PFL UNVEILS FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS FOR 2025 WORLD TOURNAMENT

First Round Kicks Off April 3, Featuring 64 World-Class Fighters Across Eight Divisions
 

Nashville, Wichita, & Chicago Will Host World Tournament Semifinals
 

2025 PFL World Tournament Airs Live Across ESPN Platforms in the U.S. and DAZN Internationally

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NEW YORK – March 11, 2025 – The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is thrilled to announce the official bracket and matchups for the First Round of the 2025 PFL World Tournament, taking place at Universal Studios Florida on April 3, April 11, April 18, and May 1.
The 2025 PFL World Tournament will air live on ESPN platforms in the U.S., Canada and across Europe, fans can catch the action live on DAZN, while globally, the tournament will be streamed in 190 countries through 20 premium media partners.
One Shot. The annual single-elimination tournament will feature brackets at Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight, Featherweight, Bantamweight, and Women’s Flyweight. The PFL World Tournament spans an action packed five months. 64 of the best fighters from around the world will compete to win MMA’s toughest test – win three straight times in five months to become PFL Tournament Champion.
The First Round fights and the Semifinal fights will be three, five-minute rounds while the Finals are five, five-minute rounds. All events and all fights now allow the use of elbows. The PFL World Tournament will payout over $20 million in total prize money, including a $500,000 bonus for every winner.
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Watch and download the full 2025 PFL World Tournament spot here!
The full fight cards for the First Round are as follows:
2025 PFL World Tournament 1: First Round Main Card:

ESPN2 and ESPN+ (U.S.) | DAZN (Europe & Canada) 

Thursday, April 3 – 10 pm ET

Welterweight First Round Bout: Jason Jackson (18-5) vs. Andrey Koreshkov (28-5)

Featherweight First Round Bout: Jesus Pinedo (23-6) vs. Adam Borics (19-2)

Welterweight First Round Bout: Magomed Umalatov (17-1) vs. Logan Storley (16-3)

Featherweight First Round Bout: Jeremy Kennedy (19-4) vs. Movlid Khaybulaev (21-0-1)

 

2025 PFL World Tournament 1: First Round Early Card:

ESPN+ (U.S.) | DAZN (Europe & Canada)

Thursday, April 3 – 7 pm ET

Welterweight First Round Bout: Mukhamed Berkhamov (17-2) vs. Florim Zendeli (10-1-1)

Featherweight First Round Bout: Gabriel Braga (15-2) vs. Yves Landu (21-9)

Welterweight First Round Bout: Giannis Bachar (9-2) vs. Masayuki Kikuiri (10-2-1)

Featherweight First Round Bout: Nathan Kelly (11-3) vs. Taekyun Kim (10-1)

Welterweight Alternate Bout: Joseph Luciano (10-2) vs. Thad Jean (8-0)

Featherweight Alternate Bout: Fred Dupras (8-1) vs. Nathan Ghareeb (10-3)

 

2025 PFL World Tournament 2: First Round Main Card:

ESPN2 and ESPN+ (U.S.) | DAZN (Europe & Canada) 

Friday, April 11 – 11 pm ET

Bantamweight First Round Bout: Magomed Magomedov (20-3) vs. Leandro Higo (23-6)

Women’s Flyweight First Round Bout: Taila Santos (24-4) vs. Juliana Velasquez (13-3)

Bantamweight First Round Bout: Savarjon Khamidov (16-0) vs. Jake Hadley (11-4)

Bantamweight First Round Bout: Ciaran Clarke (10-0) vs. Kasum Kasumov (16-1)

 

2025 PFL World Tournament 2: First Round Early Card:

ESPN+ (U.S.) | DAZN (Europe & Canada) 

Friday, April 11 – 8 pm ET

Women’s Flyweight First Round Bout: Liz Carmouche (22-8) vs. Ilara Joanna (12-9)

Bantamweight First Round Bout: Ali Taleb (11-1) vs. Zebenzui Ruiz (12-3)

Women’s Flyweight First Round Bout: Kana Watanabe (13-3-1) vs. Jena Bishop (7-2)  

