PFL 8: Playoffs Light Heavyweights & Welterweights - Harrison vs. Fabian is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on August 19, 2021 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, Florida, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card (ESPN)
Women's Lightweight Kayla Harrison vs. Genah Fabian
Heavyweight Bruno Cappelozza vs. Jamelle Jones
Women's Lightweight Larissa Pacheco vs. Taylor Guardado
Heavyweight Denis Goltsov vs. Ante Delija
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Heavyweight Renan Ferreira vs. Stuart Austin
Women's Lightweight Kaitlin Young vs. Marina Mokhnatkina
Heavyweight Carl Seumanutafa vs. Muhammed DeReese
Women's Lightweight Mariana Morais vs. Zamzagul Fayzallanova
Women's Lightweight Cynthia Vescan vs. Amanda Leve
Lightweight Christian Lohsen vs. Jonas Flok
Background
Kayla Harrison, the only two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo in the history of the United States, enters her second PFL playoffs unbeaten in 10 pro bouts. She faces Genah Fabian holds a 4-1 record and she won both of her PFL regular season bouts against Julija Pajic and Laura Sanchez to advance to the playoffs. This is the second time that Harrison and Fabian have been scheduled to fight in the PFL. They were set to meet in the 2019 semifinals in October of that year, but Fabian withdrew due to an illness after issues with her weight cut.
The other lightweight semifinal features 2019 finalist Larissa Pacheco and former Invicta FC fighter Taylor Guardado.
The heavyweight playoffs also commence, with Top seed Bruno Cappelozza taking on Jamelle Jones, who qualified for the playoffs with a spectacular knockout of UFC vet Klidson Abreu after stepping in as an alternate, and Denis Goltsov vs. Ante Delija.
