PFL 8 Results - PFL Playoffs - Kayla Harrison vs. Genah Fabian

PFL 8 weigh-ins at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

PFL 8 Results – PFL Playoffs – Kayla Harrison vs. Genah Fabian

The Professional Fighters League Playoffs continue tonight, with an exciting women’s lightweight semi-final main event featuring one of the league’s most dominant champions and one of the division’s most exciting newcomers. PFL Playoff 2 takes place at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Headlining tonight’s nine-fight card will be a women’s lightweight semi-final matchup between 2019 PFL Women’s Lightweight Champion Kayla Harrison and standout Genah Fabian. Harrison, who is undefeated in ten professional fights, finished the regular season as the number 2-seed off the strength of a pair of submission wins. She takes on number 3-seed Fabian, who is enjoying an impressive first season with the league.

In the co-main event, top-seeded heavyweight Bruno Cappelozza faces number 4-seed Jamelle Jones in a heavyweight semi-final contest. A pair of exciting newcomers, Cappelozza and Jones battle to see who moves on to the heavyweight championship match.

Also on the card, alternate Mariana Morais replaced top-seeded Larissa Pacheco due to a 2lb weight miss.  Number 4-seed Taylor Guardado now meets number 5-seed Morais in the other women’s lightweight semi-final matchup, while number 2-seed Denis Goltsov faces number 3-seed Ante Delija in the other heavyweight semi-final matchup.

 

PFL 8 results below:

 

ESPN Card

Women’s Lightweight Semi-Final Bout

Kayla Harrison defeated Genah Fabian via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:01

 

Heavyweight Semi-Final Bout

Bruno Cappelozza defeated Jamelle Jones via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:33

 

Women’s Lightweight Semi-Final Bout

Taylor Guardado defeated Mariana Morais via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

 

Heavyweight Semi-Final Bout

Ante Delija defeated Denis Goltsov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

 

ESPN+ Card

Heavyweight Bout

Renan Ferreira defeated Stuart Austin via KO (punch) – Round 1, 0:31

 

Heavyweight Bout

Muhammed Dereese defeated Carl Seumanutafa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

 

Women’s Lightweight Bout

Marina Mokhnatkina defeated Claudia Zamora via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

 

Women’s Lightweight Bout

Amanda Leve defeated Miranda Barber via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:18

 

Lightweight Bout

Christian Lohsen defeated Jonas Flok via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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