OFFICIAL: Up to date August twenty third Struggle Card
•Magomed Umalatov is out•New Welterweight Semifinal: Magomed Magomedkerimov will now face
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August 11, 2023
The Skilled Fighters League has misplaced an intriguing
welterweight semifinal matchup.
The group not too long ago introduced that Solomon
Renfro will exchange Magomed
Umalatov and face Magomed
Magomedkerimov at PFL 9 on Aug. 23. A motive for Umalatov’s
withdrawal was not given. PFL 9 takes place on the Theater at
Madison Sq. Backyard and options light-weight and welterweight
semifinals on the primary card.
With victories in his first 5 PFL appearances, Umalatov has
emerged as a expertise to observe at 170 kilos. He clinched his spot in
the postseason with victories over Dilano
Taylor and Nayib
Lopez, however will now have to attend one other season for his shot at
$1 million The 31-year-old Eagles MMA consultant is 14-0 as a
skilled total.
A former competitor on Dana White’s Contender Sequence, Renfro made
his league debut at PFL 6, the place he knocked out Jarrah
Al-Silawi within the second spherical on June 23. The Staff Tiger
Schulmann product owns an 11-3 profession mark, with 5 wins coming
inside the space.
Magomedkerimov, who received the PFL Championship in 2018, punched his
ticket to the playoffs with first-round TKO victories over Ben Egli and
David
Zawada in 2023.
