The
Skilled Fighters League welterweight playoffs have a brand new
entrant.
The promotion introduced on Sunday that Don Madge has
pulled out of his semifinal bout towards Magomed
Umalatov as a result of an undisclosed harm. In consequence, Neiman
Gracie will step in and face Umalatov on Aug. 23. Moreover,
Luca
Poclit, who was initially slated to battle Gracie, will stay
on the cardboard towards Eric
Alequin.
PFL 9 takes place at The Anthem in Washington, D.C., and
options semifinal bouts at featherweight and welterweight. The
night’s predominant card airs on ESPN and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT,
whereas prelims stream on ESPN+ starting at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m.
PT.
Gracie went 1-1 throughout his 2024 PFL marketing campaign. After dropping a
unanimous verdict to Goiti
Yamauchi at PFL 3, the Bellator
MMA veteran rebounded to outpoint Madge in his second outing at
PFL 6 on June 28.
Undefeated in 16 skilled bouts, Umalatov continues to be in search of his
first PFL championship look. Throughout the latest common
season, the 32-year-old Russian defeated Andrey
Koreshkov by way of unanimous determination earlier than scoring a first-round
submission of Brennan
Ward.
