2023 in Professional Fighters League

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2023 in Professional Fighters League
Genre Sports
Country of origin United States
Release
Original network ESPN
Original release April 1, 2023 (2023-April-01)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

This is a list of events and standings for the Professional Fighters League, a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States, for the 2023 season.

Events

The PFL 2023 season will start off with three shows planned in Las Vegas, Nevada, making a return to the city for the first time in three years. The first show will air on April 1, 2023, with the two subsequent shows airing on the Fridays afterward, on April 7 and 14.[1][2]

The second half of the regular season is scheduled to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 8, June 16 and June 23.[3]

# Event Date Venue Location
13 PFL Europe 4 December 8, 2023 3Arena Dublin, Ireland
12 PFL Europe 3 September 30, 2023 Zénith Paris - La Villette Paris, France
11 PFL 9 August 23, 2023 The Theater at Madison Square Garden New York City, New York, U.S.
10 PFL 8 August 18, 2023
9 PFL 7 August 4, 2023 Boeing Center at Tech Port San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
8 PFL Europe 2 July 8, 2023 Verti Music Hall Berlin, Germany
7 PFL 6 June 23, 2023 Overtime Elite Arena Atlanta, Georgia, United States
6 PFL 5 June 16, 2023
5 PFL 4 June 8, 2023
4 PFL 3 April 14, 2023 The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
3 PFL 2 April 7, 2023
2 PFL 1 April 1, 2023
1 PFL Europe 1 March 25, 2023 Vertu Motors Arena Newcastle, England


2023 World champions

Division Upper weight limit Champion Date
Heavyweight 265 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st)
Light Heavyweight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Welterweight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Men's Lightweight 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Featherweight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.5 st)
Women's Featherweight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.5 st)

PFL Challenger Series

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See also: PFL Challenger Series

PFL Challenger Series is an American mixed martial arts promotion. Young and up-and-coming male and female MMA prospects will compete for a slot in the PFL tournament season and a chance at $1 million. Each week, the PFL Challenger Series will consist of a celebrity guest panel featuring personalities in film, athletics, and music.[4][5][6] The PFL Challenger Series will debut on fuboTV. The eight events will stream on consecutive Friday nights starting Feb. 18, and run through March. It will also air on its linear network, Fubo Sports Network.[7]

2023 Contract Winners:

PFL Europe

Starting in 2023, PFL Europe will feature the top emerging European MMA fighters, and will be broadcast during prime local hours with all events staged in Europe. The format will follow the same as the regular PFL Season, with the winner receiving a $100,000 prize and a chance to earn a spot in the 2024 PFL regular season.[16][17][18]

Light Heavyweight

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                    
 
  
 
 
 Spain Abdellah Er-Ramy TKO
 
  
 
 Romania Mădălin Pîrvulescu 1r.
 
 Spain Abdellah Er-Ramy
 
  
 
 Slovenia Jakob Nedoh
 
 Italy Riccardo Nosiglia 1r.
 
  
 
 Slovenia Jakob Nedoh KO
 
 
  
 
 
 Netherlands Mohamed Amine 2r.
 
  
 
 England Simeón Powell SUB
 
 England Simeón Powell
 
  
 
 France Anthony Salamone
 
 France Anthony Salamone TKO
 
 
 Spain Daniel Ladero 1r.
 

Lightweight

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                    
 
  
 
 
 Latvia Aleksandr Chizov* DRAW
 
  
 
 Spain Acoidan Duque 3r.
 
 Latvia Aleksandr Chizov
 
  
 
 Republic of Ireland John Mitchell
 
 Republic of Ireland John Mitchell UD
 
  
 
 France Geysim Derouiche 3r.
 
 
  
 
 
 England Connor Hughes 3r.
 
  
 
 Republic of Ireland Dylan Tuke UD
 
 Republic of Ireland Dylan Tuke
 
  
 
 Poland Jakub Kaszuba
 
 Italy Maxim Radu 1r.
 
 
 Poland Jakub Kaszuba SUB
 
  • Officially a Unanimous decision victory for Duque, Chizov advanced due to the weight miss by Duque

Bantamweight

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                    
 
  
 
 
 Italy Francesco Nuzzi KO
 
  
 
 Iran Farbod Iran Nezhad 1r.
 
 Italy Francesco Nuzzi
 
  
 
 South Africa Frans Mlambo
 
 South Africa Frans Mlambo MD
 
  
 
 Spain Rachid Haz 3r.
 
 
  
 
 
 France Moktar Benkaci 3r.
 
  
 
 Tajikistan Khurshed Kakhorov UD
 
 Tajikistan Khurshed Kakhorov
 
  
 
 Sweden Ali Taleb
 
 Sweden Ali Taleb TKO
 
 
 Switzerland Kenji Bortoluzzi 1r.
 

Women's Flyweight

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                    
 
  
 
 
 England Dakota Ditcheva SUB
 
  
 
 Sweden Malin Hermansson 1r.
 
 England Dakota Ditcheva
 
  
 
 Sweden Cornelia Holm
 
 Poland Marta Waliczek 3r.
 
  
 
 Sweden Cornelia Holm SD
 
 
  
 
 
 Germany Lorena Cubero 3r.
 
  
 
 Belgium Griet Eeckhout UD
 
 Belgium Griet Eeckhout
 
  
 
 Italy Valentina Scatizzi
 
 Italy Valentina Scatizzi SD
 
 
 Netherlands Lizzy Gevers 3r.
 

Playoffs

2023 PFL Heavyweight playoffs

Semifinals Finals
           
1 Russia Denis Goltsov SUB
4 United States Jordan Heiderman 1
1 Russia Denis Goltsov
2 Brazil Renan Ferreira
2 Brazil Renan Ferreira KO
5 United States Maurice Greene* 1
  • Marcelo Nunes was originally scheduled to face Renan Ferreira but was unable to continue in the tournament. He was replaced by #5 ranked Maurice Greene.


