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USA Today
a day ago
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- USA Today
How to watch 2025 PFL 155, W125, 135\u00a0finals: Who's fighting, start time, odds, more
The 2025 PFL World Tournament continues Friday in North Carolina to crown winners at lightweight, women's flyweight and bantamweight. Here's how to watch 2025 PFL World Tournament 9: Finals with lineups, fight info and more. Broadcast and streaming info 2025 PFL World Tournament 9: Finals takes place Friday at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte. The card streams on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET and features the finals of the lightweight, women's flyweight and bantamweight tournaments. Lightweight final: Gadzhi Rabadanov Lightweight final: Alfie Davis Women's flyweight final: Liz Carmouche Women's flyweight final: Jena Bishop Bantamweight final: Marcirley Alves Bantamweight final: Justin Wetzell 2025 PFL tournament final odds 2025 PFL World Tournament 9: Finals lineup (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET) Preview videos
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
'PFL Origins' goes behind scenes with lightweight finalists Gadzhi Rabadanov, Alfie Davis
'The PFL returns this week with the continuation of its tournament finals across eight divisions. Lightweights, women's flyweights and bantamweights will be in action Friday in Charlotte, N.C. At the top of the card, 2024 PFL champion Gadzhi Rabadanov (26-4-2) goes after a repeate when he takes on fellow finalist Alfie Davis (19-5-1). In "PFL Origins," the promotion takes us behind the scenes with the fighters to catch "the energy, pressure and emotion as the fighters approach their one shot at greatness." Here's the PFL's description of the episode, which you can watch above: "Khabib Nurmagomedov's longtime teammate Gadzhi Rabadanov faces UK striking ace Alfie Davis in the PFL World Tournament Lightweight Final. Watch behind-the-scenes training, explosive knockouts, and how both fighters plan to win." This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: 'PFL Origins': Lightweight finalists Gadzhi Rabadanov, Alfie Davis
USA Today
a day ago
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- USA Today
'PFL Origins' goes behind scenes with lightweight finalists Gadzhi Rabadanov, Alfie Davis
'The PFL returns this week with the continuation of its tournament finals across eight divisions. Lightweights, women's flyweights and bantamweights will be in action Friday in Charlotte, N.C. At the top of the card, 2024 PFL champion Gadzhi Rabadanov (26-4-2) goes after a repeate when he takes on fellow finalist Alfie Davis (19-5-1). In "PFL Origins," the promotion takes us behind the scenes with the fighters to catch "the energy, pressure and emotion as the fighters approach their one shot at greatness." Here's the PFL's description of the episode, which you can watch above: "Khabib Nurmagomedov's longtime teammate Gadzhi Rabadanov faces UK striking ace Alfie Davis in the PFL World Tournament Lightweight Final. Watch behind-the-scenes training, explosive knockouts, and how both fighters plan to win."
The Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
MMA star Alfie Davis out to win world title and $500k bonus for his kickboxing pupils… after they gave him tips to win
ALFIE DAVIS is out to bring a world title and $500,000 cash prize back home to his kickboxing pupils - after they gave him tips on how to win. Davis is in the final of the Professional Fighters League's winner-take-all finale bout next weekend in North Carolina against Gadzhi Rabadanov. 4 4 4 And not only is the lightweight belt on the line - but so is a bonus cheque of $500,000 (£375,000). He hopes to put some of the money back into his kickboxing academy - which he runs three days a week from a church hall in Putney. Davis coaches four-year-olds all the way up to senior fighters - all of whom are his biggest fans - and sometimes critics. He told SunSport with a chuckle: "They're like, 'So why in this fight did you do this? What happened here?' "I think they're just curious, but yeah, it's quite funny. Some of the youngsters do watch it and they can be - especially kids - the most critical. "They're just honest, so I've been done by kids a few times!" Some of the older lads in his class have also been studying 2024 PFL champion Rabadanov - who awaits Davis in the finale fight. "But equally one the boys in question is quite well educated and said, 'But some of his knockouts have only been recent.' "He wasn't a really a knockout artist previously before and a few of them were a bit dodgy knockouts - I wouldn't say lucky - but I don't think he's got a one shot kill. Ronda Rousey reportedly planning on a sensational return after uploading recent training video "I think that was the assessment that he also gave as well." Davis lost his PFL debut in November 2024 and entered the three-bout tournament this year as an outsider. And he got off to the worst start possible in the quarter-finals after suffering US visa issues. Eventually it was resolved by Wednesday - allowing Davis to board the first flight out to Florida - before having to make weight and fight 36 hours later. But he did so - beating Clay Collard - before upsetting ex-Bellator champion Brent Primus to reach the final. It puts him one win away from winning the title gold and the cash prize. That kind of money will go towards his wife and two sons - aged four and two - so long as he can avoid the temptation to splurge. Davis, 33, said: "I've got like a good person on my shoulder and a bad person! "I've been researching like how to invest the money, buying a bigger house, obviously I've got children. "It's a lot of money, so all of that stuff is the good person and then they've got a devil on my back that's like, 'Let's go and let's have it double large! I think it's gonna be a bit of both. "But, to be honest, my wife's spent most of the money already in her head as well, so I've got to contend with that as well! "But, yeah, there's definitely some things that I'd like to do in terms of investment." 4
Yahoo
15-07-2025
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- Yahoo
PFL announces three tournament finals headline Charlotte event
Three of the eight 2025 PFL World Tournament finals have a date and location. They are set to take place Aug. 15 at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. Atop the card will be three five-round fights, with each winner pocketing a $500,000 prize. Advertisement In the lightweight final, England's Alfie Davis (19-5-1) battles Khabib Nurmagomedov protege Gadzhi Rabadanov (26-4-2). The bout will serve as the main event. In the co-main event, the women's flyweight final features Jena Bishop (9-2) against former Bellator champion Liz Carmouche (24-8). The bantamweight final sits in the feature bout slot as Brazil's Marcirley Alves (14-4) fights former LFA standout Justin Wetzell (12-2). PFL World Tournament 9 will follow PFL World Tournament 8, which takes place Aug. 1 and features welterweight and featherweight finals. Below is the complete lineup for 2025 PFL World Tournament 9: Finals. Advertisement MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 Alfie Davis vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov – lightweight tournament final Jena Bishop vs. Liz Carmouche – women's flyweight final Marcirley Alves vs. Justin Wetzell – bantamweight final Mads Burnell vs. Robert Watley PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 pm ET) Juliana Velasquez vs. Ekaterina Shakalova Biaggio Ali Walshvs. TBA Sabrina De Sousa vs. Saray Orosco Renat Khavalov vs. Vilson Ndregjoni Chelsea Hackettvs. Ashley Thiner This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: PFL announces three tournament finals locked for Charlotte
