Editor’s note: The article has been updated at 8 p.m. ET to
include weigh-in information of every competitor.
The
Professional Fighters League playoffs kick off with heavyweight
and women’s flyweight fights.
Heavyweight headliners Denis
Goltsov and Tim Johnson
both successfully made weight for their three-round main event,
where Johnson will be the bigger man by over 18 pounds. However,
the biggest news from the
PFL 7 weigh-ins was that Liz
Carmouche missed weight for the first time in her career. The
40-year-old came in at 127 pounds for her fight against Taila
Santos. The “Girl-Rilla” will be deducted one point during the
bout itself and fined 20% of her purse as a result. All other
semifinalists successfully made weight.
Goltsov (34-8) enters the main attraction on a two-fight win streak
after knocking out Linton
Vassell and Thiago
Santos. He came up short at the 2023 championships against
Renan
Ferreira and will look to keep his title hopes alive this year.
Meanwhile, Johnson (18-9) has won three straight, including a quick
first-round TKO over Danilo
Marques in his PFL debut. The former Bellator mainstay looks to
make the heavyweight finals at 39.
The PFL 7 main card will begin at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Friday,
while the prelims start at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. It will stream in
its entirety on ESPN+.
PFL 7 Weigh-in Results:
Denis
Goltsov (247.6) vs. Tim Johnson
(265.8)
Dakota
Ditcheva (125.2) vs. Jena Bishop
(125.2)
Oleg
Popov (247.2) vs. Linton
Vassell (248)
Talia
Santos (125.2) vs. Liz
Carmouche (127)*
Sergey
Bilostenniy (249.6) vs. Tyrell
Fortune (255.6)
Alexei
Pergande (146) vs. Daniel
Boehle (145.2)
Cody
Law (145.4) vs. Zachary
Hicks (145.6)
Sergio
Cossio (162.8)** vs. Dedrek
Sanders (155.2)
Jaleel
Willis (172.6) vs. Anthony
Ivy (172.8)***
Nicholas
Meck (170.2) vs. Kevin Pease
(169.2)
* Carmouche missed weight by one pound, has been fined 20% of
her purse and will be deducted one point before her match with
Santos.
** Cossio missed weight by 6.8 pounds and has been fined 20% of his
purse.
*** Both Willis (1.6 pounds) and Ivy (1.8 pounds) missed weight,
resulting in no fines.