2025 in Professional Fighters League

2025 in Professional Fighters League
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PromotionProfessional Fighters League
First dateJanuary 25, 2025 (2025-January-25)

The year 2025 is the 7th year in the history of the Professional Fighters League (PFL), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

Background

On January 7, 2025, PFL chairman Donn Davis announced that elbows will be legal in promotion, after the PFL had banned elbows for the regular season and playoffs. Elbows were typically allowed in non-season and non-playoff fights only.[1]

On January 9, 2025, it was announced that 2025 season PFL no longer will operate its regular season with points-based results to determine playoff qualification and seeding.[2]

On January 15, 2025, PFL revealed that hold eight tournaments in 2025, confirming the $500,000 pay for each winner. In total, it will distribute more than $20 million dollars to the fighters. The tournaments will take place at heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight, bantamweight and women's flyweight divisions.[3][4][5]

Events list

Main article: List of PFL events
# Event Date Venue Location Ref.
1 PFL Champions Series 1: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes January 25, 2024 Coca-Cola Arena Dubai, United Arab Emirates [6][7]

Title fights

Title fights in 2025
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Lightweight Usman Nurmagomedov (c) vs. Paul Hughes PFL Champions Series 1 [a]
  1. ^ For the Bellator Lightweight World Championship.

2025 PFL World Tournament

2025 PFL Heavyweight Tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2025 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2025 PFL Middleweight Tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 United States Impa Kasanganay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2025 PFL Welterweight Tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Japan Masayuki Kikuiri
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2025 PFL Lightweight Tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 England Marc Diakiese
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2025 PFL Featherweight Tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 France Yves Landu
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2025 PFL Bantamweight Tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2025 PFL Women's Flyweight Tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Brazil Taila Santos
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

See also

References

  1. ^ "Donn Davis announces that elbows now legal in all PFL bouts". MMA Junkie. 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  2. ^ "PFL ditches $1 million winner, season points format for 2025". MMA Junkie. 2025-01-09. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  3. ^ Cruz, Guilherme (2025-01-15). "PFL reveals dates, details for new tournament format in 2025". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  4. ^ "PFL announces 2025 tournaments over eight weight classes with fighters TBD". MMA Junkie. 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  5. ^ Holland, Jesse (2025-01-15). "New-look PFL announces 2025 World Tournament, start date and weight brackets". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  6. ^ Lee, Alexander K. (2024-11-20). "Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Paul Hughes set for Jan. 25 PFL event in Dubai". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  7. ^ Guillen, Adam (2024-11-20). "Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Paul Hughes title fight headlines 'Road to Dubai' Champions Series event on Jan. 25". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
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