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Mixed martial arts event
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PFL 9 mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on August 23, 2023, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York , United States. This will mark off the playoffs for the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions.
Background
The event was headlined by a lightweight playoff bout between Clay Collard facing off against Shane Burgos in an attempt to reach the lightweight final.
Magomed Magomedkerimov was originally scheduled to face Magomed Umalatov at this event. However, Umalatov withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Solomon Renfro.
At weigh-ins, Carlos Leal weighed in at 172 pounds, 1 pound over the Welterweight limit. Leal was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to his opponent Sy, and started the bout with a one point subtraction. Caldone weighed in at 148.6 pounds, 2.6 pounds over the Featherweight limit, leading him to being fined 20% of his purse which went to his opponent Grimard.
Results
Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Lightweight
Clay Collard
def.
Shane Burgos
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
Lightweight
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
def.
Bruno Miranda
TKO (punches)
2
4:41
Welterweight
Sadibou Sy
def.
Carlos Leal
Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
Welterweight
Magomed Magomedkerimov
def.
Solomon Renfro
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
Lightweight
Biaggio Ali Walsh
def.
Ed Davis
TKO (punches)
2
2:23
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Featherweight
Alexei Pergande
def.
Shawn Stefanelli
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
Middleweight
Mostafa Rashed Neda
def.
Korey Kuppe
TKO (punches)
1
1:55
Women's Featherweight
Michelle Montague
def.
Abigail Montes
Submission (rear-naked choke)
2
3:38
Featherweight
Abdullah Al-Qahtani
def.
David Zelner
Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–25)
3
5:00
Featherweight
John Caldone
def.
Nathaniel Grimard
TKO (punches)
1
2:32
Playoff brackets
2023 PFL Lightweight playoffs
2023 PFL Welterweight playoffs
Legend
(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 on August 18 & 23" . Professional Fighters League
Anderson, Jay (2023-08-14). "Solomon Renfro Steps Up, Replaces Magomed Umalatov in PFL Playoffs" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2023-08-23.
"2023 PFL Playoffs 3 weigh-in results: Carlos Leal heavy, deducted scorecard point" . MMA Junkie . 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
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The poster for PFL 9
Clay Collard
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Bruno Miranda
Magomed Magomedkerimov
Sadibou Sy