Professional Fighters League 9 is in the books, with four fighters booking their opportunity to win a million dollar on New Years Eve. UFC veterans Vinny Magalhaes and Sean O’Connell will take part in the light heavyweight division finals, while Natan Schulte and UFC veteran Rashid Magomedov will fight in the lightweight finals.
Here are the full PFL 9 results:
PFL Light Heavyweight Playoff Quarterfinals
Vinny Magalhaes def. Rakim Cleveland by submission via kimura (1:21, R1)
Bozigit Ataev def. Emiliano Sordi by TKO via strikes (1:43, R1)
Sean O’Connell def. Dan Spohn by majority decision (19-19, 19-18, 19-18)
Smealinho Rama def. Maxim Grishin by first-round tiebreaker (20-18, 19-19, 19-19)
PFL Light Heavyweight Playoff Semi-Finals
Vinny Magalhaes def. Bazigit Ataev by submission via kimura (1:58, R1)
Sean O’Connell def. Smealinho Rama by KO via strikes (1:45, R1)
PFL Lightweight Playoff Quarterfinals
Natan Schulte def. Johnny Case by first-round tiebreaker (19-19, 19-19, 19-18)
Chris Wade def. Robert Watley by majority decision (19-19, 20-18, 20-18)
Islam Mamedov def. Thiago Tavares by unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18)
Rashid Magomedov def. Will Brooks by first-round tiebreaker (19-19, 19-19, 19-19)
PFL Lightweight Playoff Semi-Finals
Natan Schulte def. Chris Wade by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Rashid Magomedov def. Thiago Tavares by TKO via strikes (3:36, R2)
PFL Playoff Alternate Fights
Brandon Halsey def. Ronny Markes by unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) (Light Heavyweight)
Ramsey Nijem def. Yuki Kawana by unanimous decision (19-18, 19-18, 19-18) (Lightweight)
