The PFL 8 2025 World Tournament Finals: Jean vs. Storley mixed martial arts event for the 2025 season of the Professional Fighters League will be held on August 1, 2025, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States.
Fight card
Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight Thad Jean vs. Logan Storley Welterweight Tournament Final
Featherweight Movlid Khaybulaev vs. Jesus Pinedo Featherweight Tournament Final
Featherweight Asaël Adjoudj vs. Yves Landu
Middleweight Jordan Newman vs. Eslam Abdul Baset
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Catchweight (160 lb) Jakub Kaszuba vs. Sergio Cossio
Lightweight Husein Kadimagomaev vs. Kyle Driscoll
Featherweight Nathan Kelly vs. Frederik Dupras
Welterweight Sarek Shields vs. Nick Meck
Featherweight Damion Nelson vs. Isaiah Diggs
Featherweight Matt Turnbull vs. Tom Pagliarulo
Background
The event will mark the promotion's 14th visit to Atlantic City and first since PFL 6 (2021) in June 2021.
The event will be feature the finals of 2025 PFL World Tournament in a welterweight and featherweight divisions.
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is set to return to Atlantic City for the 2025 PFL World Tournament Atlantic City: Finals on Friday, August 1, live from the iconic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall. Headlined by two Tournament Championship bouts, the event promises a thrilling night of elite MMA action for fans in New Jersey and across the globe.
In the main event, undefeated Haitian sensation Thad Jean (10-0) meets former Interim Bellator World Champion Logan Storley (18-3) in a Welterweight Final featuring a dynamic clash of explosive striking and world-class grappling. The co-main event sees a battle between two former champions, as 2023 PFL Featherweight Champion Jesus Pinedo (25-6-1) takes on unbeaten 2021 PFL Featherweight Champion Movlid Khaybulaev (23-0-1, 1 NC) in a high-stakes showdown to reclaim divisional supremacy. Both finals are scheduled for five, five-minute rounds, with the winners crowned as PFL Tournament Champions and earning their share of over $20 million in prize money.
Also featured on the Main Card are a pair of showcase bouts spotlighting worldwide prospects in the Featherweight and Middleweight divisions. Algerian standout Asaël Adjoudj (9-1) will square off against France's Yves Landu (21-9) in a 145-pound contest, while unbeaten Roufusport product Jordan Newman (7-0) aims to extend his perfect record against Egypt’s experienced Eslam Abdul Baset (16-3) at 185-pounds.
