PFL 9 (2025)

PFL 9
The poster for PFL 9
Promotion	Professional Fighters League
Date	August 15, 2025 (2025-08-15)
Venue	Bojangles Coliseum
City	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Event chronology
PFL Africa 2 PFL 9 PFL 10

Main article: 2025 in Professional Fighters League

The PFL 9 mixed martial arts event for the 2025 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 15, 2025, at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. This event marked the finals of the single-elimination tournament format in the Lightweight, Bantamweight and Women's Flyweight divisions. ^{[1] [2]}

Background

The event marked the promotion's first visit to Charlotte and the state of North Carolina. ^[3]

The event featured the finals of 2025 PFL World Tournament in the lightweight, bantamweight and women's flyweight divisions. ^[4]

A featherweight bout between Damion Nelson and Isaiah Diggs was originally scheduled for PFL 8, but the bout was moved to this event for unknown reasons. ^[5] At the weigh-ins, Nelson weighed in at 149 pounds, 3 pounds over the featherweight limit. The bout proceeded at 150 pounds catchweight and he was fined 20% of his purse, which went to Diggs. ^[6]

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Alfie Davis	def.	Gadzhi Rabadanov	Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47)	5	5:00	[a]
Women's Flyweight	Liz Carmouche	def.	Jena Bishop	KO (punches)	3	2:56	[b]
Bantamweight	Marcirley Alves	def.	Justin Wetzell	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 48–47)	5	5:00	[c]
Lightweight	Robert Watley	def.	Mads Burnell	TKO (elbows and punches)	3	2:43
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Women's Flyweight	Juliana Velasquez	def.	Ekaterina Shakalova	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Biaggio Ali Walsh	def.	Adryan Grundy	TKO (punches)	3	3:29
Women's Flyweight	Sabrina de Sousa	def.	Saray Orozco	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Renat Khavalov	def.	Vilson Ndregjoni	TKO (knee and punches)	1	2:49
Welterweight	Chris Mixan	def.	Kendly St. Louis	TKO (punches)	1	4:36
Catchweight (150 lb)	Damion Nelson	def.	Isaiah Diggs	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00

1. 2025 PFL Lightweight Tournament Final.
2. 2025 PFL Women's Flyweight Tournament Final.
3. 2025 PFL Bantamweight Tournament Final.

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Tournament brackets

2025 PFL Lightweight Tournament

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Vinicius Sacchelli Cenci [a]	3
	Brent Primus	SUB
					Brent Primus	3
					Alfie Davis	UD
	Clay Collard	3
	Alfie Davis	UD
									Alfie Davis	UD
									Gadzhi Rabadanov	5
	Gadzhi Rabadanov	KO
	Marc Diakiese	1
					Gadzhi Rabadanov	TKO
					Kevin Lee [b]	1
	Jay-Jay Wilson	TKO
	Mads Burnell	3

1. Alexandr Shabliy withdrew from the tournament due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Vinicius Sacchelli Cenci.
2. Jay-Jay Wilson withdrew from the tournament due to a jaw injury and was replaced by Kevin Lee.

2025 PFL Bantamweight Tournament

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Leandro Higo	3
	Marcirley Alves [a]	SD
					Marcirley Alves	UD
					Jake Hadley	3
	Jake Hadley	SUB
	Matheus Mattos [b]	3
									Marcirley Alves	UD
									Justin Wetzell	5
	Kasum Kasumov	3
	Justin Wetzell [c]	UD
					Justin Wetzell	UD
					Mando Gutierrez	3
	Francesco Nuzzi	1
	Mando Gutierrez [d]	SUB

1. Magomed Magomedov withdrew from the tournament due to injury and was replaced by Josh Rettinghouse. In turn, Rettinghouse was not medically cleared and replaced by Marcirley Alves
2. Sarvarjon Khamidov withdrew from the tournament due to visa issues and was replaced by Matheus Mattos.
3. Ciaran Clarke withdrew from the tournament due to injury and was replaced by Justin Wetzell.
4. Ali Taleb and Zebenzui Ruiz withdrew from the tournament due to visa issues and were replaced by Francesco Nuzzi and Mando Gutierrez.

2025 PFL Women's Flyweight Tournament

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Juliana Velasquez	1
	Ekaterina Shakalova [a]	SUB
					Ekaterina Shakalova	2
					Jena Bishop	SUB
	Kana Watanabe	3
	Jena Bishop	UD
									Jena Bishop	3
									Liz Carmouche	KO
	Liz Carmouche	TKO
	Ilara Joanne	1
					Liz Carmouche	UD
					Elona Dana	3
	Elora Dana	SUB
	Diana Avsaragova	1

1. Taila Santos withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Ekaterina Shakalova.

See also

• List of PFL events
• List of current PFL fighters

References

1. "PFL Announces Dates and Locations For 2025 World Tournament Finals". Professional Fighters League. 2025-04-03. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
2. "PFL 2025 World Tournament Finals Set for Atlantic City on August 1". FightBook MMA. 2025-07-08. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
3. "PFL Announces World Tournament Finals in Atlantic City, Charlotte, and Hollywood FL". Cageside Press. 2025-04-03. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
4. Critchfield, Tristen. "Card Nearly Finalized for PFL World Tournament 9 in Charlotte on Aug. 15". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
5. "PFL Atlantic City Weigh-Ins: Showcase Fight Postponed for Friday's Card". MMASucka.com. 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
6. Treese, Tyler. "PFL 2025 World Tournament 9 Weigh-in Results: 3 Finals Set". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
7. "2025 PFL World Tournament 9: Finals". Professional Fighters League. Retrieved 2025-08-01.