The PFL Tampa Presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater weigh-ins are now final, as athletes hit the scales ahead of fight night on Saturday, August 22, at the Benchmark International Arena. The event follows MVP and PFL’s merger being officially announced.
The main event will now be contested in a catchweight bout at 153.0 lbs. The PFL Women’s Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg (29-2), one of the most decorated mixed martial artists of all time, made championship weight at 145.0 lbs. However, her Brazilian counterpart, Ketlen Vieira (16-5) missed weight at 152.2 lbs. Despite the weight miss, Cyborg has agreed to the catchweight and will still compete for the final time at PFL. Vieira will not be eligible to win the title under any circumstance due to failing in making championship weight. Cyborg has agreed to vacate the belt if she loses tomorrow night. Pending her 30th win, she will remain the PFL Women’s Featherweight World Champion.
“Cyborg is an absolute legend, and today we were reminded why during this unprecedented situation,” said John Martin, MVP CEO. “She didn’t have to put her title on the line, but she insisted on earning it, just as she’s done throughout her entire career. That kind of integrity is what makes her a true champion, and she deserves a tremendous amount of respect for it.”
In the co-main event, 2024 PFL Lightweight Champion #2-Gadzhi Rabadanov (27-5-2) of Dagestan weighed in at 156.0 lbs and will proudly represent Team Khabib once again as he faces American PFL debutant Tracy Reeder (12-5), who weighed-in at 155.6 lbs. Reeder is on a 5-fight win streak with all those victories coming by way of finish.
Due to an unsuccessful weight cut by Florim Zendeli, who was not able to step on the scales, his bout against Omran Chaaban is no longer taking place.
The PFL Tampa Presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater preliminary card will air live in the U.S. on the ESPN App beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET, with the main card broadcasting live on ESPN at 9:00 p.m. ET.
The full weigh-in results are as follows:
Completed PFL Tampa Presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater Main Card
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, Florida
9:00 p.m. ET | Saturday, August 22
ESPN (U.S.)
PFL Women’s Featherweight World Championship Main Event: C-Cris Cyborg (145.0 lbs) vs. Ketlen Vieira (152.2 lbs)*
Lightweight Co-Main Event: #2-Gadzhi Rabadanov (156.0 lbs) vs. Tracy Reeder (155.6 lbs)
Women’s Flyweight Bout: #3-Taila Santos (125.6 lbs) vs. #8-Sabrinna de Sousa (125.8 lbs)
Light Heavyweight Bout: #3-Luke Trainer (205.6 lbs) vs. Roland Dunlap (205.8 lbs)
Completed PFL Tampa Presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater Preliminary Card
5:30 p.m. ET | Saturday, August 22
ESPN App (U.S.)
Bantamweight Bout: #8-Marcirley Alves (141.8 lbs)* vs. Nkosi Ndebele (140.4 lbs)
Bantamweight Bout: #6-Magomed Magomedov (136.0 lbs) vs. Daniel Marcos (135.6 lbs)
Bantamweight Bout: Movsar Ibragimov (136.0 lbs) vs. Javid Basharat (136.0 lbs)
Lightweight Bout: Dakota Bush (155.8 lbs) vs. Morques Forest (155.8 lbs)
Lightweight Bout: #9-Natan Schulte (156.0 lbs) vs. Artur Zaynukov (155.6 lbs)
Lightweight Bout: Gino Van Steenis (156.0 lbs) vs. Robert Watley (155.4 lbs)
Welterweight Bout: Eoin Sheridan (170.8. lbs) vs. James Vake (170.8 lbs)
*Denotes missed weight
