PFL 9 (2021)

The PFL 9 mixed martial arts event for the 2021 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 27, 2021. This was the third event of the playoffs with the Featherweight and Light Heavyweight divisions competing. This event aired on ESPN2, with the prelims airing on ESPN+.^[1]

PFL 9
The poster for PFL 9
Promotion	Professional Fighters League
Date	August 27, 2021 (2021-August-27)
Venue	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
City	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Event chronology
PFL 8 PFL 9 PFL 10

Main article: PFL (2021 season)

Background

The fight card marked the final playoff event with featherweights and light heavyweights competing in the playoff semifinals.

Headliners Brendan Loughnane and Movlid Khaybulaev met in a featherweight contest, each fighter looking for their first PFL Championship berth. Loughnane debuted in Season 2 with a pair of wins in one-off fights, while Khaybulaev fell short in the Season 2 quarterfinals after suffering a knockout loss against Daniel Pineda, who was later suspended for an anti-doping violation.^[2]

The other featherweight bracket saw the wrestling standout Bubba Jenkins, in his first PFL season, take on three-time PFL Playoff competitor Chris Wade and light heavyweights Cezar Ferreira and Marthin Hamlet met for a shot at fighting in the PFL Championship. The other light heavyweight bout saw Season 2 light heavyweight champ and No. 4 seed Emiliano Sordi take on UFC veteran Antônio Carlos Júnior.^[3]

At weigh-ins, Bobby Moffett weighed in at 148.2 pounds, missing weight by 2.2 pounds. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Moffett was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to Jason Knight.^[4]

Results

Main Card (ESPN2)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Movlid Khaybulaev	def.	Brendan Loughnane	Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Chris Wade	def.	Bubba Jenkins	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Antônio Carlos Júnior	def.	Emiliano Sordi	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Marthin Hamlet	def.	Cezar Ferreira	TKO (leg injury)	1	0:13
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Featherweight	Sheymon Moraes	def.	Lazar Stojadinovic	TKO (punches)	2	4:45
Light Heavyweight	Chris Camozzi	def.	Cory Hendricks	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Anthony Dizy	def.	Jesse Stirn	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Bobby Moffett	def.	Jason Knight	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Alejandro Flores	def.	Carl Deaton III	Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Brandon Jenkins	def.	Jacob Kilburn	KO (flying knee)	1	2:56

2021 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Antônio Carlos Júnior	UD
	4	Emiliano Sordi	3
						1	Antônio Carlos Júnior	SUB
						3	Marthin Hamlet	1
	2	Cezar Ferreira	1
	3	Marthin Hamlet	TKO

Legend

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

2021 PFL Featherweight playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Brendan Loughnane	3
	4	Movlid Khaybulaev	SD
						4	Movlid Khaybulaev	UD
						2	Chris Wade	5
	2	Chris Wade	UD
	3	Bubba Jenkins	3

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. Lee, Alexander K. (2021-06-08). "PFL 2021 playoff dates announced for August". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
2. Newswire, MMA Fighting (2021-08-10). "PFL announces full 2021 Playoff 3 card, Brendan Loughnane vs. Movlid Khaybulaev headlines". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
3. "PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FULL PLAYOFF 3 CARD SET FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 27 ON ESPN2". www.pflmma.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
4. Sherdog.com. "PFL 9: 2021 Playoffs Weigh-in Results: Featherweight & Light Heavyweight Semifinals Set". Sherdog. Retrieved 2021-08-27.