2022 in Professional Fighters League explained

Genre:Sports
Country:United States
Network:ESPN

This is a list of events and standings for the Professional Fighters League, a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States, for the 2022 season.

2022 (defending) world champions

DivisionUpper weight limitChampionDate
Heavyweight265 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st)Ante DelijaNovember 25, 2022 (PFL 10)
Light Heavyweight205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)Rob WilkinsonNovember 25, 2022 (PFL 10)
Welterweight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)Sadibou SyNovember 25, 2022 (PFL 10)
Men's Lightweight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)Olivier Aubin-MercierNovember 25, 2022 (PFL 10)
Women's Lightweight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)Larissa PachecoNovember 25, 2022 (PFL 10)
Featherweight145 lb (66 kg; 10.5 st)Brendan LoughnaneNovember 25, 2022 (PFL 10)

PFL Challenger Series

See also: PFL Challenger Series. PFL Challenger Series is an American mixed martial arts 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.[1] [2] [3] The PFL Challenger Series will debut on fuboTV. The eight events streamed on consecutive Friday nights starting Feb. 18 until April 8th. It also aired on its linear network, Fubo Sports Network.[4]

2022 Contract Winners:

Events

As part of a new multi-year deal with ESPN, the first event of the 2022 PFL season will kick off on April 20, 2022. The new deal includes “expanded media rights,” with the entirety of the PFL's 2022 playoffs, as well as the “majority of regular season events” to simulcast on ESPN and ESPN+. Additional event coverage will also be featured on ESPN2.[13] [14] [15]

EventDateVenueLocation
10PFL 10Hulu TheaterNew York City, New York, U.S.
9PFL 9Copper Box ArenaLondon, England
8PFL 8Cardiff Motorpoint ArenaCardiff, Wales
7PFL 7Hulu TheaterNew York City, New York, United States
6PFL 6Overtime Elite Arena[16] Atlanta, Georgia, United States
5PFL 5
4PFL 4
3PFL 3Esports Stadium ArlingtonArlington, Texas, United States
2PFL 2
1PFL 1

Playoffs

2022 PFL Heavyweight playoffs

Legend
(SD) (Split Decision)
(UD) (Unanimous Decision)
(MD) (Majority Decision)
SUB Submission
(T)KO (Technical) Knock Out
L Loss

2022 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs

Legend
(SD) (Split Decision)
(UD) (Unanimous Decision)
(MD) (Majority Decision)
SUB Submission
(T)KO (Technical) Knock Out
L Loss

2022 PFL Welterweight playoffs

  • Magomed Umalatov was originally scheduled to face Rory MacDonald but was unable to continue in the tournament. He was replaced by #7 ranked Dilano Taylor.
Legend
(SD) (Split Decision)
(UD) (Unanimous Decision)
(MD) (Majority Decision)
SUB Submission
(T)KO (Technical) Knock Out
L Loss

2022 PFL Lightweight playoffs

Legend
(SD) (Split Decision)
(UD) (Unanimous Decision)
(MD) (Majority Decision)
SUB Submission
(T)KO (Technical) Knock Out
L Loss

2022 PFL Women's Lightweight playoffs

Legend
(SD) (Split Decision)
(UD) (Unanimous Decision)
(MD) (Majority Decision)
SUB Submission
(T)KO (Technical) Knock Out
L Loss

2022 PFL Featherweight playoffs

Legend
(SD) (Split Decision)
(UD) (Unanimous Decision)
(MD) (Majority Decision)
SUB Submission
(T)KO (Technical) Knock Out
L Loss

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-pointpenalty (-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.[17]

Heavyweight

FighterWinsDrawsLossesTotal
Points
Denis Goltsov2001009
Ante Delija2000108
Renan Ferreira1011006
Bruno Cappelozza1011006
Klidson Abreu2000006
Juan Adams1000105
Matheus Scheffel1010003
Sam Kei0010000
Shelton Graves0010000
Maurice Greene0010000
Adam Keresh0010000
Cody Goodale0010000
Jamelle Jones0010000
Stuart Austin0010000

Light Heavyweight

FighterWinsDrawsLossesTotal
Points
Rob Wilkinson20011011
Omari Akhmedov20011011
Antônio Carlos Júnior2001009
Delan Monte1011006
Josh Silveira1001006
Cory Hendricks1000105
Marthin Hamlet1010003
Bruce Souto0020000
Teodoras Aukštuolis0020000
Emiliano Sordi0020000
Viktor Pešta0020000

Welterweight

FighterWinsDrawsLossesTotal
Points
Rory MacDonald1011006
Sadibou Sy2000006
Carlos Leal1000006
Magomed Umalatov1001006
Magomed Magomedkerimov1000105
Ray Cooper III1011005
Dilano Taylor1010003
Jarrah Al Silawi1010003
Brett Cooper0010000
Nikolai Aleksakhin0010000
Gleison Tibau0010000
João Zeferino001000-1

