The ''PFL 9''
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...
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
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...
and
Light Heavyweight
Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
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divisions competing. This event aired on
ESPN2, with the prelims airing on
ESPN+
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.
Background
The fight card marked the final playoff event with featherweights and light heavyweights competing in the playoff semifinals.
Headliners
Brendan Loughnane
Brendan Loughnane (born December 5, 1989) is a British professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Loughnane has been a professional competitor since ...
and
Movlid Khaybulaev
Movlid Khaybulaev (born October 16, 1990) is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). A professional competitor since 2011, he has also competed in Fight Nights Glo ...
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.
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
Antônio Carlos Coelho de Figueiredo Barbosa Júnior (born 16 March 1990), also known as Antônio Carlos Jr. and professionally by his ring name Cara de Sapato (as well as its English translation Shoeface), is a Brazilian mixed martial artist wh ...
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At weigh-ins,
Bobby Moffett
Robert "Bobby" Thomas Moffett (born June 1, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) who competes in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). A professional since 2013, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fig ...
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 Jason Knight may refer to:
*Jason Knight (fighter) (born 1992), American featherweight mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer
*Jason Knight (footballer) (born 2001), Irish footballer
*Jason Knight (wrestler) (born 1963), American professional ...
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Results
2021 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs
2021 PFL Featherweight playoffs
See also
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List of PFL events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the Professional Fighters League, a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. This list also includes events by the league's predecessor, the World Series of Fighting (WSOF).
Schedu ...
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List of current PFL fighters
References
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