PFL 2 (2018 season)

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PFL 2
Information
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateJune 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)
VenueChicago Theatre
CityChicago, Illinois
Estimated viewers150,000[1]
Event chronology
PFL 1 PFL 2 PFL 3
Main article: PFL (2018 season)

The PFL 2 mixed martial arts event for the 2018 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on June 21, 2018, at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. It was the second regular season event of 2018 and included only fights in the lightweight and light heavyweight divisions.[2]

Background[]

Rashid Magomedov was expected to face Jason High at this event, however Magomedev was removed from the bout due to injury and replaced by Efrain Escudero.[3] On weigh in day, the fight suffered another set back as Escudero missed the 156-pound weight limit by six pounds. As a result, Escudero became ineligible to earn points regardless of the outcome.

Results[]

Main Card (NBCSN)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Will Brooks def. Luiz Firmino Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-37, 30-27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Brian Foster def. Ramsey Nijem TKO (flying knee and punches) 3 0:23
Women's Lightweight Kayla Harrison def. Brittney Elkin Submission (armbar) 1 3:18
Lightweight Efrain Escudero def. Jason High Technical Submission (guillotine choke) 3 0:35
Light Heavyweight Sean O'Connell def. Ronny Markes TKO (punches) 2 0:41
Preliminary card (Facebook Watch)
Light Heavyweight Brandon Halsey def. Smealinho Rama TKO (doctor stoppage) 3 0:01
Lightweight Islam Mamedov def. Yuki Kawana Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Vinny Magalhaes def. Jamie Abdallah Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:37
Light Heavyweight Rakim Cleveland def. Rashid Yusupov TKO (retirement) 3 0:01
Light Heavyweight Maxim Grishin def. Jason Butcher TKO (leg injury) 1 1:41
Lightweight Robert Watley def. Thiago Tavares TKO (leg kick) 2 0:35
Lightweight Natan Schulte def. Chris Wade Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Dan Spohn def. Bazigit Atajev TKO (punches) 3 4:31

Standings after event[]

The point system consists of outcome based scoring and bonuses for an early win. Under the outcome based scoring system, the winner of a fight receives 3 points and the loser receives 0 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. If a fighter misses weight, then the fighter that missed weight will receive 0 points and his opponent will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory.[4]

Lightweight[]

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[5]
United States Robert Watley 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
United States Brian Foster 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
United States Will Brooks 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Brazil Natan Schulte 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Russia Islam Mamedov 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Japan Yuki Kawana 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Brazil Luiz Firmino 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Chris Wade 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Jason High 0 0 1* 0 0 0 3
United States Ramsey Nijem 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Brazil Thiago Tavares 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Efrain Escudero 1* 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sources:[6]
  • Although Efrain Escudero won his fight, he was ineligible to earn point due to missing the weight limit. By rule, the loser, Jason High, is credited with three points for walkover.

Light Heavyweight[]

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[7]
Brazil Vinny Magalhães 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Russia Maxim Grishin 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
United States Sean O'Connell 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
United States 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
United States Brandon Halsey 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
United States Dan Spohn 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Russia Bazigit Atajev 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Canada Smealinho Rama 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Russia Rashid Yusupov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Brazil Ronny Markes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Jason Butcher 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Australia Jamie Abdallah 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sources:[8]

See also[]

  • List of PFL events
  • List of current PFL fighters

References[]

  1. ^ "PFL 6 draws 138,000 viewers on NBC Sports Network : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA". mmapayout.com. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  2. ^ "Fight Card - PFL 2". PFL.
  3. ^ Marc Raimondi (2018-06-14). "Efrain Escudero replaces injured Rashid Magomedev against Jason High at PFL 2". MMAFighting. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  4. ^ "Rules and Regulations". PFL. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  5. ^ The eight fighters with most points (green background) advance to the playoffs
  6. ^ "2018 PFL Lightweight Standings". Professional Fighters League. 23 June 2018.
  7. ^ The eight fighters with most points (green background) advance to the playoffs
  8. ^ "2018 PFL Light Heavyweight Standings". Professional Fighters League. 23 June 2018.
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