PFL 8 (2023) explained

PFL 8
Promotion:Professional Fighters League
Date:August 18, 2023
Venue:The Theater at Madison Square Garden
City:New York City, New York, United States
Previousevent:PFL 7
Followingevent:PFL 9

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PFL 8 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on August 18, 2023, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. This featured the semi-final playoffs for the Heavyweight and Women's Featherweight divisions.[1]

Background

The event was headlined by Renan Ferreira facing off against Maurice Greene in an attempt to reach the heavyweight finals. Ferreira was initially scheduled to face number three seed Marcelo Nunes, but he was forced to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by fifth-seed Greene.[2]

At weigh-ins, Olena Kolesnyk weighed in at 147.8 pounds, 1.8 pounds over the Featherweight limit. She was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to her opponent Pacheco, and she started the bout with a one point subtraction. Daiqwon Buckley weighed in at 272.4 pounds, 6.4 pounds over the Heavyweight limit, leading him to being fined 20% of his purse which went to his opponent Sutherland. The bout was briefly moved to Super Heavyweight before the promotion cancelled it. The New York State Athletic Commission decided not to license Chris Mixan, leading to his lightweight bout against Eddie George to be scrapped.[3]

Playoff brackets

2023 PFL Heavyweight playoffs

2023 PFL Women's Featherweight playoffs

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PFL sets final two playoff dates, matchups to be held in N.Y.. July 12, 2023. ESPN. Marc Raimondi.
  2. Web site: 2023 PFL PLAYOFF CARDS FINALIZED FOR NEW YORK CITY AUGUST 18 & 23. July 12, 2023. Professional Fighters League.
  3. Web site: 2023-08-17 . 2023 PFL Playoffs 2 weigh-in results: Postseason intact, but miss moves showcase bout to super heavyweight . 2023-08-17 . MMA Junkie . en-US.