We want your predictions for next week’s 2019 PFL playoff finals in New York.
Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Sunday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the PFL 2019 playoff finals staff predictions we release Monday ahead of the event. The 2019 PFL playoff finals take place Tuesday, New Year’s Eve, at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. The card airs on ESPN2.
Make your picks for all six playoff finals inside.
No. 1 Emiliano Sordi vs. No. 7 Jordan Johnson
Records: Emiliano Sordi (21-8), Jordan Johnson (12-1-1)
Past five: Sordi 4-1, Johnson 3-1-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.26.19): Sordi -115, Johnson -115
No. 1 Lance Palmer vs. No. 4 Alex Gilpin
Records: Lance Palmer (21-3), Alex Gilpin (14-3)
Past five: Palmer 5-0, Gilpin 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Palmer honorable mention
Odds (as of 12.26.19): Palmer -850, Gilpin +520
No. 1 Natan Schulte vs. No. 7 Loik Radzhabov
Records: Natan Schulte (19-3-1), Loik Radzhabov (13-1-1)
Past five: Schulte 5-0, Radzhabov 3-1-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.26.19): Schulte -285, Radzhabov +225
No. 5 Ali Isaev vs. No. 7 Jared Rosholt
Records: Ali Isaev (8-0), Jared Rosholt (20-7)
Past five: Isaev 5-0, Rosholt 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.26.19): Isaev -400, Rosholt +310
No. 4 David Michaud vs. No. 6 Ray Cooper III
Records: David Michaud (18-5), Ray Cooper III (19-7-1)
Past five: Michaud 4-1, Cooper 2-2-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.26.19): Cooper -155, Michaud +125
No. 2 Kayla Harrison vs. No. 4 Larissa Pacheco
Records: Kayla Harrison (6-0), Larissa Pacheco (13-3)
Past five: Harrison 5-0, Pacheco 3-2
Division: Women’s lightweight
Rankings: Harrison honorable mention pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 12.26.19): Harrison -1000, Pacheco +600
Next page: Full PFL 2019 Playoffs fight card
MAIN CARD (ESPN2, 7 p.m. ET)
- No. 2 Kayla Harrison vs. No. 4 Larissa Pacheco – women’s lightweight final
- No. 4 David Michaud vs. No. 6 Ray Cooper III – welterweight final
- No. 5 Ali Isaev vs. No. 7 Jared Rosholt – heavyweight final
- No. 1 Natan Schulte vs. No. 7 Loik Radzhabov – lightweight final
- No. 1 Lance Palmer vs. No. 4 Alex Gilpin – featherweight final
- No. 1 Emiliano Sordi vs. No. 7 Jordan Johnson – light heavyweight final
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Brendan Loughnane vs. David Valente
