PFL kicks off its 2024 playoffs with matchups from the heavyweight and women’s flyweight divisions on Friday. MMA News has the results here!
The promotion will host tonight’s event at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. In the main event, Denis Goltsov hopes to move to the final of the playoffs in a heavyweight matchup against Tim Johnson.
The Russian comes into the fight on a two-fight win streak and qualified atop the division standings with 10 points. In his last appearance, he swiftly defeated former UFC light heavyweight title contender Thiago Santos by TKO in the first round at PFL 4 on June 13. That said, Johnson isn’t an easy opponent to get past.
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The former Bellator heavyweight contender is also coming into the fight on a winning streak with three straight victories. Johnson earned his spot in the playoffs by defeating Danilo Marques by TKO in the first round at PFL 4. Although Goltsov is favored to win, he’ll have to be mindful of the punching power of Johnson.
Elsewhere on the card, Dakota Ditcheva will take on Jena Bishop in a women’s flyweight bout in the co-main event. Bishop aims to rebound from her last defeat to Taila Santos and give her opponent the first loss of her career. However, she faces an uphill battle as Ditcheva has a significant height and reach advantage. DraftKings currently has the 12-0 women’s flyweight as the favorite to move on to the championship final.
The main card will start at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT, while the preliminary card will kick the event off at 5:30 PM ET/2:30 PM PT.
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PFL 7: Denis Goltsov vs. Tim Johnson Fight Card Results
(Fight Card Is Subject To Change)
Main card (ESPN+ & ESPN):
- Heavyweight: Denis Goltsov (34-8) vs. Tim Johnson (18-9)
- Women’s Flyweight: Dakota Ditcheva (12-0) vs. Jena Bishop (7-1)
- Heavyweight: Oleg Popov (18-1) vs. Linton Vassell (25-9)
- Women’s Flyweight: Taila Santos (21-3) vs. Liz Carmouche (22-7)
Preliminary card (ESPN+):
- Heavyweight: Tyrell Fortune (14-2) vs. Sergey Bilostenniy (12-3)
- Featherweight: Alexei Pergande (4-0) vs. Daniel Boehle (4-2)
- Featherweight: Cody Law (8-2) vs. Zachary Hicks (9-5)
- Catchweight(163lbs): Sergio Cossio (27-9-1) vs. Dedrek Sanders (8-4)
- Catchweight(173lbs): Jaleel Willis (16-6) vs. Anthony Ivy (14-7)
- Welterweight: Kevin Pease (5-0) vs. Nick Meck (7-1)
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