PFL Playoffs 1 live updates: Results, round-by-round coverage of every fight (6 p.m. ET)
PFL Playoffs 1 (ESPN/ESPN+) takes place Friday at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., and you can join us for a live and official results beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT).
In the main event, top heavyweight seed Denis Goltsov (34-8) takes on Tim Johnson (18-9) in the playoff semifinals. In the co-feature, No. 1 women’s flyweight seed Dakota Ditcheva (12-0) is a heavy favorite against Jena Bishop (7-1).
On the other side of the brackets, Oleg Popov (18-1) meets Linton Vassell (24-9) in the first heavyweight semifinal and Bellator champion Liz Carmouche (22-7), who missed weight, takes on the favored Taila Santos (21-3).
Full 2024 PFL Playoffs 1 lineup
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)
- Denis Goltsov vs. Tim Johnson – heavyweight semifinal
- Dakota Ditcheva vs. Jena Bishop – women’s flyweight semifinal
- Oleg Popov vs. Linton Vassell – heavyweight semifinal
- Taila Santos vs. Liz Carmouche – women’s flyweight semifinal
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Sergey Bilostennyi vs. Tyrell Fortune
- Daniel Boehle vs. Alexei Pergande
- Zachary Hicks vs. Cody Law
- Sergio Cossio vs. Dedrek Sanders
- Anthony Ivy vs. Jaleel Willis
- Nick Meck vs. Kevin Pease
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