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USA Today
02-05-2025
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- USA Today
2025 PFL 4 video: Alexander Romanov finishes Tim Johnson in under two minutes
2025 PFL 4 video: Alexander Romanov finishes Tim Johnson in under two minutes Alexander Romanov has arrived in PFL. At 2025 PFL World Tournament 4, Romanov (19-3) made quick work of fellow UFC veteran Tim Johnson (18-12). He finished the fight with a standing guillotine choke at 1:53 of Round 1 to advance to the semifinal round. Romanov, 34, competed 10 times for the UFC from September 2020 to November 2024. Despite winning his last UFC fight, Romanov was not renewed after he fought out his contract. Johnson, 30, has now lost three fights in a row after a successful PFL debut in June 2024. Up-to-the-minute 2025 PFL 4 results 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 photo gallery
USA Today
05-03-2025
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- USA Today
PFL announces 2025 heavyweight and light heavyweight tournament participants
The fighters competing on this year's PFL heavyweight and light heavyweight tournaments are set. PFL announced on Wednesday the eight fighters that will be competing in each respective weight class, along with alternate names for the 205-pound division. At heavyweight, most notably former interim Bellator champion Valentin Moldavsky and recent signee in UFC veteran Alexander Romanov will be participating. And at light heavyweight, former Bellator champion and UFC veteran Phil Davis will be competing alongside former PFL champions Rob Wilkinson and Antonio Carlos Jr. Below is the full list of fighters set to participate in the two biggest weight classes for the PFL 2025 tournaments. Heavyweight: Light heavyweight: ** Alex Polizzi (11-4) and Rafael Xavier (13-8) will serve as alternates. The PFL 2025 tournaments kick off on April 3, April 11, April 18, and May 1 at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. The completed brackets will be unveiled March 11 through a bracket reveal show on YouTube. Fighters will need to win three consecutive bouts to win their respective tournaments. The tournaments winners will each receive a $500,000 bonus.
