PFL 9 (2023)

PFL 9 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on August 23, 2023, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. This will mark off the playoffs for the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions.

Background
The event was headlined by a lightweight playoff bout between Clay Collard facing off against Shane Burgos in an attempt to reach the lightweight final.

Magomed Magomedkerimov was originally scheduled to face Magomed Umalatov at this event. However, Umalatov withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Solomon Renfro.

At weigh-ins, Carlos Leal weighed in at 172 pounds, 1 pound over the Welterweight limit. Leal was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to his opponent Sy, and started the bout with a one point subtraction. Caldone weighed in at 148.6 pounds, 2.6 pounds over the Featherweight limit, leading him to being fined 20% of his purse which went to his opponent Grimard.

2023 PFL Lightweight playoffs


2023 PFL Welterweight playoffs