2023 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs

Semifinals Finals
           
1 United States Josh Silveira TKO
4 United States Ty Flores 1
1 United States Josh Silveira
3 United States Impa Kasanganay
2 Norway Marthin Hamlet 1
3 United States Impa Kasanganay KO


2023 PFL Welterweight playoffs

Semifinals Finals
           
1 Russia Magomed Magomedkerimov
5 United States Solomon Renfro*
 
 
2 Brazil Carlos Leal
3 Sweden Sadibou Sy
  • Magomed Umalatov was originally scheduled to face Magomed Magomedkerimov but was unable to continue in the tournament. He was replaced by #5 ranked Solomon Renfro.


2023 PFL Lightweight playoffs

Semifinals Finals
           
1 United States Clay Collard
4 United States Shane Burgos
United States
 
2 Canada Olivier Aubin-Mercier
3 Brazil Bruno Miranda


2023 PFL Featherweight playoffs

Semifinals Finals
           
1 United States Bubba Jenkins 2
4 Peru Jesus Pinedo TKO
4 Peru Jesus Pinedo
2 Brazil Gabriel Alves Braga
2 Brazil Gabriel Alves Braga SD
5 United States Chris Wade* 3
  • Movlid Khaybulaev was originally scheduled to face Gabriel Braga but was unable to continue in the tournament. He was replaced by #5 ranked Chris Wade.


2023 PFL Women's Featherweight playoffs

Semifinals Finals
           
1 Brazil Larissa Pacheco TKO
4 Ukraine Olena Kolesnyk 1
1 Brazil Larissa Pacheco
2 Russia Marina Mokhnatkina
2 Russia Marina Mokhnatkina SUB
3 United States Amber Leibrock 1
Legend
(SD)   (Split Decision)
(UD)   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)   (Majority Decision)
SUB   Submission
(T)KO   (Technical) Knock Out
L   Loss

Standings

The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. A no-contest will be scored as a draw. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus point will be awarded if a fighter wins via decision. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. A decision win will result in three total points. If a fighter misses weight, the opponent (should they comply with weight limits) will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory, regardless of winning or losing the bout, with the fighter who missed weight being deducted 1 standings point; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded. A fighter who was unable to compete for any reason, will receive a 1-point penalty (-1 point in the standings). The fighters who made weight will not receive a walkover, but will earn points and contracted purse amounts based on their performance in the altered matchup.[19]

Nine PFL fighters were suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after failing drug tests; which included former UFC title challenger Thiago Santos and former PFL heavyweight champion Bruno Cappelozza. Additional fighters impacted by the suspensions are Krzysztof Jotko, Rizvan Kuniev, Mohammed Fakhreddine, Cezar Ferreira, and Will Fleury. Two featherweight season fighters, Alejandro Flores and Daniel Torres, were also been suspended. In light of fighter suspensions, they were all removed from the season after the first round of bouts.[20]

Heavyweight

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[21]
Russia Denis Goltsov 2 0 0 2 0 0 12
Brazil Renan Ferreira 2 0 0 1 0 0 9[22]
Brazil Marcelo Nunes 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
United States Jordan Heiderman 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
United States Maurice Greene 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Brazil Matheus Scheffel 1 0 1 0 0 0 3[23]
Brazil Danilo Marques 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Croatia Ante Delija 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Cape Verde Yorgan De Castro 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
United States Patrick Brady 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Light Heavyweight

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[24]
United States Josh Silveira 2 0 0 2 0 0 12
Norway Marthin Hamlet 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
United States Impa Kasanganay 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
United States Ty Flores 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
United States Andrew Sanchez 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Tonga Sam Kei 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Brazil Delan Monte 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
United States Taylor Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Daniel Spohn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Tim Caron 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Welterweight

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[25]
Russia Magomed Magomedkerimov 2 0 0 2 0 0 12
Brazil Carlos Leal 2 0 0 1 1 0 11
Sweden Sadibou Sy 2 0 0 0 1 1 9
Russia Magomed Umalatov 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
United States Solomon Renfro 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
Mexico Nayib López 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Australia Shane Mitchell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Germany David Zawada 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Jordan Jarrah Al-Silawi 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Jamaica Dilano Taylor 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1

Lightweight

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[26]
United States Clay Collard 2 0 0 0 1 0 8
Canada Olivier Aubin-Mercier 2 0 0 0 0 1 7
Brazil Bruno Miranda 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
United States Shane Burgos 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Brazil Natan Schulte 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Brazil Raush Manfio 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Japan Yamato Nishikawa 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Paraguay Alexander Martinez 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Scotland Stevie Ray 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Canada Anthony Romero 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Featherweight

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[27]
United States Bubba Jenkins 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
Brazil Gabriel Alves Braga 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
Russia Movlid Khaybulaev 2 0 0 0 1 0 8
Peru Jesus Pinedo 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
United States Chris Wade 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
England Brendan Loughnane 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Brazil Marlon Moraes 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Japan Ryoji Kudo 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
United States Tyler Diamond 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
South Korea Sung Bin Jo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Women's Featherweight

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[28]
Brazil Larissa Pacheco 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
Russia Marina Mokhnatkina 2 0 0 0 1 0 8
United States Amber Leibrock 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
Ukraine Olena Kolesnyk 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
United States Aspen Ladd 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Canada Julia Budd 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Brazil Evelyn Martins 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Poland Karolina Sobek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Japan Yoko Higashi 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Czech Republic Martina Jindrová 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

See also

References

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