Acara Professional Fighters League (PFL) musim 2021 telah memasuki babak Playoff. Babak Playoff pertama akan digelar pada 13 Agustus 2021.
Playoff pertama ini akan menampilkan pertarungan di kelas welterweight dan lightweight.
Di kelas welterweight ada Rory MacDonald yang akan melawan mantan juara PFL musim 2019 yaitu Ray Cooper III. Selanjutnya ada pertarungan antara juara PFL musim 2018 yaitu Magomed Magomedkerimov yang akan melawan Sadibou Sy. Magomed Magomedkerimov adalah petarung PFL yang belum pernah kalah.
Pertarungan di kelas lighweight juga akan menampilkan empat petarung terbaik. Diantaranya akan ada mantan penantang gelar UFC yaitu Clay Collard yang akan melawan Raush Manfio yang merupakan mantan juara dunia Titan FC. Lalu ada runner up dari PFL 2019 yaitu Loik Radzhabov yang akan menghadapi Alexander Martinez.
PFL Playoff 13 Agustus 2021 juga akan turut menampilkan pertarungan tambahan. Berikut daftar kartu pertarungan PFL Playoff.
PFL semifinals: Welterweights dan Lightweights, 13 Agustus 2021
Welterweights
Joao Zeferino (8 points) vs. 4. Magomed Magomedkerimov (5 points) -Magomed Magomedkerimov def. Sadibou Sy via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) – welterweight semifinal
Rory MacDonald (8 points) vs. 3. Ray Cooper (5 points) – Ray Cooper III def. Rory MacDonald via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) – welterweight semifinal
Lightweights
Loik Radzhabov (6 points) vs. 4. Alexander Martinez (3 points) – Loik Radzhabov def. Alexander Martinez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) – lightweight semifinal
Clay Collard (6 points) vs. 3. Raush Manfio (6 points) – Raush Manfio def. Clay Collard via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – lightweight semifinal
Kartu Awal (Non-semifinal)
Gleison Tibau vs. Micah Terrill – welterweight – Gleison Tibau def. Micah Terrill via submission (arm triangle) – Round 1, 2:18
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Darrell Horcher – lightweight – Olivier Aubin-Mercier def. Darrell Horcher via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 29-27)
Brett Cooper vs. Tyler Hill – welterweight – Brett Cooper def. Tyler Hill via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:32
Magomed Umalatov vs. Leandro Silva – welterweight – Magomed Umalatov def. Leandro Silva via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Kyron Bowen vs. Michael Lombardo – welterweight – Michael Lombardo def. Kyron Bowen via TKO (leg kicks) – Round 1, 3:42
Hopeton Stewart vs. Elvin Espinoza – lightweight – Elvin Espinoza def. Hopeton Stewart via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:45
Acara PFL Playoff 13 Agustus 2021 dapat disaksikan di saluran ESPN. Untuk kartu awal dapat disaksikan melalui ESPN+ dan untuk pertarungan utama dapat disaksikan melalui ESPN+ dan ESPN 2.