NEW YORK – The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has officially revealed the 16 world-class fighters set to compete in the Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight divisions of the 2025 PFL World Tournament.
The PFL 2025 World Tournament kicks off from the backlot of Universal Studios Florida in Orlando on April 3, April 11, April 18, and May 1, with fighters needing to win three consecutive bouts to win the Championship.
The 2025 PFL World Tournament will air live on ESPN platforms in the U.S. Internationally, fans can catch the action live on DAZN. In total, the tournament will be streamed in 190 countries through 20 premium media partners.
One shot at greatness. The annual single-elimination tournament will feature brackets at Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight, Featherweight, Bantamweight, and Women’s Flyweight. The PFL World Tournament spans an action packed five months. 64 of the best fighters from around the world will compete to win MMA’s toughest test – win three straight times in five months to become PFL Tournament Champion.
The First Round fights and the Semi-Final fights will be three, five-minute rounds while the Finals are five, five-minute rounds. All events and all fights now allow the use of elbows. The PFL World Tournament will payout over $20 million in total prize money, including a $500,000 bonus for every winner.
The completed brackets will be unveiled on March 11 through a special bracket reveal show on YouTube powered by VALR Energy.
Here is the full list of Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight competitors.
HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (265 lbs) – 2025 PFL WORLD TOURNAMENT ATHLETES
- Valentin Moldavsky (13-4) – Russia
- Alexander Romanov (18-3) – Moldova
- Oleg Popov (19-2) – Russia
- Linton Vassell (25-10) – England
- Sergey Bilostenniy (13-3) – Russia
- Tim Johnson (18-11) – U.S.A.
- Pouya Rahmani (4-0) – U.A.E.
- Abraham Bably (5-1) – England
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205 lbs) – 2025 PFL WORLD TOURNAMENT ATHLETES
- Phil Davis (24-7) – U.S.A.
- Rob Wilkinson (19-3) – Australia
- Karl Moore (12-3) – Ireland
- Marcelo Nunes (11-2) – Brazil
- Antonio Carlos Jr. (16-6) – Brazil
- Simeon Powell (10-1) – England
- Karl Albrektsson (14-6) – Sweden
- Sullivan Cauley (6-1) – U.S.A.
- Alternate – Alex Polizzi (11-4) – U.S.A.
- Alternate – Rafael Xavier (13-8) – Germany
Upcoming 2025 PFL World Tournament Schedule:
April 3, 2025, Universal Studios Florida, Stage 19 – Main Card airs live on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ at 10 pm ET
April 11, 2025, Universal Studios Florida, Stage 19 – Main Card airs live on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 11:30 pm ET
April 18, 2025, Universal Studios Florida, Stage 19 – Main Card airs live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 7 pm ET
May 1, 2025, Universal Studios Florida, Stage 19 – Main Card airs live on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 pm ET
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Executive Writer, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a passion for Combat Sports and also a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s also a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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