PFL releases 2024 playoff schedule with three events in August

The 2024 PFL Playoffs are all set.

On Tuesday, the PFL announced the dates, location, and fight information for its 2024 playoff schedule, with PFL 7, 8, and 9 all set to take place this August at three different locations across the United States.

The first playoff event, PFL 7, takes place on Aug. 2 at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN and will feature fights for the heavyweight and women’s flyweight divisions. In the main event, Denis Goltsov (34-8) takes on Tim Johnson (18-9), with Dakota Ditcheva (12-0) vs. Jena Bishop (7-1) serving as the co-main event. Also on the main card, Oleg Popov (18-1) faces Linton Vassell (25-9) and Liz Carmouche (22-7) takes on Taila Santos (21-3).

PFL 8 takes place two weeks later on Aug. 17 at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fla., featuring the light heavyweight and lightweight playoffs. The main event features a rematch of the 2023 light heavyweight tournament when reigning champion Impa Kasanganay (17-4) rematches Josh Silveira (13-3). In the co-main event, Rob Wilkinson (19-2) faces Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (23-7-1), while Gadzhi Rabadanov (22-4-1) vs. Michael Dufort (13-5) and former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus (14-3) vs. Clay Collard (25-13) rounds out the main card.

The playoffs will then conclude at PFL 9 on Aug. 23 at The Anthem in Washington D.C., where the welterweight and featherweight divisions will compete. 2022 featherweight champion Brendan Loughnane (29-5) takes on Kai Kamaka (14-5-1) in the main event, while Magomed Umalatov (16-0) faces Don Madge (11-5-1) in the co-main. Also on the main card, Gabriel Braga (14-1) faces Timur Khizriev (16-0) and Shamil Musaev (18-0-1) battles Murad Ramazanov (12-1).

All of these fights lead up to the 2024 PFL Championship which will take place later this year.