PFL 7 (2022)

PFL 7
The poster for PFL 7
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateAugust 5, 2022 (2022-August-05)
VenueHulu Theater
CityNew York City, New York, United States
Event chronology
PFL 6 PFL 7 PFL 8
Main article: PFL (2022 season)

The PFL 7 mixed martial arts event for the 2022 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 5, 2022, at the Hulu Theater in New York City, New York, United States. This event marked the start of the playoffs for the Light Heavyweight and Lightweight divisions.[1][2][3]

Background

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This event featured the semifinal bouts of the Light Heavyweight and Lightweight playoffs.

Rob Wilkinson and Delan Monte will face each other in the Light Heavyweight division. Wilkinson made his third appearance with PFL cage, going 2-0 in the regular season with a first and second round stoppages. Monte was 1-1 during the regular season in 2022. The other side of the bracket was to see two former UFC veterans, Antônio Carlos Júnior and Omari Akhmedov, face off against each other.[3] However, Antonio suffered an ACL injury requiring surgery, sidelining him for the rest of the year and he was replaced by Josh Silveira for the playoffs.[4]

The Lightweight bracket saw former UFC Champion Anthony Pettis take on UFC vet Stevie Ray in a rematch of their bout six weeks earlier, while Olivier Aubin-Mercier and Alex Martinez faced off in the other lightweight semifinal.[3]

Results

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Main Card (ESPN)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Stevie Ray def. Anthony Pettis Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Omari Akhmedov def. Josh Silveira Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Olivier Aubin-Mercier def. Alex Martinez Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Rob Wilkinson def. Delan Monte KO (knee and punches) 1 1:37
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Welterweight Itso Babulaidze def. Mahmoud Fawzy TKO (punches) 1 4:30
Light Heavyweight Marthin Hamlet def. Cory Hendricks Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 [a]
Postliminary card (ESPN+)
Heavyweight Marcelo Nunes def. Dylan Potter Submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 1:47 [b]
Lightweight Alexei Pergande def. Elvis Lebron Quiles Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Elvin Espinoza def. Corey Jackson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [c]
Featherweight Brahyan Zurcher def. Ricardo Jimenez Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00 [d]
  1. ^ 2023 light heavyweight qualifier
  2. ^ 2023 heavyweight qualifier
  3. ^ 2023 Challenger Series qualifier
  4. ^ 2023 Challenger Series qualifier

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2022 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 Australia Rob Wilkinson KO
4 Brazil Delan Monte 1
1 Australia Rob Wilkinson
2 Russia Omari Akhmedov
2 Russia Omari Akhmedov UD
5 United States Josh Silveira 3
Legend
(SD)   (Split Decision)
(UD)   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)   (Majority Decision)
SUB   Submission
(T)KO   (Technical) Knock Out
L   Loss

2022 PFL Lightweight playoffs

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 United States Anthony Pettis 3
4 Scotland Stevie Ray UD
4 Scotland Stevie Ray
2 Canada Olivier Aubin-Mercier
2 Canada Olivier Aubin-Mercier UD
3 Paraguay Alex Martinez 3
Legend
(SD)   (Split Decision)
(UD)   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)   (Majority Decision)
SUB   Submission
(T)KO   (Technical) Knock Out
L   Loss

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2022 PFL playoff schedule includes U.K. doubleheader, promotion's first international shows". ca.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  2. ^ Lee, Alexander K. (2022-05-24). "PFL to make London debut for 2022 playoffs, postseason begins in New York on Aug. 5". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  3. ^ a b c "2022 PFL playoff schedule includes U.K. doubleheader, promotion's first international shows". MMA Junkie. 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  4. ^ Cruz, Guilherme (2022-07-08). "Defending PFL champion Antonio Carlos Junior injured, out of 2022 playoffs". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  5. ^ "PFL 7 (2022 season)". pflmma.com. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
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