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PFL 9: 2024 Playoffs
Washington, D.C.

Main Card – ESPN / ESPN+ – 10:00pm ET / 7:00pm PT
Brendan Loughnane vs. Kai Kamaka III
Magomed Umalatov vs. Neiman Gracie
Gabriel Braga vs. Timur Khizriev
Shamil Musaev vs. Murad Ramazanov

Preliminary Card – ESPN+ – 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT
Ray Cooper III vs. Mukhamed Berkhamov
Eric Alequin vs. Luca Poclit
Tyler Diamond vs. Enrique Barzola
Marcirley Alves vs. Brahyan Zurcher
Jesse Stirn vs. Jose Perez
Maxwell Djantou Nana vs. Kent Mafileo
Shido Boris Esperanca vs. Tyler Hill
 
PFL seems really intent on filling their league with as many ov's and ev's as possible, like they're doing with Bellator now. All with massively padded records too, like in boxing. I think it's a bad business move, most of those guys are boring and definitely not a draw.
 


The Professional Fighters League will enter the home stretch of its 2024 campaign with PFL 9 this Friday at the Anthem in Washington, D.C., where semifinalists in the featherweight and welterweight divisions are set to pen the next chapters in the promotion’s postseason story. Brendan Loughnane, the top seed at 145 pounds, continues his pursuit of a second PFL championship in three years in the headliner, where Hawaiian dark horse Kai Kamaka III awaits.

PFL 9—which airs live on ESPN at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT—also features a welterweight semifinal pitting Magomed Umalatov against Neiman Gracie in the co-main event, along with the other featherweight semifinal matching Gabriel Braga with Timur Khizriev and the remaining welterweight semifinal slotting Shamil Musaev opposite Murad Ramazanov. The undercard streams to ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, with a welterweight tilt between two-time PFL champion Ray Cooper III and former Absolute Championship Berkut titleholder Mukhamed Berkhamov anchoring the preliminary draw.

A closer look at the PFL 9 particulars:

THE LINEUP​

145: Brendan Loughnane vs. Kai Kamaka III
170: Magomed Umalatov vs. Neiman Gracie
145: Gabriel Braga vs. Timur Khizriev
170: Shamil Musaev vs. Murad Ramazanov
170: Ray Cooper III vs. Mukhamed Berkhamov
170: Eric Alequin vs. Luca Poclit
145: Tyler Diamond vs. Enrique Barzola
145: Jesse Stirn vs. Jose Perez
265: Maxwell Djantou Nana vs. Kent Mafileo
170: Shido Boris vs. Tyler Hill


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Loughnane vs Kamaka -

Clash of styles in striking way, my favourite type of fights. Both fighters will try to impose his rhythm and range of fighting. Kamaka needs to trade punches from kicking distance, Loughnane in pocket. Set of techniques are totally opposite, Loughnane in n out movements, bodywork, set up rear hand, long combos... Kamaka potshots, kicks, moving backward, counters. I think Loughnane in that way will be more successful cause of his speed.

Loughnane UD

Umalatov vs Gracie -

Gracie is a BJJ specialist he fights like old generation of fighters, accept bottom position and attacks sub from there. Spam leg locks, what giving momentum for GNP... Umalatov's best weapon on the ground. In stand up Neiman it's too predictable, move side to side and throw low kicks... Umalatov will eat the space and find him with any bomb.

Umalatov KO/TKO R1

Braga vs Khizriev -

Braga wants fight on the center of the cage. Elite striking defense, muay thai catch n counter style, he owns power to do damage with every shot, but Khizriev will impose his rhythm of fight, courage style, long combos, pull reaction and going into the takedown. Braga is passive into scrambles. I expect similar fight like Merab vs Yan or more precise Tsarukyan vs Ismagulov.

Khizriev UD

Musaev vs Ramazanov -

Musaev defends takedowns first fight on principe break grip and separate, Ramazanov didn't set up takedowns, he reads his shoots and pretend that. Ramazanov must change his approach and be more careful. I think on 3 rounds fight he can hold him on the ground and wires enough time for the win.

Ramazanov UD
 
PFL seems really intent on filling their league with as many ov's and ev's as possible, like they're doing with Bellator now. All with massively padded records too, like in boxing. I think it's a bad business move, most of those guys are boring and definitely not a draw.

You just have to accept that this is the way the sport is going to go until the pay at the top level increases to attract elite western talent to the sport.

25k a fight is nothing to western people but very, very good money for Dagestanis, Chechens etc.
 
Can someone remind me what the purpose of the PFL buying Bellator was? You would expect the card quality to increase but it really hasn't. It was a lateral move.
I like to think it's because someone convinced them PFLattor would be a great name, but didn't realize everyone was going to call it PeeFellator.
 
When does this start then 30min or and hour from now?
 
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