PFL 8 (2024)

The PFL 8 mixed martial arts event for the 2024 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 16, 2024, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, Florida, United States. This marked the semi-final playoffs for the Lightweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.^[1][2][3]

PFL 8
The poster for PFL 8
Promotion	Professional Fighters League
Date	August 16, 2024 (2024-08-16)
Venue	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
City	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Event chronology
PFL 7 PFL 8 PFL 9

Main article: 2024 in Professional Fighters League

Background

The event marked the promotion's sixth visit to Hollywood and first since PFL 10 (2021) in October 2021.^[4]

The event featured the semifinal of 2024 PFL playoffs in a light heavyweight and lightweight divisions.^[5]

A light heavyweight alternate bout between 2021 PFL light heavyweight winner and The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 heavyweight winner Antônio Carlos Júnior and Karl Albrektsson was scheduled for this event.^[6] However the week of the event, Albrektsson pulled out for unknown reasons. Carlos Júnior remained an alternate for the light heavyweight playoffs.^[7][8]

At weigh-ins, Brian Stapleton came in at 160.5 lbs, 4.5 pounds over the lightweight limit. He was fined a percentage of his purse which went to his opponent Biaggio Ali Walsh.^[9]

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Impa Kasanganay	def.	Josh Silveira	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00	[a]
Light Heavyweight	Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov	def.	Rob Wilkinson	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[b]
Lightweight	Gadzhi Rabadanov	def.	Michael Dufort	KO (punches)	2	1:51	[c]
Lightweight	Brent Primus	def.	Clay Collard	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)	3	5:00	[d]
Lightweight	Biaggio Ali Walsh	def.	Brian Stapleton	TKO (punches)	1	0:55	[e]
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Bantamweight	Danny Sabatello	vs.	Lazaro Dayron	Draw (majority) (29–27, 28–28, 28–28)	3	5:00	[f]
Lightweight	Mads Burnell	def.	Elvin Espinoza	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[g]
Welterweight	Thad Jean	def.	Chris Brown	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Jordan Oliver	def.	Braydon Akeo	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Featherweight	Michelle Montague	def.	Marilia Morais	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:44

1. 2024 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.
2. 2024 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.
3. 2024 PFL Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
4. 2024 PFL Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
5. Stapleton missed weight (160.5 lb).
6. Dayton was deducted one point in round 3 due to grabbing the fence.
7. 2024 PFL Lightweight Tournament Alternate bout.

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Playoff brackets

2024 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Impa Kasanganay	UD
	4	Josh Silveira	3
						1	Impa Kasanganay
						3	Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov
	2	Rob Wilkinson	3
	3	Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov	UD

2024 PFL Lightweight playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Brent Primus	UD
	4	Clay Collard	3
						1	Brent Primus
						2	Gadzhi Rabadanov
	2	Gadzhi Rabadanov	KO
	3	Michael Dufort	2

Legend

(SD)		(Split Decision)
(UD)		(Unanimous Decision)
(MD)		(Majority Decision)
SUB		Submission
(T)KO		(Technical) Knock Out
L		Loss

See also

• List of PFL events
• List of current PFL fighters