The second rounds of the PFL heavyweight and light heavyweight tournaments are set.
The sixth installment of PFL’s 2019 season will take place Thursday, Aug. 8, at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., and features 12 heavy-hitting bouts.
In the main event, heavyweights will collide when fan-favorite Kelvin Tiller (11-2) meets Russia’s Denis Goltsov (23-5). In the opening tournament round, Tiller submitted then-undefeated Mo De’Reese to earn six points. Shortly before Tiller’s finish, Goltsov earned six points of his own when he punched out UFC veteran Jared Rosholt.
Also on the card, PFL’s 2018 light heavyweight runner-up, Vinny Magalhaes (18-11), will return to action to battle Iowa finisher Rakim Cleveland (19-12-1). Both men were unsuccessful in their opening-round matchups.
In addition, formerly UFC-ranked light heavyweight Jordan Johnson (10-1) will look to rebound from his first pro loss when he takes on kickboxer Sigi Pesaleli (1-1). In their PFL debuts, Johnson was upset by Russia’s Maxim Grishin, and Pesaleli was finished by UFC veteran Ronny Markes by strikes.
Other notable names on the card include UFC veterans Alex Nicholson (13-8), Francimar Barroso (23-7-1), Ronny Markes (19-7), and Jared Rosholt (17-7).
The PFL 2019, Week 6 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+)
- (265) Kelvin Tiller vs. Denis Goltsov
- (265) Satoshi Ishii vs. Jared Rosholt
- (205) Vinny Magalhaes vs. Rakim Cleveland
- (265) Francimar Barroso vs. Ante Delija
- (205) Rashid Yusupov vs. Viktor Nemkov
- (265) Ali Isaev vs. Carl Seumanutafa
- (205) Maxim Grishin vs. Mikhail Mohnatkin
- (265) Valdrin Istrefi vs. Muhammed De’Reese
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2)
- (265) Bozigit Ataev vs. Emiliano Sordi
- (265) Alex Nicholson vs. Zeke Tuinei-Wily
- (205) Jordan Johnson vs. Sigi Pesaleli
- (205) Dan Spohn vs. Ronny Markes
For more on PFL 2019, Week 6, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.
