PFL Announces 2025 World Tournament Bracket and Matchups

LockerRoom Team

12 Mar 2025

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has unveiled the official bracket and matchups for the First Round of the 2025 PFL World Tournament, set to take place at Universal Studios Florida on April 3, April 11, April 18, and May 1.

The tournament will be broadcast live on ESPN platforms in the United States and Canada, while fans in Europe can tune in via DAZN. Additionally, the event will be available in 190 countries through 20 premium media partners.

The annual single-elimination tournament will feature brackets in eight weight classes: Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight, Featherweight, Bantamweight, and Women’s Flyweight. The competition spans five months, with 64 fighters vying for the championship by winning three consecutive bouts in that time frame.

The First Round and Semifinal fights will be contested over three five-minute rounds, while the Finals will feature five five-minute rounds. Fighters are now permitted to use elbows in all events. The tournament will distribute over $20 million in prize money, with each champion earning a $500,000 bonus.

First Round Matchups

2025 PFL World Tournament 1 – April 3

Main Card (10 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN+, DAZN)

Welterweight: Jason Jackson (18-5) vs. Andrey Koreshkov (28-5)
Featherweight: Jesus Pinedo (23-6) vs. Adam Borics (19-2)
Welterweight: Magomed Umalatov (17-1) vs. Logan Storley (16-3)
Featherweight: Jeremy Kennedy (19-4) vs. Movlid Khaybulaev (21-0-1)

Early Card (7 p.m. ET, ESPN+/DAZN)

Welterweight: Mukhamed Berkhamov (17-2) vs. Florim Zendeli (10-1-1)
Featherweight: Gabriel Braga (15-2) vs. Yves Landu (21-9)
Welterweight: Giannis Bachar (9-2) vs. Masayuki Kikuiri (10-2-1)
Featherweight: Nathan Kelly (11-3) vs. Taekyun Kim (10-1)
Welterweight (Alternate): Joseph Luciano (10-2) vs. Thad Jean (8-0)
Featherweight (Alternate): Fred Dupras (8-1) vs. Nathan Ghareeb (10-3)

2025 PFL World Tournament 2 – April 11

Main Card (11 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN+, DAZN)

Bantamweight: Magomed Magomedov (20-3) vs. Leandro Higo (23-6)
Women’s Flyweight: Taila Santos (24-4) vs. Juliana Velasquez (13-3)
Bantamweight: Savarjon Khamidov (16-0) vs. Jake Hadley (11-4)
Bantamweight: Ciaran Clarke (10-0) vs. Kasum Kasumov (16-1)

Early Card (8 p.m. ET, ESPN+/DAZN)

Women’s Flyweight: Liz Carmouche (22-8) vs. Ilara Joanna (12-9)
Bantamweight: Ali Taleb (11-1) vs. Zebenzui Ruiz (12-3)
Women’s Flyweight: Kana Watanabe (13-3-1) vs. Jena Bishop (7-2)
Women’s Flyweight: Elora Dana (7-0) vs. Diana Avsaragova (6-1)
Bantamweight (Alternate): Francesco Nuzzi (10-1) vs. Matheus Mattos (14-3-1)
Women’s Flyweight (Alternate): Ekaterina Shakalova (8-2) vs. Saray Orozco (8-6)

2025 PFL World Tournament 3 – April 18

Main Card (7 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+, DAZN)

Middleweight: Impa Kasanganay (18-5) vs. Fabian Edwards (13-4)
Lightweight: Alexander Shabliy (24-4) vs. Brent Primus (15-4-0, 1 NC)
Lightweight: Gadzhi Rabadanov (24-4-2) vs. Marc Diakiese (18-7)
Lightweight: Mads Burnell (20-6) vs. Jay-Jay Wilson (10-1)

Early Card (4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+/DAZN)

Middleweight: Sadibou Sy (17-8-2, 1 NC) vs. Dalton Rosta (9-1)
Middleweight: Josh Silveira (13-4) vs. Mike Shipman (17-4)
Lightweight: Clay Collard (25-14) vs. Alfie Davis (17-4-1)
Middleweight: Aaron Jeffery (15-5) vs. Murad Ramazanov (12-2)
Middleweight (Alternate): Khalid Murtazaliev (17-3) vs. Jordan Newman (7-0)
Lightweight (Alternate): Sergio Cossio (27-10-1) vs. Robert Watley (15-3)

2025 PFL World Tournament 4 – May 1