Lightweight

FighterWinsDrawsLossesTotal
Points
Anthony Pettis1011006
Olivier Aubin-Mercier2000006
Alex Martinez2000006
Stevie Ray1010105
Raush Manfio1010014
Natan Schulte1010003
Clay Collard1010003
Jeremy Stephens1010003
Myles Price0020000
Marcin Held0010000
Don Madge0010000

Women's Lightweight

FighterWinsDrawsLossesTotal
Points
Larissa Pacheco20020012
Kayla Harrison2001009
Martina Jindrová2001009
Olena Kolesnyk2000006
Marina Mokhnatkina1010003
Julia Budd0010003
Abigail Montes0020000
Vanessa Melo0020000
Zamzagul Fayzallanova0020000
Kaitlin Young0010000
Genah Fabian101000-1

Featherweight

FighterWinsDrawsLossesTotal
Points
Chris Wade2000009
Ryoji Kudo1011006
Bubba Jenkins2000006
Brendan Loughnane1000006
Sheymon Moraes1010003
Lance Palmer1010003
Alejandro Flores1010003
Kyle Bochniak0020000
Ago Huskić0010000
Reinaldo Ekson0010000
Boston Salmon0010000
Saba Bolaghi0010000

Broadcast

On January 26, 2022, it was announced that PFL had extended their broadcast deal with ESPN. The contract extension included the seven events planned for the 2022 season, which would be broadcast on the main ESPN channel and simulcast on ESPN+.[18]

The 2022 PFL season will be broadcast by RMC Sport in France.[19] Both the 2022 PFL season and the inagurual PFL Challenger Series will be broadcast by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newswire. MMA Fighting. 2022-01-19. PFL Challenger Series debuts Feb. 18 on Fubo Sports Network. 2022-01-20. MMA Fighting. en.
  2. Web site: Stitt. Anthony. PFL Challenger Series Gearing Up For Debut, With Undiscovered Talent Set To Get A Big Break. 2022-01-20. Forbes. en.
  3. Web site: 2021-12-14. PFL Announces "Challenger Series" To Scout Up-And-Coming Talent. 2022-01-20. MMA News.
  4. Web site: 2021-12-09. Everything you need to know about PFL’s Challenger Series. 2022-01-20. FanSided. en-US.
  5. Web site: Sherdog.com . Professional Fighters League Signs Adam Keresh Following PFL Challenger Series 6 Stoppage . 2022-03-26 . Sherdog . en.
  6. Web site: Sherdog.com . Professional Fighters League Signs Simeon Powell in Wake of PFL Challenger Series 8 Rout . 2022-04-09 . Sherdog . en.
  7. Web site: Leonte . Tudor . Bruce Souto Takes Contract After Highlight-Reel KO at PFL Challenger Series 1 . sherdog.com . 12 March 2022 . 18 February 2022.
  8. Web site: Becker . Dana . PFL Challenger Series 2: Jarrah Al-Silawi, Chris Mixan Earn Contracts . themix.net . 12 March 2022 . 27 February 2022.
  9. Web site: Sherdog.com . Bruno Miranda Wins Contract at Professional Fighters League Challenger Series 5 . 2022-03-19 . Sherdog . en.
  10. Web site: Sherdog.com . Alexei Pergande Arm-Triangle Nets Professional Fighters League Contract at PFL Challenger Series 7 . 2022-04-02 . Sherdog . en.
  11. Web site: Knapp . Brian . Martina Jindrova Awarded Professional Fighters League Contact at PFL Challenger Series 3 . sherdog.com . 12 March 2022 . 4 March 2022.
  12. Web site: Staff . 2022-03-11 . PFL Challenger Series 4 Full Results . 2022-03-12 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  13. Web site: 2022-01-25. PFL announces multi-year renewal with ESPN; 2022 season kicks off on April 20. 2022-01-25. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  14. Web site: Lee. Alexander K.. 2022-01-25. PFL announces multi-year broadcast deal with ESPN. 2022-01-25. MMA Fighting. en.
  15. Web site: pfl espn - Google Search. 2022-01-25. www.google.com.
  16. Web site: PFL announces venue for upcoming trio of Atlanta events. April 28, 2022. mmafighting.com. Alexander K. Lee.
  17. Web site: 2021 Official Rules. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210507024409/https://pflmma-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/downloads/2021_Rules_and_Regulations_4-26-2021.pdf . 2021-05-07 .
  18. Web site: Dixon . Ed . PFL stays on ESPN in expanded broadcast rights deal . sportspromedia.com . 12 March 2022 . 26 January 2022.
  19. Web site: Dixon . Ed . PFL adds RMC Sport in latest broadcast rights deal . sportspromedia.com . 12 March 2022 . 9 February 2022.
  20. Web site: Professional Fighters League Announces Exclusive Media Partnership With Channel 4 . finance.yahoo.com . 12 March 2022 . 8 February 2022.