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PFL Officially Announces Tournament Format, $500K Payouts for Winners



As expected, Professional Fighters League is doing away with its season format in favor of grand-prix style tournaments in each weight class.

The promotion announced on Wednesday that it will be launching what is called its 2025 World Tournament beginning this April. The single-elimination brackets will feature eight fighters from eight different weight classes ā€” heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight, bantamweight and womenā€™s flyweight. Winners will receive a $500,000 bonus, and according to a release, the PFL World Tournament will ā€œpay out over $20 million in prize moneyā€ overall.

The first round of the tournament will begin in April, followed by semifinals in June and finals in August. The eight brackets ā€” along with all 64 participating athletes ā€” will be announced in February. All bouts will be broadcast on ESPN and ESPN+.

ā€œThe PFL World Tournament is continued innovation by PFL, and we are thrilled to present to global MMA fans an even more exciting product,ā€ PFL CEO Peter Murray said. ā€œOne shot, single elimination, nothing more exciting in all of sports.ā€

The previous PFL format relied a points format with regular season standings that determined who would earn a postseason berth. The campaign concluded with a championship finale where the winner in each weight class received $1 million payout.

2025 PFL World Tournament Schedule:

First Round
April 3
April 11
April 18
TBD

Semifinals
June 12
June 20
June 27

Championships
Aug. 1
Aug.15
Aug. 21
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