PFL 9: Lightweight and Welterweight 2023 Playoffs - Collard vs. Burgose is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that will take place on August 23, 2023, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States.
Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Lightweight Clay Collard vs. Shane Burgos Semi-final Lightweight playoffs
Lightweight Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Bruno Miranda Semi-final Lightweight playoffs
Welterweight Sadibou Sy vs. Carlos Leal Semi-final Welterweight playoffs
Welterweight Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Solomon Renfro Semi-final Welterweight playoffs
Lightweight Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Ed Davis Amateur bout
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Featherweight Alexei Pergande vs. Shawn Stefanelli
Middleweight Mostafa Rashed Neda vs. Korey Kuppe
Women's Featherweight Abigail Montes vs. Michelle Montague
Featherweight Abdullah Al-Qahtani vs. David Zelner
Featherweight John Caldone vs. Nathaniel Grimard
Background
The event will be headlined by Clay Collard facing off against Shane Burgos in an attempt to reach the lightweight finals.
PFL Playoff action continues on August 23 featuring the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions, with top-seeded Lightweight Clay Collard matching up with Shane Burgos with a trip to the PFL World Championship on the line. In the co-main event, 2022 PFL Lightweight Champion Olivier Aubin-Mercier returns to the PFL SmartCage against Bruno Miranda.
“We are thrilled to bring two 2023 PFL Playoff events back to New York City at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on August 18 and 23,” said PFL President of Fighter Operations, Ray Sefo. “Our athletes have worked all season long for this kind of opportunity, and sixteen fighters have the chance to punch their ticket to the 2023 PFL World Championship with a $1 million purse awaiting.”
