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2025 in Professional Fighters League
The year 2025 was the 7th year in the history of the Professional Fighters League (PFL), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
| 2025 in Professional Fighters League |
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| Professional Fighters League |
| January 25, 2025 (2025-01-25) |
| December 20, 2025 (2025-12-20) |
The year 2025 was the 7th year in the history of the Professional Fighters League (PFL), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
On January 7, 2025, PFL chairman Donn Davis announced that elbows will be legal in the promotion, after the PFL had banned elbows for the regular season and playoffs. Elbows were typically allowed in non-season and non-playoff fights only.
On January 9, 2025, it was announced that the 2025 season of PFL would no longer operate as a points-based tournament, but would rather be contested as a single-elimination tournament.
On January 15, 2025, PFL revealed that hold eight tournaments in 2025, confirming the $500,000 pay for each winner. In total, it will distribute more than $20 million to the fighters. The tournaments will take place at heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight, bantamweight and women's flyweight divisions.
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PFL Champions Series 1: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes | January 25, 2025 | Coca-Cola Arena | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| 2 | PFL 1: Jackson vs. Koreshkov | April 3, 2025 | Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
| 3 | PFL 2: Alves vs. Higo | April 11, 2025 | |||
| 4 | PFL 3: Kasanganay vs. Edwards | April 18, 2025 | |||
| 5 | PFL 4: Davis vs. Wilkinson | May 1, 2025 | |||
| 6 | PFL MENA 1: Path to Greatness | May 9, 2025 | Onyx Arena | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 7 | PFL Europe 1: Belfast | May 10, 2025 | SSE Arena | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 8 | PFL 5: Jackson vs Jean | June 12, 2025 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 9 | PFL 6: Rabadanov vs. Lee | June 20, 2025 | Intrust Bank Arena | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | |
| 10 | PFL 7: Edwards vs. Silveira | June 27, 2025 | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 11 | PFL MENA 2: The Next Chapter | July 4, 2025 | The Green Halls | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| 12 | PFL Europe 2: Brussels | July 5, 2025 | ING Arena | Brussels, Belgium | |
| 13 | PFL Champions Series 2: Eblen vs. van Steenis | July 19, 2025 | GrandWest Arena | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 14 | PFL 8: Jean vs. Storley | August 1, 2025 | Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 15 | PFL Africa 2: Johannesburg | August 9, 2025 | Big Top Arena | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 16 | PFL 9: Rabadanov vs. Davis | August 15, 2025 | Bojangles Coliseum | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| 17 | PFL 10: Edwards vs. Rosta | August 21, 2025 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood | Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | |
| 18 | PFL Europe 3: Nantes | September 26, 2025 | Zénith Nantes Métropole | Nantes, France | |
| 19 | PFL MENA 3: Champions Collide | September 27, 2025 | The Arena Riyadh Venue for Exhibitions | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| 20 | PFL Champions Series 3: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 | October 3, 2025 | Coca-Cola Arena | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| 21 | PFL Africa 3: Ocheme vs. Sankara | October 18, 2025 | BK Arena | Kigali, Rwanda | |
| 22 | PFL MENA 4 Finals: All or Nothing | December 5, 2025 | Dhahran Expo | Khobar, Saudi Arabia | |
| 23 | PFL Champions Series 4: Nemkov vs Ferreira | December 13, 2025 | LDLC Arena | Lyon, France | |
| 24 | PFL Africa Finals: Benin | December 20, 2025 | Sofitel Dome | Cotonou, Benin |
| Title fights in 2025 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Usman Nurmagomedov (c) | def. | Paul Hughes | Decision (majority) (47–47, 48–46, 48–46) | 5 | 5:00 | PFL Champions Series 1 | |
| Middleweight | Costello van Steenis | def. | Johnny Eblen | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 5 | 4:51 | PFL Champions Series 2 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Corey Anderson | def. | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | PFL Champions Series 3 | |
| Lightweight | Usman Nurmagomedov | def. | Paul Hughes | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | PFL Champions Series 3 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Cris Cyborg (c) | def. | Sara Collins | Submission (face crank) | 3 | 2.55 | PFL Champions Series 4 | |
| Heavyweight | Vadim Nemkov | def. | Renan Ferreira | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4.00 | PFL Champions Series 4 |
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