The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida will play host to the latest round of the PFL Playoffs, with the light heavyweights and lightweights taking centre stage.
The eight fighters set for action all successfully made weight for their respective matchups, and avoided any scorecard deduction penalties for missing their mark.
It means both light heavyweight semi-finals and both lightweight semi-finals are now official, with the 205- and 155-pound finals due to be set on Friday night.
Headlining the show is last year’s light heavyweight champion, Impa Kasanganay, who will bid to become a back-to-back finalist when he faces the man he defeated in the final last year, Josh Silveira. The winner of that bout will move on to eventually face the victor of the co-main event, as 2022 champion Rob Wilkinson takes on Turkmenistani contender Dovlet Yagshimuradov.
Earlier on the main card, the two lightweight semi-finals will take place, with Gadzhi Rabadanov taking on Michael Dufort, and former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus facing Clay Collard.
The main card will also feature the second professional MMA bout of Biaggio Ali Walsh, who faces off against Brian Stapleton, who missed weight by 4.6 pounds for their lightweight matchup. Ali Walsh agreed to continue with the matchup, and the bout will now proceed as a 161-pound catchweight contest.
Check out the full list of official weights below.
PFL 8: Official weigh-in results
MAIN CARD
- Impa Kasanganay (203.8) vs. Josh Silveira (205.2) – light heavyweight playoff
- Rob Wilkinson (206) vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov (205.6) – light heavyweight playoff
- Gadzhi Rabadanov (155.8) vs. Michael Dufort (155.8) – lightweight playoff
- Brent Primus (155.2) vs. Clay Collard (155.6) – lightweight playoff
- Biaggio Ali Walsh (155.4) vs. Brian Stapleton (160.6*) – 161-pound catchweight
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Danny Sabatello (135.6) vs. Lazard Dayron (135.8) – bantamweight
- Elvin Espinoza (156) vs. Mads Burnell (155) – lightweight alternate
- Thad Jean (170.8) vs. Chris Brown (170.4) – welterweight
- Jordan Oliver (145.8) vs. Brandon Aked (146) – featherweight
- Michelle Montague (145) vs. Marilia Morais (145.8) – women’s featherweight
* Brian Stapleton missed the lightweight limit. This bout will move forward at a catchweight of 161 pounds.
