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The PFL is back in action with their second playoff event of 2019.
Thursday night, the lightweights and featherweights take center stage at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
The evening will begin with quarterfinal-round fights, then the winners will square off in semifinal bouts later in the evening.
From there, the finalists advance to the PFL 2019 Championship, which takes place Dec. 31, where playoff winners will take home $ 1 million prizes.
Both divisions feature competitors who will look to defend their 2018 crowns: Natan Schulte at lightweight and Lance Palmer at featherweight.
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 10:30 p.m. ET):
- Lance Palmer vs. Alex Gilpin — featherweight semifinal
- Akhmed Aliev (155.4) vs. Rashid Magomedov(155.2) — lightweight quarterfinal
- Islam Mamedov (155.2) vs. Loik Radzhabov (154.4) — lightweight quarterfinal
- Chris Wade (155.4) vs. Nate Andrews (155.6) — lightweight quarterfinal
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN 2, 8 p.m. ET):
- Natan Schulte (155.2) vs. Ramsey Nijem (155.8) — lightweight quarterfinal
- Luis Rafael Laurentino(145.8) vs. Jeremy Kennedy (145.6) — featherweight quarterfinal
- Daniel Pineda def. Movlid Khaybulaev via KO (punches) — Round 1, 0:29, featherweight quarterfinal
- Alex Gilpin def. Andre Harrison via technical submission (guillotine choke) — Round 2, 1:49, featherweight quarterfinal
- Lance Palmer def. Alexandre Almeida via unanimous decision (20-17, 20-18, 20-18) — featherweight quarterfinal
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