Qahtani vs. David Zelner
- John Caldone vs. Nathaniel Grimard
