PFL 8 (2023)

PFL 8 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on August 18, 2023, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. This featured the semi-final playoffs for the Heavyweight and Women's Featherweight divisions.^[1]

PFL 8
The poster for PFL 8
Promotion	Professional Fighters League
Date	August 18, 2023
Venue	The Theater at Madison Square Garden
City	New York City, New York, United States
Event chronology
PFL 7 PFL 8 PFL 9

Main article: 2023 in Professional Fighters League

Background

The event was headlined by Renan Ferreira facing off against Maurice Greene in an attempt to reach the heavyweight finals. Ferreira was initially scheduled to face number three seed Marcelo Nunes, but he was forced to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by fifth-seed Greene.^[2]

At weigh-ins, Olena Kolesnyk weighed in at 147.8 pounds, 1.8 pounds over the Featherweight limit. She was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to her opponent Pacheco, and she started the bout with a one point subtraction. Daiqwon Buckley weighed in at 272.4 pounds, 6.4 pounds over the Heavyweight limit, leading him to being fined 20% of his purse which went to his opponent Sutherland. The bout was briefly moved to Super Heavyweight before the promotion cancelled it. The New York State Athletic Commission decided not to license Chris Mixan, leading to his lightweight bout against Eddie George to be scrapped.^[3]

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Renan Ferreira	def.	Maurice Greene	KO (punches)	1	4:46	[lower-alpha 1]
Women's Featherweight	Larissa Pacheco	def.	Olena Kolesnyk	TKO (punches)	1	0:14	[lower-alpha 2]
Heavyweight	Denis Goltsov	def.	Jordan Heiderman	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	4:16	[lower-alpha 3]
Women's Featherweight	Marina Mokhnatkina	def.	Amber Leibrock	Submission (armbar)	1	1:45	[lower-alpha 4]
Featherweight	Nathan Kelly	def.	Damion Nelson	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Heavyweight	Danilo Marques	def.	Satoshi Ishii	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Flyweight	Maíra Mazar	def.	Kaytlin Neil	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

1. 2023 PFL Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.
2. 2023 PFL Women's Featherweight Tournament Semifinal. Kolesnyk missed weight (147.8 lbs)
3. 2023 PFL Women's Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
4. 2023 PFL Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.

Playoff brackets

2023 PFL Heavyweight playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Denis Goltsov	SUB
	4	Jordan Heiderman	1
						1	Denis Goltsov
						2	Renan Ferreira
	2	Renan Ferreira	KO
	5	Maurice Greene	1

2023 PFL Women's Featherweight playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Larissa Pacheco	TKO
	4	Olena Kolesnyk	1
						1	Larissa Pacheco
						2	Marina Mokhnatkina
	2	Marina Mokhnatkina	SUB
	3	Amber Leibrock	1

Legend

(SD)		(Split Decision)
(UD)		(Unanimous Decision)
(MD)		(Majority Decision)
SUB		Submission
(T)KO		(Technical) Knock Out
L		Loss

See also

• List of PFL events
• List of current PFL fighters

References

1. Marc Raimondi (July 12, 2023). "PFL sets final two playoff dates, matchups to be held in N.Y." ESPN.
2. "2023 PFL PLAYOFF CARDS FINALIZED FOR NEW YORK CITY AUGUST 18 & 23". Professional Fighters League. July 12, 2023.
3. "2023 PFL Playoffs 2 weigh-in results: Postseason intact, but miss moves showcase bout to super heavyweight". MMA Junkie. 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-17.