The final PFL Playoffs of the 2023 season take place this week, with the Lightweight and Welterweight semifinals. Find the entire PFL 9 2023 fight card and start times below.
In the PFL 9 main event, top-seeded Lightweight Clay Collard will hope to book his spot in the PFL Finals against UFC veteran Shane Burgos. Collard secured the top seed with a second-round finish over Stevie Ray in his last bout. Burgos was controversially parachuted into the Playoffs following the suspensions of Natan Schulte and Raush Manfio.
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The other Lightweight Playoff bout sees 2022 PFL Lightweight Champion Olivier Aubin-Mercier take on impressive Brazilian Bruno Miranda, who enters the bout riding a seven-fight win streak. Aubin-Mercier is also undefeated since joining the PFL and will hope to continue his path to winning back-to-back Championships.
The 2023 PFL Welterweight Playoffs remarkably feature four men who secured stoppage victories in all of their Regular Season wins. 2022 PFL Welterweight Champion Sadibou Sy faces Carlos Leal, and top-seed Magomed Magomedkerimov takes on short-notice replacement Solomon Renfro.
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The rest of the PFL 9 fight card features non-tournament bouts, with the likes of Biaggio Ali Walsh, Alexei Pergande, Shawn Stefanelli, Abby Montes, Michelle Montague, and John Caldone in action.
Who is fighting at PFL 9: 2023 Lightweight and Welterweight Playoffs?
Main Card: 9:00pm ET/11:00am AEDT/1:00am GMT
Clay Collard (23-10-0) vs. Shane Burgos (16-4-0)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier (19-5-0) vs. Bruno Miranda (16-3-0)
Carlos Leal (19-4-0) vs. Sadibou Sy (15-6-2)
Magomed Magomedkerimov (32-6-0) vs. Solomon Renfro (11-3-0)
Biaggio Ali Walsh (4-1-0) vs. Ed Davis (2-1-0)
Prelims: 6:30pm ET/8:30am AEDT/10:30pm GMT
Alexei Pergande (3-0-0) vs. Shawn Stefanelli (4-2-0)
Mostafa Rashed Neda (7-3-0) vs. Korey Kuppe (11-5-0)
Abby Montes (4-2-0) vs. Michelle Montague (3-0-0)
Abdullah Al-Qahtani (6-1-0) vs. David Zelner (4-2-0)
John Caldone (4-1-0) vs. Nathaniel Grimard (4-2-0)
*PFL 9: 2023 Lightweight and Welterweight Playoffs fight card and bout order are subject to change.
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When does PFL 9: 2023 Lightweight and Welterweight Playoffs start?
PFL 9 takes place this Wednesday, 23 August (Thursday, 24 August in Australia) from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The PFL 9 main card begins at 9:00pm ET/11:00pm AEDT/1:00am GMT, with the prelims starting at 6:30pm ET/8:30am AEDT/10:30pm GMT.
Where can you watch the PFL 9: 2023 Lightweight and Welterweight Playoffs?
PFL 9 can be watched in America through ESPN for the main card and ESPN+ for the prelims. In Australia, PFL 9 is available to watch through Stan Sport. Find your local broadcaster here.
Find all the results from the PFL 8: 2023 Heavyweight and Women’s Featherweight Playoffs here.