PFL 8 (2023)

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PFL 8
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Promotion Professional Fighters League
DateAugust 18, 2023
Venue The Theater at Madison Square Garden
City New York City, New York, United States
Event chronology
PFL 7 PFL 8 PFL 9

PFL 8 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on August 18, 2023, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. This featured the semi-final playoffs for the Heavyweight and Women's Featherweight divisions. [1]

Contents

Background

The event was headlined by Renan Ferreira facing off against Maurice Greene in an attempt to reach the heavyweight finals. Ferreira was initially scheduled to face number three seed Marcelo Nunes, but he was forced to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by fifth-seed Greene. [2]

At weigh-ins, Olena Kolesnyk weighed in at 147.8 pounds, 1.8 pounds over the Featherweight limit. She was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to her opponent Pacheco, and she started the bout with a one point subtraction. Daiqwon Buckley weighed in at 272.4 pounds, 6.4 pounds over the Heavyweight limit, leading him to being fined 20% of his purse which went to his opponent Sutherland. The bout was briefly moved to Super Heavyweight before the promotion cancelled it. The New York State Athletic Commission decided not to license Chris Mixan, leading to his lightweight bout against Eddie George to be scrapped. [3]

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Renan Ferreira def. Maurice Greene KO (punches)14:46 [lower-alpha 1]
Women's Featherweight Larissa Pacheco def.Olena KolesnykTKO (punches)10:14 [lower-alpha 2]
Heavyweight Denis Goltsov def.Jordan HeidermanSubmission (arm-triangle choke)14:16 [lower-alpha 3]
Women's Featherweight Marina Mokhnatkina def. Amber Leibrock Submission (armbar)11:45 [lower-alpha 4]
FeatherweightNathan Kellydef.Damion NelsonDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Heavyweight Danilo Marques def. Satoshi Ishii Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Women's FlyweightMaíra Mazardef.Kaytlin NeilDecision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
  1. ↑ 2023 PFL Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.
  2. ↑ 2023 PFL Women's Featherweight Tournament Semifinal. Kolesnyk missed weight (147.8 lbs)
  3. ↑ 2023 PFL Women's Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
  4. ↑ 2023 PFL Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.

Playoff brackets

2023 PFL Heavyweight playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Flag of Russia.svg Denis Goltsov SUB
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Heiderman 1
1 Flag of Russia.svg Denis Goltsov
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Renan Ferreira
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Renan FerreiraKO
5 Flag of the United States.svg Maurice Greene 1

2023 PFL Women's Featherweight playoffs

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

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References

  1. ↑ Marc Raimondi (July 12, 2023). "PFL sets final two playoff dates, matchups to be held in N.Y." ESPN .
  2. ↑ "2023 PFL PLAYOFF CARDS FINALIZED FOR NEW YORK CITY AUGUST 18 & 23". Professional Fighters League . July 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2023 PFL Playoffs 2 weigh-in results: Postseason intact, but miss moves showcase bout to super heavyweight". MMA Junkie. 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
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