PFL 4 2018: Thurs. July 19, 6:30 Prelims/9PM ET Main Card Discussion

[JayPettryMMA]

Professional Fighters League 4: 2018 Regular Season
Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, NY, U.S.

PFL 4 2018 features fighters from the Featherweight and Heavyweight divisions!

Play-by-play Commentators: Sean O'Connell, then Todd Harris
Color Commentators: Bas Rutten, Randy Couture, and Yves Edwards

Main Card: (NBC Sports, 9 PM ET/6PM PT)
FW: Lance Palmer (13-3) vs Tuerxun Jumabieke (20-7-1)
FW: Andre Harrison (18-0) vs Nazareno Malegarie (35-4)
HW: Francimar Barroso (20-7) vs Jack May (10-3)
FW: Alexandre de Almeida (19-7) vs Steven Siler (30-17)
HW: Alex Nicholson (12-5) vs Philipe Lins (10-3)


Preliminary Card: (Facebook, 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT)
HW: Jared Rosholt (16-4) vs Kelvin Tiller (9-1)
FW: Bekbulat Magomedov (19-3) vs Timur Valiev (13-2)
FW: Max Coga (19-5) vs Marcos Galvao (18-10-1)
HW: Shawn Jordan (19-8) vs Josh Copeland (16-5)
HW: Valdrin Istrefi (12-2) vs Daniel Gallemore (7-5)


Missing fighters who fought earlier in the tournament:
FW: Lee Coville, Magomed Idrisov (Injured) both with 0 points
HW: Caio Alencar, Jake Heun both with 0 points

Cancelled bouts:
Bekbulat Magomedov vs Carl Deaton III - Deaton missed weight
Timur Valiev vs Darrick Minner - Minner missed weight

FW Standings:



HW Standings:



PFL 4 2018 Weigh-in Results
Lance Palmer (145.8) vs. Jumabieke Tuerxun (145.2)
Andre Harrison (145.6) vs. Nazareno Malegarie (145.6)
Francimar Barroso (239.2) vs. Jack May (261.6)
Alexandre Almeida (145.4) vs. Steven Siler (145.8)
Alex Nicholson (216.2) vs. Philipe Lins (231.8)

Jared Rosholt (245.6) vs. Kelvin Tiller (265.0)
Timur Valiev (145.6) vs. Bekbulat Magomedov (145.6)
Marcos Galvao (145.8) vs. Max Coga (145.6)
Shawn Jordan (264.8) vs. Josh Copeland (261.6)
Valdrin Istrefi (245) vs. Daniel Gallemore (256.2)


PFL 4 2018 Odds as of 2:30 PM ET


Rules of the PFL Season
Unified Rules of MMA apply, but NO Elbows
6 divisions (FW, LW, WW, MW, LHW, HW), 12 fighters each, and the top 8 fighters based on score advance to the tournament
Each fighter fights twice during this season, and can earn a maximum of 12 points if they stop both of their opponents in the first round
There are a series of tiebreakers that we'll run into if we get there with tied scores
At the end of the year, there will be a multi-stage tournament with the quarterfinals and semi-finals in one night, and then a year-end show to crown the winners of each weight class


SCORING RULES:
Winners get 3 points
Draws 1 point each
Loser gets 0 points

Stoppage Win Points
Win in Round 1 - 3 points
Win in Round 2 - 2 points
Win in Round 3 - 1 point


Fighter Pay:
Winner in each weight class earns $1 million
Runner-up in each weight class earns $200,000
Semifinal losers earn $100,000
Quarterfinal losers earn $50,000
Each fighters also makes their standard show/win money depending on their contract.

 

[JayPettryMMA]

I can't help but noticed they matched up 6 pt Alexander de Almeida vs 6 pt Steven Siler at FW. Also, 6 pt Jack May vs 6 pt Francimar Barroso at HW.

 

[europe1]

Bekbulat Magomedov (19-3) vs Timur Valiev

So both Minner and Deaton missed weight so they made Valiev and Bekbulat fight each other instead?

 

[Danespina]

So both Minner and Deaton missed weight so they made Valiev and Bekbulat fight each other instead?

Perfect. Honestly that's great news and I'm glad Valiev and Bekbulat agreed to it.

 

[europe1]

Perfect. Honestly that's great news and I'm glad Valiev and Bekbulat agreed to it.

Its an excellent fight for sure. Timur looked a bit on the slow side agaimst Coga. He'll need to pick it up against Bekbulat for sure.

 

[The ScorpioN]

So both Minner and Deaton missed weight so they made Valiev and Bekbulat fight each other instead?

Are they teammates or something?

 

[europe1]

Are they teammates or something?

No, but both of them are actually tournament participants. While Deaton and Minner are replacements filling in for injured tournament participants. So it's more fitting this way.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Enjoying these PFL Thursday Night Fights... Plus the point system... Going for the finish > boring and safe...

 

[JayPettryMMA]

So both Minner and Deaton missed weight so they made Valiev and Bekbulat fight each other instead?

You got it, Tim Curry.

 

[Danespina]

REFRESHER COURSE FROM PFL 1

#3: Tiller KO's Alencar

#2: Steven Siler's comeback.

#1: Nicholson KO's Heun with flying knee.

 

[BjPenn2017]

So stoked gonna be some good fights today.. and Jared Rosholt. Lmao

 

[ForeverZero]

JBG Bless !!

 

[JayPettryMMA]

For those that don't look to the first post for information or links like a normal person would, here is the facebook page of PFL:

https://www.facebook.com/PFLmmaLive/

From there, click PFL4 | 2018 Live from the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY.

 

[Kinger85]

Let's get this show on the road!

 

[Kryptt]

IN!

 

[EndlessCritic]

is the stream supposed to be in spanish?

edit: figured it out.

 

[beefcake180]

Shit. Thought I had until 330 with my nap. Woke up and the stream was already on

 

[JayPettryMMA]

Oh boy, the same promos we saw before PFL 1. Hooray.

 

[JayPettryMMA]

Since I posted the odds today, Palmer and Harrison have become even greater favorites:

Palmer is at -1165 to Tuerxun at +750
Harrison is at -900 to Malegarie at +600

 

[europe1]

Did that black announcer just say that Timur has a Frankie Edgar style?