Six PFL fighters will walk away with a 2024 weight class championship when the promotion holds its finals Friday, Nov. 29, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All of the PFL World Championship fights at King Saud University Stadium will be on ESPN+, with the 3 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at noon. Champions will be crowned in six divisions: heavyweight, light heavyweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight and women's flyweight. Among the 12 finalists are one defending champion (Impa Kasanganay, light heavyweight) and a champ from a previous season (Brendan Loughnane, featherweight in 2022). Two unbeatens, Shamil Musaev and Magomed Umalatov, meet in the welterweight finale, and there are two other undefeated fighters on the card (featherweight Timur Khizriev and women's flyweight Dakota Ditcheva). There's also a former Bellator champion, lightweight Brent Primus, and a onetime UFC title challenger, flyweight Taila Santos. Here are the viewing details and finals matchups, along with the results from the playoffs so far.
How to watch the finalsWatch all of the fights on ESPN+: Download the ESPN App | WatchESPN | TV schedule Don't have ESPN+? Get it here. There's also FightCenter, which offers live updates for every PFL card.
The PFL World Championship fight cardESPN+, 3 p.m. ET
Featherweight championship: Brendan Loughnane (30-5) vs. Timur Khizriev (17-0)
Women's flyweight championship: Dakota Ditcheva (13-0) vs. Taila Santos (22-3)
Light heavyweight championship: Impa Kasanganay (18-4) vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov (24-7-1)
Welterweight championship: Shamil Musaev (19-0-1) vs. Magomed Umalatov (17-0)
Lightweight championship: Brent Primus (15-3) vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov (23-4-2)
Heavyweight championship: Denis Goltsov (35-8) vs. Oleg Popov (19-1)
ESPN+, 12 p.m. ET
Welterweight: Mohammad Alaqraa vs. Omar El Dafrawy
Featherweight: Abdelrahman Alhyasat vs. Islam Reda
Bantamweight: Ali Taleb vs. Rachid El Hazoume
Lightweight: Mohsen Mohammadseifi vs. Georges Eid
Women's atomweight: Hattan Alsaif vs. TBD
Results from PFL semifinalsHeavyweight: Denis Goltsov (No. 1 seed) defeated Tim Johnson (4) by TKO1; Oleg Popov (2) defeated Linton Vassell (3) by UD
Light heavyweight: Impa Kasanganay (1) defeated Josh Silveira (4) by UD; Dovlet Yagshimuradov (3) defeated Rob Wilkinson (2) by UD
Welterweight: Shamil Musaev (1) defeated Murad Ramazanov (4) by UD; Magomed Umalatov (2) defeated Neiman Gracie (3) by UD
Lightweight: Brent Primus (1) defeated Clay Collard (4) by UD; Gadzhi Rabadanov (2) defeated Michael Dufort (3) by KO2
Featherweight: Brendan Loughnane (1) defeated Kai Kamaka (4) by split decision; Timur Khizriev (3) defeated Gabriel Braga (2) by split decision
Women's flyweight: Dakota Ditcheva (1) defeated Jena Bishop (4) by TKO1; Taila Santos (2) defeated Liz Carmouche (3) by UD
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