The ''PFL 8''
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on strike (attack), striking, grappling and ground f ...
event for the 2024 season of 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) promo ...
was held on August 16, 2024, at
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, also known as The Guitar Hotel, due to its tower constructed to resemble a Gibson Les Paul guitar, is a hotel and casino resort near Hollywood, Florida, United States, located on of the Hollywood Res ...
in
Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States, located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami. As of July 1, 2019, Hollywood had a population of 154,817. Founded in 1925, the city grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and is no ...
, United States. This marked the semi-final playoffs for the
Lightweight
Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing.
Boxing
Professional boxing
The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing.
Notable lightweight b ...
and
Light Heavyweight
Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
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divisions.
Background
The event marked the promotion's sixth visit to Hollywood and first since
PFL 10 (2021) in October 2021.
The event featured the semifinal of 2024 PFL playoffs in a light heavyweight and lightweight divisions.
A light heavyweight alternate bout between
2021 PFL light heavyweight winner and
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Antônio Carlos Júnior
Antônio Carlos Coelho de Figueiredo Barbosa Júnior (born 16 March 1990), also known as Antônio Carlos Jr. and professionally by his ring name Cara de Sapato (as well as its English translation Shoeface), is a Brazilian mixed martial artist wh ...
and
Karl Albrektsson
Karl Albrektsson ( sv , Karl Albrektsson, (born September 27, 1993), is a Swedish mixed martial arts fighter, competing in the Light Heavyweight division of Bellator MMA. He has been performing at a professional level since 2012, and he is als ...
was scheduled for this event. However the week of the event, Albrektsson pulled out due to unknown reasons. Carlos Júnior remained an alternate for the light heavyweight playoffs.
At weigh-ins, Brian Stapleton came in at 160.5 lbs, 4.5 pounds over the lightweight limit. He was fined a percentage of his purse which went to his opponent Biaggio Ali Walsh.
Results
Playoff brackets
2024 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs
2024 PFL Lightweight playoffs
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
The Professional Fighters League, formerly known as the World Series of Fighting prior to April 2017, is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion that was started in 2012 and based in Washington, District of Columbia.
This list is an up-to-d ...
References
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