The women’s lightweight bracket of the
Professional Fighters League playoffs will look a little
different than originally anticipated after Larissa
Pacheco missed weight on Wednesday.
Pacheco, who was the top seed at 155 pounds, tipped the scales at
158 pounds for her proposed semifinal clash against Taylor
Guardado (155.6). As a result, Pacheco has been replaced by No.
5 Mariana
Morais, who checked in a 153.6 pounds. The other half of the
lightweight semifinals are official, as defending champ Kayla
Harrison (155.6) and opponent Genah
Fabian (156) made weight for Thursday’s headlining bout.
Meanwhile, Bruno
Henrique Cappelozza (235.6) will square off against Jamelle
Jones (250.8) in one heavyweight semifinal, while Denis
Goltsov (250) locks horns with Ante Delija
(244.4) in the other half of the bracket.
The winners of their respective matchups will advance to the PFL
championships on Oct. 27 for a chance to compete for a $1 million
prize.
The card takes place at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in
Hollywood, Fla. The main card airs on ESPN and ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET/6
p.m. PT, while the prelims stream on ESPN+ at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30
p.m. PT.
PFL Playoffs Weigh-in Results:
Kayla
Harrison (155.6) vs. Genah
Fabian (156)
Bruno
Henrique Cappelozza (235.6) vs. Jamelle
Jones (250.8)
Mariana
Morais (153.6) vs. Taylor
Guardado (155.6)*
Denis
Goltsov (250) vs. Ante Delija
(244.4)
Renan
Ferreira (252.8) vs. Stuart
Austin (246.6)
Claudia
Zamora (148.8) vs. Marina
Mokhnatkina (156)
Carl
Seumanutafa (260.4) vs. Muhammed
DeReese (252)
Miranda
Barber (155.2) vs. Amanda Leve
(153.6)
Christian
Lohsen (156) vs. Jonas Flok
(155.6)
Larissa Pacheco missed weight by two pounds and was removed from
a semifinal bout against Guardado.