The PFL 8 mixed martial arts event for the 2018 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on October 5, 2018, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]
| PFL 8 | ||||
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| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | October 5, 2018 | |||
| Venue | Ernest N. Morial Convention Center | |||
| City | New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe event was the eighth of the 2018 season and marked the start of the playoffs.[1]
Philipe Lins was expected to face Valdrin Istrefi in a playoff bout at this event, however, Istrefi was removed due to injury and replaced by the highest ranked alternate on the undercard, Caio Alencar. As a result, Alencar's original opponent of Mike Kyle was paired with Mo De'Reese in a bout to determine a new alternate.
Timur Valiev was expected to face Alexandre de Almeida in a playoff bout at this event, however, Valiev was removed due to injury and replaced by the highest ranked alternate on the undercard, Jumabieke Tuerxun. As a result, Tuerxun's original opponent of Marcos Galvão was set to face Jeremy Kennedy in a bout to determine a new alternate. However, on the day of the event Kennedy dropped out due to undisclosed reasons, and so Galvao was automatically pushed forward as the new alternate instead.
Fight card
edit| Main Card (NBCSN) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Josh Copeland | def. | Alex Nicholson | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:27 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Steven Siler | def. | Alexandre Almeida | DQ (illegal upkick) | 2 | 0:52 | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Philipe Lins | def. | Jared Rosholt | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:45 | [c] |
| Featherweight | Lance Palmer | def. | Andre Harrison | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Heavyweight | Josh Copeland | vs. | Francimar Barroso | Draw (unanimous) (19-19, 19-19, 19-19) | 2 | 5:00 | [e] |
| Featherweight | Steven Siler | def. | Nazareno Malegarie | Draw (majority) (20-18, 19-19, 19-19) | 2 | 5:00 | [f] |
| Preliminary card (Facebook Watch) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Alex Nicholson | def. | Jack May | TKO (leg kick and punches) | 1 | 2:03 | [g] |
| Featherweight | Alexandre Almeida | def. | Zhumabek Tursyn | Decision (majority) (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) | 2 | 5:00 | [h] |
| Heavyweight | Philipe Lins | def. | Caio Alencar | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:58 | [i] |
| Featherweight | Andre Harrison | def. | Alexandre Bezerra | Decision (majority) (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) | 2 | 5:00 | [j] |
| Heavyweight | Jared Rosholt | def. | Kelvin Tiller | Decision (unanimous) (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) | 2 | 5:00 | [k] |
| Featherweight | Lance Palmer | def. | Max Coga | Decision (unanimous) (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) | 2 | 5:00 | [l] |
| Heavyweight | Mo De'Reese | def. | Mike Kyle | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 2:38 | [m] |
- ^ Semi-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
- ^ Semi-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
- ^ Semi-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
- ^ Semi-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
- ^ Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
- ^ Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
- ^ Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
- ^ Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
- ^ Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
- ^ Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
- ^ Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
- ^ Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
- ^ 2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs Alternate.
2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Francimar Barroso (1) | L | |||||||||
 Josh Copeland (8) | Draw 2 | |||||||||
| Josh Copeland (8) | KO 1 | |||||||||
| Alex Nicholson (5) | L | |||||||||
| Jack May (4) | L | |||||||||
| Alex Nicholson (5) | TKO 1 | |||||||||
| Josh Copeland (8) | L | |||||||||
| Philipe Lins (3) | TKO 4 | |||||||||
| Philipe Lins (3) | SUB 1 | |||||||||
| Caio Alencar* (9) | L | |||||||||
| Philipe Lins (3) | TKO 2 | |||||||||
| Jared Rosholt (7) | L | |||||||||
| Kelvin Tiller (2) | L | |||||||||
| Jared Rosholt (7) | UD 2 | |||||||||
* Valdrin Istrefi was originally scheduled to face Philipe Lins but was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replaced by Caio Alencar.[2]
(SD)
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(Split Decision) | |
(UD)
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(Unanimous Decision) | |
(MD)
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(Majority Decision) | |
SUB
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Submission | |
(T)KO
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(Technical) Knock Out | |
L
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Loss |
2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Steven Siler (1) | Draw 2 | |||||||||
 Nazareno Malegarie (8) | L | |||||||||
| Steven Siler (1) | DQ 2 | |||||||||
| Alexandre Almeida (5) | L | |||||||||
 Jumabieke Tuerxun* (11) | L | |||||||||
| Alexandre Almeida (5) | MD 2 | |||||||||
| Steven Siler (1) | L | |||||||||
| Lance Palmer (2) | UD 5 | |||||||||
| Andre Harrison (3) | MD 2 | |||||||||
| Alexandre Bezerra (6) | L | |||||||||
| Andre Harrison (3) | L | |||||||||
| Lance Palmer (2) | UD 3 | |||||||||
| Lance Palmer (2) | UD 2 | |||||||||
 Max Coga (7) | L | |||||||||
* Timur Valiev was originally scheduled to face Alexandre Almeida but was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replaced by Jumabieke Tuerxun.[2]
(SD)
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(Split Decision) | |
(UD)
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(Unanimous Decision) | |
(MD)
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(Majority Decision) | |
SUB
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Submission | |
(T)KO
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(Technical) Knock Out | |
L
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Loss |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Staff (2018-08-31). "Playoff matchups set for PFL's first season of $1 million winners". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ a b "Injuries Change Two PFL 8 Bouts, Alternate Fights Set | Fightful MMA". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- ^ a b Staff (2018-08-31). "Playoff matchups set for PFL's first season of $1 million winners". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-08-31.