PFL 7 (2022)

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PFL 7
PFL 7 (2022 season).png
The poster for PFL 7
Promotion Professional Fighters League
DateAugust 5, 2022 (2022-08-05)
Venue Hulu Theater
City New York City, New York, United States
Event chronology
PFL 6 PFL 7 PFL 8

The PFL 7 mixed martial arts event for the 2022 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 5, 2022, at the Hulu Theater in New York City, New York, United States. This event marked the start of the playoffs for the Light Heavyweight and Lightweight divisions. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Background

This event featured the semifinal bouts of the Light Heavyweight and Lightweight playoffs.

Rob Wilkinson and Delan Monte will face each other in the Light Heavyweight division. Wilkinson made his third appearance with PFL cage, going 2-0 in the regular season with a first and second round stoppages. Monte was 1-1 during the regular season in 2022. The other side of the bracket was to see two former UFC veterans, Antônio Carlos Júnior and Omari Akhmedov, face off against each other. [3] However, Antonio suffered an ACL injury requiring surgery, sidelining him for the rest of the year and he was replaced by Josh Silveira for the playoffs. [4]

The Lightweight bracket saw former UFC Champion Anthony Pettis take on UFC vet Stevie Ray in a rematch of their bout six weeks earlier, while Olivier Aubin-Mercier and Alex Martinez faced off in the other lightweight semifinal. [3]

Results

Main Card (ESPN)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Stevie Ray def. Anthony Pettis Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Light Heavyweight Omari Akhmedov def.Josh SilveiraDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Olivier Aubin-Mercier def.Alex MartinezDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26)35:00
Light HeavyweightRob Wilkinsondef.Delan MonteKO (knee and punches)11:37
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
WelterweightItso Babulaidzedef. Mahmoud Fawzy TKO (punches)14:30
Light HeavyweightMarthin Hamletdef.Cory HendricksDecision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00 [a]
Postliminary card (ESPN+)
HeavyweightMarcelo Nunesdef.Dylan PotterSubmission (arm-triangle choke)11:47 [b]
LightweightAlexei Pergandedef.Elvis Lebron QuilesDecision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
LightweightElvin Espinozadef.Corey JacksonDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00 [c]
FeatherweightBrahyan Zurcherdef.Ricardo JimenezDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)35:00 [d]
  1. 2023 light heavyweight qualifier
  2. 2023 heavyweight qualifier
  3. 2023 Challenger Series qualifier
  4. 2023 Challenger Series qualifier

[5]

2022 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rob Wilkinson KO
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Delan Monte 1
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rob Wilkinson
2 Flag of Russia.svg Omari Akhmedov
2 Flag of Russia.svg Omari Akhmedov UD
5 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Silveira 3
Legend
(SD) (Split Decision)
(UD) (Unanimous Decision)
(MD) (Majority Decision)
SUB Submission
(T)KO (Technical) Knock Out
L Loss

2022 PFL Lightweight playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Pettis 3
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Stevie Ray UD
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Stevie Ray
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivier Aubin-Mercier
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivier Aubin-Mercier UD
3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Alex Martinez 3
Legend
(SD) (Split Decision)
(UD) (Unanimous Decision)
(MD) (Majority Decision)
SUB Submission
(T)KO (Technical) Knock Out
L Loss

See also

References

  1. "2022 PFL playoff schedule includes U.K. doubleheader, promotion's first international shows". ca.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  2. Lee, Alexander K. (2022-05-24). "PFL to make London debut for 2022 playoffs, postseason begins in New York on Aug. 5". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  3. 1 2 3 "2022 PFL playoff schedule includes U.K. doubleheader, promotion's first international shows". MMA Junkie. 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  4. Cruz, Guilherme (2022-07-08). "Defending PFL champion Antonio Carlos Junior injured, out of 2022 playoffs". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  5. "PFL 7 (2022 season)". pflmma.com. Retrieved 2022-06-27.