| PFL 8 | ||||
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 The poster for PFL 8 | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | August 18, 2023 | |||
| Venue | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | |||
| City | New York City, New York, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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PFL 8 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on August 18, 2023, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. This featured the semi-final playoffs for the Heavyweight and Women's Featherweight divisions.
Background
The event was headlined by Renan Ferreira facing off against Maurice Greene in an attempt to reach the heavyweight finals. Ferreira was initially scheduled to face number three seed Marcelo Nunes, but he was forced to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by fifth-seed Greene.
At weigh-ins, Olena Kolesnyk weighed in at 147.8 pounds, 1.8 pounds over the Featherweight limit. She was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to her opponent Pacheco, and she started the bout with a one point subtraction. Daiqwon Buckley weighed in at 272.4 pounds, 6.4 pounds over the Heavyweight limit, leading him to being fined 20% of his purse which went to his opponent Sutherland. The bout was briefly moved to Super Heavyweight before the promotion cancelled it. The New York State Athletic Commission decided not to license Chris Mixan, leading to his lightweight bout against Eddie George to be scrapped.
Results
| Main card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Renan Ferreira | def. | Maurice Greene | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:46 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Larissa Pacheco | def. | Olena Kolesnyk | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:14 | |
| Heavyweight | Denis Goltsov | def. | Jordan Heiderman | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:16 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Marina Mokhnatkina | def. | Amber Leibrock | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:45 | |
| Featherweight | Nathan Kelly | def. | Damion Nelson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Danilo Marques | def. | Satoshi Ishii | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Maíra Mazar | def. | Kaytlin Neil | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- 2023 PFL Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.
- 2023 PFL Women's Featherweight Tournament Semifinal. Kolesnyk missed weight (147.8 lbs)
- 2023 PFL Women's Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
- 2023 PFL Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.
Playoff brackets
2023 PFL Heavyweight playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 |  Denis Goltsov
| SUB | |||||||
| 4 |  Jordan Heiderman
| 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Denis Goltsov
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| 2 |  Renan Ferreira
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| 2 | Renan Ferreira
| KO | |||||||
| 5 | Maurice Greene
| 1 | |||||||
2023 PFL Women's Featherweight playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Larissa Pacheco
| TKO | |||||||
| 4 |  Olena Kolesnyk
| 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Larissa Pacheco
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| 2 | Marina Mokhnatkina
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| 2 | Marina Mokhnatkina
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| 3 | Amber Leibrock
| 1 | |||||||
| (SD) | (Split Decision) | |
| (UD) | (Unanimous Decision) | |
| (MD) | (Majority Decision) | |
| SUB | Submission | |
| (T)KO | (Technical) Knock Out | |
| L | Loss |
See also
References
- Marc Raimondi (July 12, 2023). "PFL sets final two playoff dates, matchups to be held in N.Y." ESPN.
- "2023 PFL PLAYOFF CARDS FINALIZED FOR NEW YORK CITY AUGUST 18 & 23". Professional Fighters League. July 12, 2023.
- "2023 PFL Playoffs 2 weigh-in results: Postseason intact, but miss moves showcase bout to super heavyweight". MMA Junkie. 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
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