Yahoo Sports How to watch 2023 PFL Playoffs 3: Who’s fighting, lineup, start time, broadcast info
The PFL’s playoffs are back this week with one final push to reach the $1 million finals in November. The special midweek 2023 PFL Playoffs 3 features lightweights and welterweights.
Here’s how to watch 2023 PFL Playoffs 3, with a complete lineup and playoff breakdowns by division.
Broadcast and streaming info
2023 PFL Playoffs 3 takes place Wednesday at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The prelims stream on ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET. The main card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET.
Lightweight
Clay Collard (23-10) has the top seed at 155 after a 2-0 regular season left him with 8 points. He was set to take on former season winner Natan Schulte until he was removed from the playoffs the morning after he beat good friend Raush Manfio in a glorified sparring session. The PFL decided to penalize him for not truly attempting to compete against him friend, which let Shane Burgos (16-4) slip in through the back door into a playoff spot. Like Schulte and Manfio, Burgos went 1-1 in the regular season for 3 points and now has the No. 4 seed.
In the other semifinal, 2022 winner Olivier Aubin-Mercier (19-5) has the No. 2 seed against No. 3 Bruno Miranda (16-3). Aubin-Mercier won both his regular season fights for a total of 7 points. Miranda went 2-0, as well, but with two unanimous decisions for 6 points.
Welterweight
The top seed at 170 pounds for 2023 belongs to Magomed Magomedkerimov (32-6), whose 2-0 regular season featured two first-round finishes for the maximum 12 points. His original opponent was set to be No. 4 Magomed Umalatov, who went 2-0 in the regular season, as well, for 9 points. Instead, Solomon Renfro (11-3) moves up from the 5 spot for a shot at $1 million.
In the other semifinal, 2022 season winner Sadibou Sy (15-6-2) takes on No. 2 seed Carlos Leal (19-4). Both went 2-0 – in fact, welterweight is the only PFL division in 2023 in which all four playoff fighters had unbeaten regular seasons. Sy is the defending season winner, but he’ll have to do it from the 3 seed with his 9 points. Leal had two finishes in the regular season for 11 points.
Full fight card
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)
Clay Collard vs. Shane Burgos – lightweight semifinal
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Bruno Miranda – lightweight semifinal
Carlos Leal vs. Sadibou Sy – welterweight semifinal
Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Solomon Renfro – welterweight semifinal
Ed Davis vs. Biaggio Ali Walsh – amateur fight
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
Alexei Pergande vs. Shawn Stefanelli
Korey Kuppe vs. Mostafaa Rashed Neda
Michelle Montague vs. Abby Montes
Abdullah Al-Qahtani vs. David Zelner
John Caldone vs. Nathaniel Grimard
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for 2023 PFL Playoffs 3.
