PFL 8 (2018 season)
| PFL 8 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | October 5, 2018 | |||
| Venue | Ernest N. Morial Convention Center | |||
| City | New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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The PFL 8 mixed martial arts event for the 2018 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on October 5, 2018, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]
Contents
Background
The event was the eighth of the 2018 season and marked the start of the playoffs.[1]
Philipe Lins was expected to face Valdrin Istrefi in a playoff bout at this event, however, Istrefi was removed due to injury and replaced by the highest ranked alternate on the undercard, Caio Alencar. As a result, Alencar's original opponent of Mike Kyle was paired with Mo De'Reese in a bout to determine a new alternate.
Timur Valiev was expected to face Alexandre de Almeida in a playoff bout at this event, however, Valiev was removed due to injury and replaced by the highest ranked alternate on the undercard, Jumabieke Tuerxun. As a result, Tuerxun's original opponent of Marcos Galvão was set to face Jeremy Kennedy in a bout to determine a new alternate. However, on the day of the event Kennedy dropped out due to undisclosed reasons, and so Galvao was automatically pushed forward as the new alternate instead.
Fight card
| Main Card (NBCSN) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Josh Copeland | def. | Alex Nicholson | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:27 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Steven Siler | def. | Alexandre Almeida | DQ (illegal upkick) | 2 | 0:52 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Heavyweight | Philipe Lins | def. | Jared Rosholt | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:45 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Featherweight | Lance Palmer | def. | Andre Harrison | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Heavyweight | Josh Copeland | vs. | Francimar Barroso | Draw (unanimous) (19-19, 19-19, 19-19) | 2 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 5] |
| Featherweight | Steven Siler | def. | Nazareno Malegarie | Draw (majority) (20-18, 19-19, 19-19) | 2 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 6] |
| Preliminary card (Facebook Watch) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Alex Nicholson | def. | Jack May | TKO (leg kick and punches) | 1 | 2:03 | [lower-alpha 7] |
| Featherweight | Alexandre Almeida | def. | Jumabieke Tuerxun | Decision (majority) (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) | 2 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 8] |
| Heavyweight | Philipe Lins | def. | Caio Alencar | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:58 | [lower-alpha 9] |
| Featherweight | Andre Harrison | def. | Alexandre Bezerra | Decision (majority) (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) | 2 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 10] |
| Heavyweight | Jared Rosholt | def. | Kelvin Tiller | Decision (unanimous) (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) | 2 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 11] |
| Featherweight | Lance Palmer | def. | Max Coga | Decision (unanimous) (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) | 2 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 12] |
| Heavyweight | Mo De'Reese | def. | Mike Kyle | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 2:38 | [lower-alpha 13] |
- ↑ Semi-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
- ↑ Semi-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
- ↑ Semi-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
- ↑ Semi-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
- ↑ Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
- ↑ Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
- ↑ Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
- ↑ Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
- ↑ Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
- ↑ Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
- ↑ Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
- ↑ Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
- ↑ 2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs Alternate.
2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Francimar Barroso (1) |
L | |||||||||
 Josh Copeland (8) |
Draw 2 | |||||||||
| Josh Copeland (8) |
KO 1 | |||||||||
| Alex Nicholson (5) |
L | |||||||||
| Jack May (4) |
L | |||||||||
| Alex Nicholson (5) |
TKO 1 | |||||||||
| Josh Copeland (8) |
L | |||||||||
| Philipe Lins (3) |
TKO 4 | |||||||||
| Philipe Lins (3) |
SUB 1 | |||||||||
| Caio Alencar* (9) |
L | |||||||||
| Philipe Lins (3) |
TKO 2 | |||||||||
| Jared Rosholt (7) |
L | |||||||||
| Kelvin Tiller (2) |
L | |||||||||
| Jared Rosholt (7) |
UD 2 | |||||||||
* Valdrin Istrefi was originally scheduled to face Philipe Lins but was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replaced by Caio Alencar.[2]
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(SD)
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(Split Decision) | |
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(UD)
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(Unanimous Decision) | |
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(MD)
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(Majority Decision) | |
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SUB
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Submission | |
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(T)KO
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(Technical) Knock Out | |
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L
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Loss |
2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Steven Siler (1) |
Draw 2 | |||||||||
 Nazareno Malegarie (8) |
L | |||||||||
| Steven Siler (1) |
DQ 2 | |||||||||
| Alexandre Almeida (5) |
L | |||||||||
 Jumabieke Tuerxun* (11) |
L | |||||||||
| Alexandre Almeida (5) |
MD 2 | |||||||||
| Steven Siler (1) |
L | |||||||||
| Lance Palmer (2) |
UD 5 | |||||||||
| Andre Harrison (3) |
MD 2 | |||||||||
| Alexandre Bezerra (6) |
L | |||||||||
| Andre Harrison (3) |
L | |||||||||
| Lance Palmer (2) |
UD 3 | |||||||||
| Lance Palmer (2) |
UD 2 | |||||||||
 Max Coga (7) |
L | |||||||||
* Timur Valiev was originally scheduled to face Alexandre Almeida but was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replaced by Jumabieke Tuerxun.[2]
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(SD)
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(Split Decision) | |
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(UD)
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(Unanimous Decision) | |
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(MD)
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(Majority Decision) | |
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SUB
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Submission | |
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(T)KO
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(Technical) Knock Out | |
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L
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Loss |
