PFL 9 (2024)

PFL 9
PFL 9
	The poster for PFL 9
Promotion	Professional Fighters League
Date	August 23, 2024
Venue	The Anthem
City	Washington, D.C., United States
Event chronology

The PFL 9 mixed martial arts event for the 2024 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 23, 2024, at The Anthem in Washington, D.C., United States. This marked the semi-final playoffs for the Featherweight and Welterweight divisions.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Background

The event marked the promotion's fifth visit to the American capital and first since PFL 10 (2023) in November 2023.^[4]

The event featured the semifinal of 2024 PFL playoffs in a welterweight and featherweight divisions.^[5]

The semifinal of the 2024 Welterweight tournament between Don Madge and Magomed Umalatov was scheduled for this event. However, Madge pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Neiman Gracie, who scheduled to face Luca Poclit and he was rebooked to face Eric Alequin instead.^[6]

James Gallagher was expected to make his promotional debut against Brahyan Zurcher. However, on August 14, it was announced he had visa issues and he was replaced by Marcirley Alves.^[7] In turn, the bout was scrapped after Zurcher withdrew.

During the weigh-ins, Eric Alequin didn't appear for his fight against Luca Poclit. Alequin subsequently did not pass his medical exams and the bout was cancelled.^[8]

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Brendan Loughnane	def.	Kai Kamaka III	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27)	3	5:00	^[a]
Welterweight	Magomed Umalatov	def.	Neiman Gracie	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	^[b]
Featherweight	Timur Khizriev	def.	Gabriel Alves Braga	Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27)	3	5:00	^[c]
Welterweight	Shamil Musaev	def.	Murad Ramazanov	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	^[d]
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Welterweight	Mukhamed Berkhamov	def.	Ray Cooper III	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Enrique Barzola	def.	Tyler Diamond	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	^[e]
Welterweight	Jose Perez	def.	Jesse Stirn	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Maxwell Djantou Nana	def.	Kent Mafileo	KO (punch)	2	4:50
Welterweight	Shido Boris Esperança	def.	Tyler Hill	TKO (punches)	1	3:31