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Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, hosts the 2022 PFL World Championship on November 25, 2022 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The richest night in MMA will feature finalists facing off for six world titles and six US$1 million champion’s purses.
For United States (U.S.) viewing audiences, the PFL World Championship will stream exclusively on ESPN+ PPV (US$49.99) at 8:00 pm ET/5:00 pm PT. ESPN+ will exclusively stream the undercard at 5:30 pm ET/2:30 pm PT. Pre-fight show coverage will start at 5:00 pm ET/2:00 pm PT on ESPN+. Tickets for the PFL Championship are available here with prices ranging from US$70-US$195 and VIP tickets available for US$600 for those who want to watch the event live and in-person. International viewers can watch the 2022 PFL World Championship event live on PFL's official YouTube channel and the league's broadcast and digital partners across the globe. The night’s main event features MMA superstar Kayla Harrison as she looks to win her third PFL Women’s Lightweight World Championship when she steps into the SmartCage against knockout artist Larissa Pacheco. Also on tap, British Featherweight Brendan Loughnane faces American Bubba Jenkins, a former Division 1 NCAA champion, both athletes will be looking for their first PFL World Championship and US$1 million prize.
The richest night in MMA just got bigger as multi-platinum recording artist Wiz Khalifa returns to the PFL World Championship and will perform live from the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Khalifa’s hit single “Million Dollar Moment” has become a de facto anthem for the Professional Fighters League. “The 2022 PFL World Championship is set for Friday, November 25 and the stage doesn’t get any bigger than primetime on ESPN+ PPV live from New York City at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. We are excited to welcome Wiz Khalifa back to the PFL World Championship and look forward to delivering another world class event for MMA fans around the world. This is the night the PFL athletes have worked for all season, with six world title fights and $6 million on the line headlined by undefeated superstar Kayla Harrison, the stakes do not get higher,” said PFL CEO Peter Murray. One of the most significant signings in PFL history, Muhammad Ali's grandson Biaggio Ali Walsh will make his PFL debut. Ali Walsh takes on Tom Graesser in a special amatuer attraction. Ali Walsh is a student of the famed Extreme Couture gym in Las Vegas and looks to continue his grandfathers combat sports legacy.
2022 PFL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN CARD: ESPN+ PPV (Separate Purchase), 8:00 pm ET/PFL MMA YouTube, November 26, 8:00 am PHT/SGT/HKT
• Women's Lightweight World Title: Kayla Harrison vs Larissa Pacheco
• Featherweight World Title: Brendan Loughnane vs Bubba Jenkins
• Heavyweight World Title: Ante Delija vs Matheus Scheffel
• Women's Featherweight Bout: Aspen Ladd vs Julia Budd
• Lightweight World Title: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs Stevie Ray
• Welterweight World Title: Sadibou Sy vs Dilano Taylor
• Light Heavyweight World Title: Robert Wilkinson vs Omari Akhmedov
2022 PFL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PRELIMS: ESPN+, 5:30 pm ET/PFL MMA YouTube, November 26, 5:30 am PHT/HKT/SGT
• Featherweight Bout: Marlon Moraes vs Sheymon Moraes
• Lightweight Bout: Natan Schulte vs Jeremy Stephens
• 175lb Catchweight Bout: Magomed Magomedkerimov vs Gleison Tibau
• Women's Flyweight Bout: Dakota Ditcheva vs Katherin Corogenes
• Lightweight Amateur Bout: Biaggio Ali Walsh vs Tom Graesser
PFL is the first and only MMA league with a true sports-season format where elite fighters from around the world compete in a Regular Season, Playoffs and Championship. The four competitors in each division who earn the most points in the Regular Season advancing to the win-or-go-home Playoffs, followed by the biggest night in MMA – the PFL World Championship – with each winner going home with the US$1 million prize. Professional Fighters League is the No. 2 MMA company globally and features an elite talent roster. PFL has live event coverage in 160 countries on leading distribution platforms and delivers a unique, innovative product to MMA fans around the world.
