The PFL playoffs continue with featherweights and welterweights in action. The main event will be Brendan Loughnane vs. Kai Kamaka III at the nation's capital.
Here’s how you can watch 2024 PFL 9, including streaming options and TV channel to catch the prelims and the main card.
2024 PFL 9 start time
- Date: Friday, August 23
- Time: 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. ET for prelims) | 6 p.m. PT
- Location: The Anthem — Washington, D.C.
The prelims for 2024 PFL 9 start at 6 p.m. ET, with the main card at 9 p.m. ET. Brendan Loughnane and Kai Kamaka III should make their way to the cage around 12 a.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
How to watch PFL 9 main card
The PFL 9 main card is available to watch on ESPN and ESPN+ in the U.S. It can also be streamed via Fubo which offers ESPN and a variety of sports channels. Fubo offers a free trial so you can try before you buy. Start your free trial now.
How to watch PFL 9 prelims
- Channel: N/A
- Live stream: ESPN+
The prelims for 2024 PFL 9, starting at 6 p.m. ET, will air on ESPN+.
The prelims will feature Ray Cooper III vs. Mukhamed Berkhamov. Cooper is a two-time PFL Welterweight Tournament winner. He has competed sparingly since the 2022 season and is on a two-fight losing streak. Berkhamov went 2-1 with one no-contest with Bellator and has nine wins via submission.
Also on the prelims will be Bellator standout James Gallagher. "The Strabanimal" is 2-2 in his last four fights and has nine wins via submission. He faces the undefeated Brahyan Zurcher, who has four wins via knockout and three via submission.
2024 PFL 9 fight card
Main Card
- Brendan Loughnane vs. Kai Kamaka III; PFL Featherweight Tournament Semifinal
- Magomed Umalatov vs. Neiman Gracie; PFL Welterweight Tournament Semifinal
- Gabriel Braga vs. Timur Khizriev; PFL Featherweight Tournament Semifinal
- Shamil Musaev vs. Murad Ramazanov; PFL Welterweight Tournament Semifinal
Prelims
- Ray Cooper III vs. Mukhamed Berkhamov; Welterweights
- Enrique Barzola vs. Tyler Diamond; Featherweights
- Jose Perez vs. Jesse Stirm; Welterweights
- Maxwell Djantou Nana vs. Kent Mafileo; Heavyweights
- Shido Boris Esperanca vs. Tyler Hill; Welterweights
Loughnane was a Dana White's Contender Series standout but didn't get signed by the UFC. Joining the PFL, Loughnane has gone 11-2 and won the 2022 featherweight tournament. Denied an opportunity to repeat in 2023, he has won two straight via TKO. Kamaka went 4-1 with Bellator. He is on a five-fight win streak, winning two PFL bouts via decision.
Can Loughnane reach the top of the mountain again, or will Kamaka get the win and all the glory?
The co-main event will see Magomed Umalatov vs. Neiman Gracie in a welterweight semifinal bout. Umalatov is a former Eagle FC welterweight champion, and the multi-time Sambo champion is 7-0 with the PFL since 2021. He beat Brennan Ward via submission to start his run.
Neiman is a member of the legendary Gracie family. A multi-time Jiu-Jitsu medalist, Neiman was a feature on Bellator programming and is 1-1 under the PFL banner. He replaces Don Madge, who he beat in June due to injury.
PFL Challenger Series alum and contender Gabriel Braga, who is 2-0 in 2024, faces unbeaten Russian Timur Khizriev in featherweight action. Finally, Russian's Shamil Musaev and Murad Ramazanov fight in a welterweight rematch. Musaev beat Ramazanov in June.
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