''PFL 7'' was a

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event produced by the

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that took place on August 4, 2023, at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in

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, United States. This marked the semi-final playoffs for the

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and

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divisions.

Background

The event was headlined by

Bubba Jenkins Bubba Jenkins (born February 5, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist and former amateur wrestler. He currently competes in the featherweight division. He has also notably competed for Bellator MMA, Absolute Championship Berkut, Professiona ...

facing off against

Jesus Pinedo Jesus Pinedo (born June 22, 1996) is a Peruvian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). He won the 2023 PFL Featherweight Championship. In October 2023, Pinedo reached No. 10 in World ...

in an attempt to reach the featherweight finals. Pinedo secured his playoff spot after stunningly knocking out

Brendan Loughnane Brendan Loughnane (born December 5, 1989) is a British professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Loughnane has been a professional competitor since 2010, and competed i ...

, the 2022 PFL champion, in the first round. Jenkins, who lost his bid for the PFL title to Loughnane in 2022, aimed to make it to the finals again this August. The featherweight bracket's other pairing was to involve former PFL champion

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 ...

and Gabriel Braga, battling for a spot in this year's finals. However Khaybulaev pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Chris Wade. In the light heavyweight division, Josh Silveira competed against Ty Flores, and Marthin Hamlet squared off with ex-UFC fighter

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 ...

. At weigh-ins,

weighed in at 146.4 pounds, 0.4 pounds over the Featherweight limit. He was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to his opponent Jenkins, and he started the bout with a one point subtraction. Keoni Diggs weighed in at 156.4 pounds, 0.4 pounds over the Lightweight limit, leading him to being fined 20% of his purse which went to his opponent Elvin Espinoza.

Results

Playoff brackets

2023 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs

2023 PFL Featherweight playoffs

References

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