Women’s Flyweight First Round Bout: Elora Dana (7-0) vs. Diana Avsaragova (6-1)

Bantamweight Alternate Bout: Francesco Nuzzi (10-1) vs. Matheus Mattos (14-3-1)

Women’s Flyweight Alternate Bout: Ekaterina Shakalova (8-2) vs. Saray Orozco (8-6)

 

2025 PFL World Tournament 3: First Round Main Card:

ESPN and ESPN+ (U.S.) | DAZN (Europe & Canada) 

Friday, April 18 – 7 pm ET

Middleweight First Round Bout: Impa Kasanganay (18-5) vs. Fabian Edwards (13-4)

Lightweight First Round Bout: Alexander Shabliy (24-4) vs. Brent Primus (15-4-0, 1 NC)

Lightweight First Round Bout: Gadzhi Rabadanov (24-4-2) vs. Marc Diakiese (18-7)

Lightweight First Round Bout: Mads Burnell (20-6) vs. Jay-Jay Wilson (10-1)

 

2025 PFL World Tournament 3: First Round Early Card:

ESPN+ (U.S.) | DAZN (Europe & Canada) 

Friday, April 18 – 4:30 pm ET

Middleweight First Round Bout: Sadibou Sy (17-8-2, 1 NC ) vs. Dalton Rosta (9-1)

Middleweight First Round Bout: Josh Silveira (13-4) vs. Mike Shipman (17-4)

Lightweight First Round Bout: Clay Collard (25-14) vs. Alfie Davis (17-4-1)

Middleweight First Round Bout: Aaron Jeffery (15-5) vs. Murad Ramazanov (12-2)

Middleweight Alternate Bout: Khalid Murtazaliev (17-3) vs. Jordan Newman (7-0)

Lightweight Alternate Bout: Sergio Cossio (27-10-1) vs. Robert Watley (15-3)

 

2025 PFL World Tournament 4: First Round Main Card:

ESPN2 and ESPN+ (U.S.) | DAZN (Europe & Canada) 

Thursday, May 1 – 10 pm ET

Light Heavyweight First Round Bout: Phil Davis (24-7, 1 NC) vs. Rob Wilkinson (19-3,1 NC)

Heavyweight First Round Bout: Valentin Moldavsky (13-4) vs. Sergey Bilostenniy (13-3)

Light Heavyweight First Round Bout: Antonio Carlos Jr (16-6, 2 NC) vs. Karl Moore (12-3)

Light Heavyweight First Round Bout: Karl Albrektsson (14-6) vs. Simeon Powell (10-1)

 

2025 PFL World Tournament 4: First Round Early Card:

ESPN+ (U.S.) | DAZN (Europe & Canada) 

Thursday, May 1 – 7 pm ET

Heavyweight First Round Bout: Alexandr Romanov (18-3) vs. Tim Johnson (18-11)

Heavyweight First Round Bout: Linton Vassell (25-10) vs. Oleg Popov (19-1)

Light Heavyweight First Round Bout: Sullivan Cauley (6-1) vs. Marcelo Nunes (11-2)

Heavyweight First Round Bout: Pouya Rahmani (4-0) vs. Abraham Bably (5-1)

Light Heavyweight Alternate Bout: Alex Polizzi (11-4) vs. Rafael Xavier (13-8)
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Upcoming 2025 PFL World Tournament Schedule:

2025 PFL World Tournament 1: First Round – April 3 – Universal Studios Florida, Stage 19 

2025 PFL World Tournament 2: First Round – April 11 – Universal Studios Florida, Stage 19

2025 PFL World Tournament 3: First Round – April 18 – Universal Studios Florida, Stage 19

2025 PFL World Tournament 4: First Round – May 1 – Universal Studios Florida, Stage 19

2025 PFL World Tournament 5: Semifinals – June 12 – Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville

2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Semifinals – June 20 – INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita

2025 PFL World Tournament 7: Semifinals – June 27 – Wintrust Arena, Chicago

2025 PFL World Tournament 8: Finals – August 1

2025 PFL World Tournament 9: Finals – August 15

2025 PFL World Tournament 10: Finals – August 21

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