PFL 8 2022: MacDonald vs. Taylor - Heavyweight and Welterweight Playoffs is an upcoming mixed martial arts event for the 2022 season of the Professional Fighters League scheduled to be held on August 13, 2022, at the Cardiff Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales.
Fight Card
Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+)
Welterweight Rory MacDonald vs. Dilano Taylor
Heavyweight Ante Delija vs. Renan Ferreira
Heavyweight Juan Adams vs. Matheus Scheffel
Welterweight Sadibou Sy vs. Carlos Leal
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Lightweight Josh O'Connor vs. Emran Sakhizaada
Light Heavyweight Mohammad Fakhreddine vs. Marcin Wójcik
Welterweight Chris Mixan vs. Christian Stigenberg
Heavyweight Szymon Bajor vs. Hatef Moeil
Postliminary card (ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight Will Fleury vs. Anthony Salamone
Featherweight Nathan Kelly vs. Ben Ellis
Lightweight Vojto Barborík vs. Maxim Radu
Bantamweight Francesco Nuzzi vs. Moktar Benkaci
Background
This will mark the second PFL playoff card, along with being the first PFL event held outside of America. The event will mark the start of the Heavyweight and Welterweight playoffs, with UFC veteran and former Bellator champion Rory MacDonald takes on undefeated Magomed Umalatov. On the other side of the bracket, Sadibou Sy takes on Carlos Leal.
The Heavyweight bracket was to seeDenis Goltsov taking on 2021 PFL Champion Bruno Cappelozza, while Ante Delija faced Renan Ferreira. However after picking up an injury, Cappelozza was unable to continue in the tournament and replaced by Matheus Scheffel.
After visa issues forced Umalatov and Goltsov to pull out of their respective bouts due to visa issues, they were replaced bu Dilano Taylor and Juan Adams respectively.
Aug 14 - Updated fight card & background