PFL 9 (2021 season)

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PFL 9
ProfessionalFighterLeague92021.jpg
The poster for PFL 9.
Information
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateAugust 27, 2021 (2021-August-27)
VenueSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
CityHollywood, Florida, United States
Event chronology
PFL 8 PFL 9 PFL 10
Main article: PFL (2021 season)

The PFL 9 mixed martial arts event for the 2021 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 27, 2021. This was the third event of the playoffs with the Featherweight and Light Heavyweight divisions divisions competing. This event aired on ESPN2, with the prelims airing on ESPN+.[1][2][3]

Background[]

The fight card marked the final playoff event with featherweights and light heavyweights competing in the playoff semifinals.

Headliners Brendan Loughnane and Movlid Khaybulaev met in a featherweight contest, each fighter looking for their first PFL Championship berth. Loughnane debuted in Season 2 with a pair of wins in one-off fights, while Khaybulaev fell short in the Season 2 quarterfinals after suffering a knockout loss against Daniel Pineda, who was later suspended for an anti-doping violation.[4]

The other featherweight bracket saw the wrestling standout Bubba Jenkins, in his first PFL season, take on three-time PFL Playoff competitor Chris Wade and light heavyweights Cezar Ferreira and Marthin Hamlet met for a shot at fighting in the PFL Championship. The other light heavyweight bout saw Season 2 light heavyweight champ and No. 4 seed Emiliano Sordi take on UFC veteran Antônio Carlos Júnior.[5]

At weigh-ins, Bobby Moffett weighed in at 148.2 pounds, missing weight by 2.2 pounds. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Moffett was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to Jason Knight.[6]

Results[]

Main Card (ESPN2)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Movlid Khaybulaev def. Brendan Loughnane Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Chris Wade def. Bubba Jenkins Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Antônio Carlos Júnior def. Emiliano Sordi Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Marthin Hamlet def. Cezar Ferreira TKO (leg injury) 1 0:13
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Featherweight Sheymon Moraes def. Lazar Stojadinovic TKO (punches) 2 4:45
Light Heavyweight Chris Camozzi def. Cory Hendricks Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Anthony Dizy def. Jesse Stirn Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Bobby Moffett def. Jason Knight Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Alejandro Flores def. Carl Deaton III Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Brandon Jenkins def. Jacob Kilburn KO (flying knee) 1 2:56

2021 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs[]

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Brazil Antônio Carlos Júnior UD
4 Argentina Emiliano Sordi 3
1 Brazil Antônio Carlos Júnior SUB
3 Norway Marthin Hamlet 1
2 Brazil Cezar Ferreira 1
3 Norway Marthin Hamlet TKO
Legend
(SD)
   (Split Decision)
(UD)
   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)
   (Majority Decision)
SUB
   Submission
(T)KO
   (Technical) Knock Out
L
   Loss

2021 PFL Featherweight playoffs[]

Semifinals Finals
      
1 England Brendan Loughnane 3
4 Russia Movlid Khaybulaev SD
4 Russia Movlid Khaybulaev UD
2 United States Chris Wade 5
2 United States Chris Wade UD
3 United States Bubba Jenkins 3
Legend
(SD)
   (Split Decision)
(UD)
   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)
   (Majority Decision)
SUB
   Submission
(T)KO
   (Technical) Knock Out
L
   Loss

See also[]

  • List of PFL events
  • List of current PFL fighters

References[]

  1. ^ Fontana, Scott. "PFL playoffs slated for August in Florida casino". nypost.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ Fontana, Scott (2021-06-08). "PFL playoffs slated for August in Florida casino". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  3. ^ Lee, Alexander K. (2021-06-08). "PFL 2021 playoff dates announced for August". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  4. ^ Newswire, MMA Fighting (2021-08-10). "PFL announces full 2021 Playoff 3 card, Brendan Loughnane vs. Movlid Khaybulaev headlines". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  5. ^ "PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FULL PLAYOFF 3 CARD SET FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 27 ON ESPN2". www.pflmma.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  6. ^ Sherdog.com. "PFL 9: 2021 Playoffs Weigh-in Results: Featherweight & Light Heavyweight Semifinals Set". Sherdog. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
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