The 2022 PFL Playoffs 2 event takes place Saturday, and you can join us for official results beginning at 11 a.m. ET (8 a.m. PT).
The event takes place at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+ and ahead of post-lim qualifiers on ESPN+.
In the main event, No. 1 welterweight seed and former Bellator champion Rory MacDonald (23-9-1) meets late replacement Dilano Taylor (9-2). Taylor stepped in for Magomed Umalatov on Thursday after Umalatov had visa issues. In the second welterweight semifinal on the main card, No. 2 seed Sadibou Sy (11-6-2) takes on Carlos Leal (17-3).
At heavyweight, No. 2 Ante Delija (21-5) takes on No. 3 Renan Ferreira (9-3). In the other heavyweight semifinal, Juan Adams (10-4) stepped in Thursday as a late replacement for No. 1 seed Denis Goltsov. He’ll take on Matheus Scheffel (16-8), who himself was an alternate.
Official 2022 PFL Playoffs 2 results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN, 2 p.m. ET)
- Dilano Taylor def. Rory MacDonald via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:59 – welterweight semifinal
- Ante Delija def. Renan Ferreira via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:31 – heavyweight semifinal
- Matheus Scheffel def. Juan Adams via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 3:45 – heavyweight semifinal
- Sadibou Sy def. Carlos Leal via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27) – welterweight semifinal
- Nathan Kelly def. Ben Ellis via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:45 – 2023 European Series qualifier
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, noon ET)
- Josh O’Connor def. Emran Sakhizaada via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 2:56
- Marcin Wojcik def. Mick Stanton via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:04
- Chris Mixan def. Christian Stigenberg via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Szymon Bajor def. Ronny Markes via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-27)
POSTLIM CARD (ESPN+, 4:30 p.m. ET)
- Lee Chadwick def. Przemyslaw Mysiala via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Will Fleury def. Anthony Salamone via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-25)
- Radu Maxim def. Vojto Barborik via submission (injury) – Round 1:15
- Moktar Benkaci vs. Francesco Nuzzi declared no contest (accidental eye poke by Benkaci) – Round 2, 4:10
