The PFL’s 2023 playoffs are underway, and heavyweights and girls’s featherweights are set to compete for a spot on this season’s finals once they enter the cage on Friday, August 18 at The Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis.
Renan Ferreira & Maurice Greene face off for one last time earlier than assembly once more contained in the SmartCage tomorrow night time![Friday, August 18th | 7pm ET on ESPN+ | 9pm ET on ESPN | #PFLPlayoffs] pic.twitter.com/Iuul0eZfgN
— PFL (@PFLMMA) August 17, 2023
The night time’s major occasion will see UFC veteran Maurice Greene try and make the heavyweight finals in his first PFL season when he takes on Renan Ferreira. “The Crochet Boss” truly ended the common season simply exterior of a playoff spot, however Marcelo Nunes’ withdrawal from the semifinals has allowed Greene to step in and face Ferreira after the Brazilian scored a first-round knockout in his final combat.
The co-main occasion options final yr’s Girls’s Featherweight Champion Larissa Pacheco towards Olena Kolesnyk. The 2 ladies have already met twice earlier than, with Pacheco successful by stoppage on each events. Kolesnyk will likely be trying to rating an upset after she earned a pair of determination wins throughout this yr’s common season.
Larissa Pacheco is looking for a KO win in underneath 1 minute tomorrow night time towards Olena Kolesnyk![Friday, August 18th | 7pm ET on ESPN+ | 9pm ET on ESPN | #PFLPlayoffs] pic.twitter.com/j7p1hePP7w
— PFL (@PFLMMA) August 17, 2023
The primary card additionally consists of the opposite two semifinal bouts for the heavyweight and girls’s featherweight divisions. Prime seed Denis Goltsov will attempt to proceed his streak of first-round finishes towards TUF veteran Jordan Heiderman, whereas Marina Mokhnatkina and Amber Leibrock will meet to see which girl strikes on to the season’s featherweight finals.
Males’s featherweights Nate Kelly and Damion Nelson are set to open the night time’s major card. The prelim portion of the occasion will see Danilo Marques welcome Satoshi Ishii to the PFL, plus TUF competitor Kaytlin Neil will tackle Maira Mazar and Louie Sutherland returns to the promotion for a matchup with Daiqwon Buckley.
There was fairly a little bit of drama on the weigh-ins the day earlier than the occasion when two fighters missed weight. A deliberate light-weight bout between Chris Mixan and Eddy George was additionally pulled from the prelims as a result of NYSAC’s determination to not license Mixan.
Sutherland vs Buckley is SET for tomorrow night time! these two look able to scrap now[Friday, August 18th | 7pm ET on ESPN+ | 9pm ET on ESPN | #PFLPlayoffs] pic.twitter.com/1wL5GA4ghR
— PFL (@PFLMMA) August 17, 2023
The heavyweight bout between Sutherland and Buckley will now be contested at tremendous heavyweight, with Buckley forfeiting 20 % of his purse to Sutherland for lacking weight by 6.4 kilos. Kolesnyk may even give 20 % of her purse to Pacheco after she missed the featherweight restrict by 1.8 kilos.
You may take a look at the complete card for 2023 PFL 8 under, and make sure to test again with MMA Information for all the outcomes and highlights from the occasion!
2023 PFL 8 Playoffs Outcomes
Fundamental Card (9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT, ESPN/ESPN+)
• Heavyweight Fundamental Occasion: Renan Ferreira vs. Maurice Greene
• Girls’s Featherweight Co-Fundamental Occasion: Larissa Pacheco vs. Olena Kolesnyk
• Heavyweight Bout: Denis Goltsov vs. Jordan Heiderman
• Girls’s Featherweight Bout: Marina Mokhnatkina vs. Amber Leibrock
• Males’s Featherweight Bout: Nate Kelly vs. Damion Nelson
Preliminary Card (7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT, ESPN+)
• Heavyweight Bout: Danilo Marques vs. Satoshi Ishii
• Girls’s Flyweight Bout: Kaytlin Neil vs. Maíra Mazar
• Tremendous Heavyweight Bout: Louie Sutherland vs. Daiqwon Buckley
