PFL_9_(2023_season)
PFL 9 (2023)
Mixed martial arts event
PFL 9 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on August 23, 2023, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. This will mark off the playoffs for the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions.[1]
| PFL 9 | ||||
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The poster for PFL 9 | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | August 23, 2023 | |||
| Venue | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | |||
| City | New York City, New York, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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The event was headlined by a lightweight playoff bout between Clay Collard facing off against Shane Burgos in an attempt to reach the lightweight final.[2]
Magomed Magomedkerimov was originally scheduled to face Magomed Umalatov at this event. However, Umalatov withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Solomon Renfro.[3]
At weigh-ins, Carlos Leal weighed in at 172 pounds, 1 pound over the Welterweight limit. Leal was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to his opponent Sy, and started the bout with a one point subtraction. Caldone weighed in at 148.6 pounds, 2.6 pounds over the Featherweight limit, leading him to being fined 20% of his purse which went to his opponent Grimard.[4]
| Main card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Clay Collard | def. | Shane Burgos | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Lightweight | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | def. | Bruno Miranda | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:41 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Welterweight | Sadibou Sy | def. | Carlos Leal | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Welterweight | Magomed Magomedkerimov | def. | Solomon Renfro | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Lightweight | Biaggio Ali Walsh | def. | Ed Davis | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:23 | [lower-alpha 5] |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Alexei Pergande | def. | Shawn Stefanelli | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Mostafa Rashed Neda | def. | Korey Kuppe | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:55 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Michelle Montague | def. | Abigail Montes | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:38 | |
| Featherweight | Abdullah Al-Qahtani | def. | David Zelner | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–25) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | John Caldone | def. | Nathaniel Grimard | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:32 | [lower-alpha 6] |
2023 PFL Lightweight playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 |  Clay Collard
| UD | |||||||
| 4 | Shane Burgos
| 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Clay Collard
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| 2 |  Olivier Aubin-Mercier
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| 2 | Olivier Aubin-Mercier
| TKO | |||||||
| 3 |  Bruno Miranda
| 2 | |||||||
2023 PFL Welterweight playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 |  Magomed Magomedkerimov
| UD | |||||||
| 5 | Solomon Renfro
| 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Magomed Magomedkerimov
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| 3 |  Sadibou Sy
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| 2 | Carlos Leal
| 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Sadibou Sy
| SD | |||||||
| (SD) | (Split Decision) | |
| (UD) | (Unanimous Decision) | |
| (MD) | (Majority Decision) | |
| SUB | Submission | |
| (T)KO | (Technical) Knock Out | |
| L | Loss |
- Marc Raimondi (July 12, 2023). "PFL sets final two playoff dates, matchups to be held in N.Y." ESPN.
- Anderson, Jay (2023-08-14). "Solomon Renfro Steps Up, Replaces Magomed Umalatov in PFL Playoffs". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- "2023 PFL Playoffs 3 weigh-in results: Carlos Leal heavy, deducted scorecard point". MMA Junkie. 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2023-08-24.