PFL 2025 Championship Roadmap: Full Tournament Schedule, Bracket Breakdown & ESPN Broadcast Guide
Complete guide to PFL's 2025 tournament format featuring 8 weight classes, ESPN broadcast details, and championship road to August finals in this groundbreaking MMA season.
PFL 2025 Tournament Revolution
The Professional Fighters League unveils its most ambitious season yet with a complete format overhaul for 2025. Moving from a points-based system to a pure single-elimination tournament structure across eight stacked divisions, this season promises the most competitive matchups in PFL history.
New Format Highlights:
- 8 weight classes (Adding middleweight and bantamweight to last year's six divisions)
- 64 elite fighters competing in eight-man brackets
- Winner-take-all format: No points, just advancement
- Three-tier playoff system: First round → Semifinals → Championship Finals
🔥 First Round Fight Cards (All Times ET)
🥊 April 3 - Orlando (Welterweight & Featherweight showcase)
Main Card (ESPN2/ESPN+ 10PM)
- Jason Jackson vs. Andrey Koreshkov (Welterweight)
- Jesus Pinedo vs. Adam Borics (Featherweight)
- Joseph Luciano vs. Logan Storley (Welterweight)
- Jeremy Kennedy vs. Movlid Khaybulaev (Featherweight)
Prelims (ESPN+ 8PM)
- 4 additional welterweight/featherweight matchups
👊 April 11 - Orlando (Women's Flyweight & Bantamweight debut)
Main Card (ESPN2/ESPN+ 11PM)
- Taila Santos vs. Juliana Velasquez (Women's Flyweight)
- 3 high-stakes bantamweight matchups
💥 April 18 - Orlando (Middleweight & Lightweight arrival)
Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+ 7PM):
- Impa Kasanganay vs. Jordan Newman (Middleweight)
- 3 explosive lightweight bouts
🏆 May 1 - Orlando (Light Heavyweight & Heavyweight showdowns)
Featured Main Card Bouts (ESPN2/ESPN+ 10PM):
- Phil Davis vs. Rob Wilkinson (205lbs)
- Valentin Moldavsky vs. Sergey Bilostenniy (265lbs)
Championship Path
Semifinals Schedule
- June 12: Nashville (ESPN/ESPN+)
- June 20: Wichita (ESPN/ESPN+)
- June 27: Chicago (ESPN/ESPN+)
Finals Weekend
- August 1 (Atlantic City): Welterweight & Featherweight championships
- August 15 (Charlotte): Bantamweight & Women's Flyweight finals
- August 21 (Hollywood): Lightweight, Middleweight, LHW & HW title fights
Broadcast Notes
All main cards air on ESPN/ESPN2 with streaming alternatives on ESPN+. Early prelims stream exclusively on ESPN+ starting 2-3 hours before main cards.
This revamped tournament format creates must-see matchups at every stage, with fighters needing just three consecutive wins to claim the PFL championship and $1 million prize in their respective divisions.
Lion City
19:45 Singapore, Premier League, Round 35
19:45
Balestier Khalsa
Genoa
02:45 Italy, Serie A, Round 35
02:45
AC Milan
Crystal Palace
03:00 England, Premier League, Round 35
03:00
Nottingham Forest
Girona
03:00 Spain, LaLiga, Round 34
03:00
Mallorca
Vegalta Sendai
12:00 Japan, J2 League, Round 14
12:00
Fujieda MYFC
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