The ''PFL 9''
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 ...
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) promot ...
was held on August 23, 2024, at
The Anthem in
Washington, D.C.
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, United States. This marked the semi-final playoffs for the
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, ...
and
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term ''welterweight'' was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th ...
divisions.
Background
The event marked the promotion's fifth visit to the American capital and first since
PFL 10 (2023) in November 2023.
The event featured the semifinal of 2024 PFL playoffs in a welterweight and featherweight divisions.
The semifinal of the
2024 Welterweight tournament between Don Madge and
Magomed Umalatov
Magomed Nasrulayevich Umalatov (; born April 3, 1992) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). He was the winner of the 2018 SMRF Welterweight G ...
was scheduled for this event. However, Madge pulled out due to injury and was replaced by
Neiman Gracie
Neiman Gracie (born Neiman Gracie Stambowsky December 12, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. A two-time Pan-American champion in coloured belts, Gracie medalled at the 2013 black belt World No-Gi ...
, who scheduled to face Luca Poclit and he was rebooked to face Eric Alequin instead.
James Gallagher was expected to make his promotional debut against Brahyan Zurcher. However, on August 14, it was announced he had visa issues and he was replaced by Marcirley Alves. In turn, the bout was scrapped after Zurcher withdrew.
During the weigh-ins, Eric Alequin didn't appear for his fight against Luca Poclit. Alequin subsequently did not pass his medical exams and the bout was cancelled.
Results
Playoff brackets
2024 PFL Welterweight playoffs
2024 PFL Featherweight 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
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References
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