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USA Today
3 hours ago
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2025 PFL World Tournament 9 results: Alfie Davis upsets Gadzhi Rabadanov in final
Against all odds, Alfie Davis is a PFL tournament champion. The English fighter was crowned champion of the 2025 PFL lightweight tournament after outpointing Gadzhi Rabadanov in the main event of 2025 PFL World Tournament 9, which took place Friday at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. Despite being a sizable underdog, Davis (20-5-1) won with 48-47 scores from all three judges. Davis took home the 2025 PFL lightweight tournament belt and a $500,000 prize on top of his fight purse. This was Davis' first major championship belt of his 10-year MMA career. It was a slow, but hard-fought win for Davis at 2025 PFL World Tournament 9. Although he didn't do a ton of damage on Rabadanov (26-5-2), Davis clearly landed the better shots of the fight and was far more active than Rabadanov on the feet. Rabadanov made the fight close by pressuring Davis and controlling him at times with his wrestling. Unfortunately for Rabadanov, he didn't do enough damage with his control, ultimately losing a close decision. With this result, Davis is now on a three-fight winning streak and 6-1 in his past seven bouts. He entered the tournament as an underdog, but ended up upsetting several notable names in Clay Collard, former Bellator champion Brent Primus, and now Rabadanov, who had won the 2024 PFL lightweight tournament. On the other hand, Rabadanov saw a 12-fight wining streak come to an end. He hadn't tasted defeat since losing his Eagle FC lightweight title in 2020. Rabadanov has stopped former UFC fighters Kevin Lee and Marc Diakiese en route to the 2025 PFL lightweight tournament final.
USA Today
4 hours ago
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2025 PFL World Tournament 9 results: Liz Carmouche wins final, calls out Dakota Ditcheva
Liz Carmouche is not slowing down. Despite turning 41 earlier this year, Carmouche (25-8) is still adding records and titles to her already impressive resume. Carmouche won the 2025 PFL women's flyweight tournament this Friday in the co-main event of 2025 PFL World Tournament 9 at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. She scored a TKO victory over Jena Bishop (9-3) at the 2:56 mark of Round 3 of their championship fight. On top of taking the 2025 PFL women's flyweight tournament title, Carmouche receives a $500,000 prize for her tournament win. Although the momentum appeared to be on Carmouche's side though the majority of the fight, "Girl-Rilla" had to work hard for her big win. It appeared she edged out Bishop in a close first round, and then found herself in trouble in the second, surviving several close submission attempts from Bishop. In Round 3, that's where the magic happened for Carmouche. She connected a brutal, counter left hook on Bishop's shin, dropped her, and then followed up with a few shots on the ground to close out the show. After the fight, in her post-fight interview, Carmouche called for the opening of the a women's bantamweight division in the PFL and a fight with PFL star and 2024 tournament champion Dakota Ditcheva. "I would love to do a super fight at 135 (pounds), and get that division in here and headline," Carmouche said. "I think that would be amazing. I think when Dakota is healthy, I would love to get a chance to fight Dakota." With this win, Carmouche finds herself on a three-fight winning streak and 12-1 since leaving the UFC in 2020. This latest feat adds to Carmouche's impressive resume. She's a former two-time UFC title challenger, was the last Bellator women's flyweight champion – a title she defended three times, and is now a PFL tournament winner.
USA Today
6 hours ago
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2025 PFL 9 video: Biaggio Ali Walsh bounces back from first pro loss with knockout
Biaggio Ali Walsh is back in the win column. Walsh, grandson of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, bounced back in style from his first professional MMA defeat this Friday on the preliminary card of 2025 PFL World Tournament 9 – which went down at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. After two rounds, Walsh (3-1) was able to find the chin of his opponent, Adryan Grundy (3-2), rocking him and sending him down to the canvas, where he landed a few follow-up shots to get a KO win. Walsh had suffered his first professional defeat in June, losing to Ronnie Gibbs by submission. You can watch Walsh's KO win in the video below: Up to the minute results of 2025 PFL World Tournament 9 include:
USA Today
7 hours ago
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Video: Renat Khavalov blasts Vilson Ndregjoni with brutal knee to climb to 10-0
There's a reason why Renat Khavalov is still undefeated. The 27-year-old bantamweight prospect showed the world why he's one of the more promising figures in the PFL. In brutal fashion, Khavalov (10-0) quickly dispatched Vilson Ndregjoni (11-5) in their preliminary bout at 2025 PFL World Tournament 9 – which took place at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Khavalov caught Ndregjoni with a slick knee to the chin, as Ndregjoni looked to clinch Khavalov against the fence. That was the beginning of the end of the fight. After connecting, Khavalov followed Ndregjoni to the ground, landed a few extra shots, and got the referee to halt the action at the 2:49 mark of Round 1. This was Khavalov's 10th professional win and 7th career stoppage victory. You can watch Khavalov's impressive finish in the video below:
USA Today
19 hours ago
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2025 PFL World Tournament 9 live results, highlights from North Carolina
PFL continues action Friday with 2025 PFL World Tournament 9, and MMA Junkie has you covered with live results and highlights throughout the event, including round-by-round updates of three tournament championship bouts atop the card beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT). 2025 PFL World Tournament 9 takes place at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C., and broadcasts live on ESPN and ESPN+. The event features championship tournament bouts in the bantamweight, lightweight, and women's flyweight divisions. In the main event, Gadzhi Rabadanov (26-4-2) takes on Alfie Davis (19-5-1) in the lightweight final. The co-main event will see Liz Carmouche (24-8) face Jena Bishop (9-2). The first of three tournament finals will be in the bantamweight division between Marcirley Alves (14-4) and Justen Wetzell (12-2). 2025 PFL World Tournament 9 results MAIN CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 9:00 p.m. ET) PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
