Out with the season, in with the tournaments for the PFL – and they start soon.
On Tuesday, the promotion announced the dates and location for the first round of its tournaments in 2025. The PFL’s first tournament date is April 3 followed by April 11, April 18 and May 1, with all four events taking place on the backlot of Universal Studios Florida.
Instead of a season format in which fighters earned points in two regular season fights to make the playoffs, the PFL recently announced it would host tournaments in eight divisions – heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight, bantamweight, and women’s flyweight. The first round of two divisions will be featured on the dates mentioned.
The first round and semifinals will be scheduled for three, 5-minute rounds. The finals will be slated for five, 5-minute rounds. The winner of each division tournament will receive a $500,000 bonus.
Tournament fields and first-round matchups are still to be determined.
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