This is a list of events and standings for the
Professional Fighters League
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is an American mixed martial arts league founded by venture capitalist Donn Davis in 2017 and launched in 2018, following the acquisition and restructuring of the former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) promot ...
, a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States, for the 2023 season.
Events
The PFL 2023 season started off with three shows planned in
Las Vegas
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, Nevada, making a return to the city for the first time in three years. The first show aired on April 1, 2023, with the two subsequent shows airing on the Fridays afterward, on April 7 and 14.
The second half of the regular season was held in
Atlanta, Georgia
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, on June 8, June 16 and June 23.
The first playoff event,
PFL 7, was held in
San Antonio, Texas
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on August 4, and two following playoff events in
New York City, New York
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on August 18 and 23, respectively. The season finals were held in
Washington, D.C.
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, on November 24.
2023 World champions
2023 PFL World champions
2023 PFL Europe World champions
PFL Challenger Series
PFL Challenger Series is an American
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
promotion. Young and up-and-coming male and female MMA prospects will compete for a slot in the PFL tournament season and a chance at $1 million. Each week, the PFL Challenger Series will consist of a celebrity guest panel featuring personalities in film, athletics, and music. The PFL Challenger Series will debut on
fuboTV
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. The eight events will stream on consecutive Friday nights starting Feb. 18, and run through March. It will also air on its linear network,
Fubo Sports Network
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.
2023 Contract Winners:
* HW: ''Abraham Bably'', ''Denzel Freeman''
* LHW: ''
Impa Kasanganay
Impa Armand Kasanganay (born January 17, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Light heavyweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). He formerly competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions ...
''
* WW: ''Thad Jean''
* LW: ''Elvin Espinoza''
* FW: ''Brahyan Zurcher''
* W FW: ''Amanda Leve''
* W FLY: ''Desiree Yanez''
PFL Europe
Starting in 2023, PFL Europe will feature the top emerging European MMA fighters, and will be broadcast during prime local hours with all events staged in Europe. The format will follow the same as the regular PFL Season, with the winner receiving a $100,000 prize and a chance to earn a spot in the 2024 PFL regular season.
Light Heavyweight
Lightweight
Bantamweight
Women's Flyweight
Playoffs
2023 PFL Heavyweight playoffs
*Marcelo Nunes was originally scheduled to face
Renan Ferreira but was unable to continue in the tournament. He was replaced by #5 ranked
Maurice Greene.
2023 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs
2023 PFL Welterweight playoffs
*Magomed Umalatov was originally scheduled to face
Magomed Magomedkerimov
Magomed Magomedkerimov (; born 1 October 1990) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL).
Early life
Magomed was born in the small Dagestani village o ...
but was unable to continue in the tournament. He was replaced by #5 ranked Solomon Renfro.
2023 PFL Lightweight playoffs
2023 PFL Featherweight playoffs
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Movlid Khaybulaev
Movlid Khaybulaev (born October 16, 1990) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). A professional competitor since 2011, he has competed also in Fight Nights Global, a ...
was originally scheduled to face Gabriel Braga but was unable to continue in the tournament. He was replaced by #5 ranked
Chris Wade.
2023 PFL Women's Featherweight playoffs
Standings
The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. A no-contest will be scored as a draw. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus point will be awarded if a fighter wins via decision. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. A decision win will result in three total points. If a fighter misses weight, the opponent (should they comply with weight limits) will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory, regardless of winning or losing the bout, with the fighter who missed weight being deducted 1 standings point; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded. A fighter who was unable to compete for any reason, will receive a 1-point
penalty (-1 point in the standings). The fighters who made weight will not receive a walkover, but will earn points and contracted purse amounts based on their performance in the altered matchup.
Nine PFL fighters were suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after failing drug tests; which included former UFC title challenger
Thiago Santos
Thiago de Lima Santos (born January 7, 1984) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division. Santos competed in the Professional Fighters League (PFL) and in the Ultimate Fighting Champ ...
and former PFL heavyweight champion
Bruno Cappelozza
Bruno Henrique Cappelozza (born 20 May 1989) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently signed to the Professional Fighters League, where he competes in the heavyweight division. He is the 2021 PFL heavyweight world champion. Cappelozza has al ...
. Additional fighters impacted by the suspensions are
Krzysztof Jotko
Krzysztof Jotko (born August 19, 1989) is a Polish mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light heavyweight (MMA), Light Heavyweight division. He has previously fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Professional Fighters Leagu ...
, Rizvan Kuniev, Mohammed Fakhreddine,
Cezar Ferreira
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, and Will Fleury. Two featherweight season fighters, Alejandro Flores and Daniel Torres, were also suspended. In light of fighter suspensions, they were all removed from the season after the first round of bouts.
Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight
Welterweight
Lightweight
Featherweight
Women's Featherweight
See also
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List of PFL events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the Professional Fighters League, a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. This list also includes events by the league's predecessor, the World Series of Fighting (WSOF).
Schedu ...
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List of current PFL fighters
List of current PFL fighters records current PFL fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. Unlike the UFC, PFL does allow its fighters to compete ...
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2023 in UFC
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UFC in 2023
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In April 2023, Endeavor Group Holdings ...
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2023 in Bellator MMA
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Events list
Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Tournament
On September 28, 2022, Bellator president Sco ...
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2023 in ONE Championship
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Past events
Title fights
ONE Fight Night 6
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2023 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
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Title fights
2023 Grands Prix
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2023 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
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2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation
The year 2023 was the ninth year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan.
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Title fights
Rizin 41 – Osaka
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2023 in AMC Fight Nights
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2023 in Brave Combat Federation
The year 2023 was the 8th year in the history of the Brave Combat Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Bahrain. For 2023, besides its own channels Brave CF announced official distribution partnerships with DAZN and Fight Network, t ...
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2023 in Road FC
The year 2023 is the 14th year in the history of the ROAD Fighting Championship, Road Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in South Korea. 2023 starts with #Road FC 63, ROAD FC 63.
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2023 Grands Prix
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2023 in Eagle Fighting Championship
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2023 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
2023 is the seventh year in the history of Legacy Fighting Alliance, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
List of events
Legacy Fighting Alliance 149: Bunes vs. Horiuchi
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PFL
PFL may refer to:
Sport
* Professional Fighters League, an American mixed martial arts league
* Peel Football League, an Australian rules football league
* Pioneer Football League, an NCAA Division I FCS football conference
* Professional Futsa ...