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PFL 4 (2024)

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PFL 4
The poster for PFL 4
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateJune 13, 2024 (2024-June-13)
VenueMohegan Sun Arena
CityUncasville, Connecticut, United States
Event chronology
PFL Europe 2 PFL 4 PFL 5

The PFL 4 mixed martial arts event for the 2024 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on June 13, 2024, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, United States. This marked the fourth regular-season event of the tournament and included fights in the Women's Flyweight and Heavyweight divisions.[1][2][3]

Background

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The event marked the promotion's first visit to Uncasville and fourth in Connecticut state before it was rebranded promotion, since WSOF 31 in Mashantucket in June 2016.[1]

The event was headlined by a heavyweight trilogy bout between former interim Bellator Heavyweight Champion Valentin Moldavsky and Linton Vassell.[4] The pairing first met at Bellator 218 in March 2019, where Moldavsky won by unanimous decision.[5] Their second meeting took place at Bellator 292 in March 2023, where Vassell won by knockout in the first round.[6]

Roughly a month before the card there were a number of fight changes made:

  • A previously announced heavyweight bout between Danilo Marques and Marcelo Nunes was cancelled as Nunes replaced former WSOF Heavyweight Champion Blagoy Ivanov against Oleg Popov and Marques replaced Steve Mowry against Gokhan Saricam; in turn, the Mowry/Saricam bout was eventually cancelled when Mowry withdrew.
  • In a women's flyweight bout, Saray Orozco replaced Kaytlin Neil against Sumiko Inaba.
  • On May 20, it was announced that Davion Franklin was replacing Marcelo Nunes against Oleg Popov and Marcelo Golm was replacing Daniel James against Tyrell Fortune.[7]
  • Sergei Bilostenniy was expected to face Denis Goltsov in a heavyweight bout at this event, but he pulled out for unknown reason and was replaced by Thiago Santos.[8]
  • Melissa Balic was expected to face Kristina Katsikis at this event, but she withdrew due to injury and the bout was cancelled.[9]

At weigh-ins, Davion Franklin came in at 268.5 lbs, 2.5 pounds over the heavyweight limit. He was fined a percent of his purse and given a point deduction in the standings.[10]

Results

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Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Linton Vassell def. Valentin Moldavsky Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Dakota Ditcheva def. Chelsea Hackett TKO (punch to the body) 1 3:22
Heavyweight Denis Goltsov def. Thiago Santos TKO (punches) 1 2:22
Women's Flyweight Liz Carmouche def. Kana Watanabe Submission (armbar) 3 4:52
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Women's Flyweight Taila Santos def. Jena Bishop Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Oleg Popov def. Davion Franklin Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–25) 3 5:00 [a]
Heavyweight Tyrell Fortune def. Marcelo Golm Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Ilara Joanne def. Shanna Young Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Timothy Johnson def. Danilo Marques TKO (punches) 1 3:14
Women's Flyweight Juliana Velasquez def. Lisa Mauldin TKO (punches) 2 1:30
Women's Flyweight Sumiko Inaba def. Saray Orozco Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ Franklin missed weight (268.5 lb).

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Standings after event

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The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus point will be awarded if a fighter wins via decision. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. A decision win will result in three total points. If a fighter misses weight, the opponent (should they comply with weight limits) will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory, regardless of winning or losing the bout; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded.[12]

Heavyweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[13]
Russia Denis Goltsov 1 0 0 0 0 1 10
Russia Oleg Popov 2 0 0 0 1 0 8
Russia Valentin Moldavsky 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
United States Timothy Johnson 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
E United States Daniel James 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
E United States Tyrell Fortune 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
E Russia Sergei Bilostenniy 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
E England Linton Vassell 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Brazil Thiago Santos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Bulgaria Blagoy Ivanov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Brazil Danilo Marques 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E United States Steve Mowry 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Croatia Ante Delija 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Brazil Marcelo Golm 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E United States Davion Franklin 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1

Women's flyweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[14]
England Dakota Ditcheva 2 0 0 2 0 0 12
Brazil Taila Santos 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
United States Liz Carmouche 2 0 0 0 0 1 7
United States Jena Bishop 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
E Brazil Juliana Velasquez 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
E Japan Kana Watanabe 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Brazil Ilara Joanne 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Australia Chelsea Hackett 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E United States Lisa Mauldin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E United States Shanna Young 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "PFL heads to Mohegan Sun for first time with June fight card". MMA Junkie. 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  2. ^ "PFL kicks off second half of 2024 season in June". DAZN. 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  3. ^ "Professional Fighters League Kicks Off the Second Half of 2024 PFL Global Season, June 13 at Mohegan Sun". Black Belt Magazine. 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  4. ^ "Valentin Moldavsky vs. Linton Vassell headlines 2024 PFL 4 at Mohegan Sun". MMA Junkie. 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  5. ^ Anderson, Jay (22 March 2019). "Bellator 218 Results: Valentin Moldavsky Outlasts Linton Vassell For Decision Win". Cageside Press. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  6. ^ Anderson, Jay (2023-03-10). "Bellator 292: Linton Vassell Gets Revenge on Moldavsky, Earns Number One Contender Status". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  7. ^ "Continuation of PFL's heavyweight season gets two changes in Connecticut". MMA Junkie. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  8. ^ "PFL: Thiago Marreta substitui Sergey Bilostenniy contra Denis Goltsov". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-06-06. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  9. ^ "2024 PFL 4 loses fight days out from event". MMA Junkie. 2024-05-11. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  10. ^ Sherdog.com. "2024 PFL 4 Regular Season Weigh-in Results: Heavyweight Misses 266-Pound Limit". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  11. ^ "PFL 4". www.pflmma.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  12. ^ "Rules and Regulations". PFL. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  13. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  14. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs