PFL 2019 #1: Regular Season

The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!

Those are some interesting names. Aliev ,in particular, I think could pose some problems for Shulte( since he barely squeaked by Wade the second time and Magomedov). I really feel that there lhw division was lacking in the first season mostly because it was just recycled leftovers from wsof. I understand they likely won't get rid of someone like Magalghes anytime soon but any rumors of lhw prospects?

* Edited at 03.13.2019, 9:47 PM ET *

Some damn good signings


https://mmajunkie.com/2019/03/pfl-2019-roster-reveal-ufc-vet-jordan-johnson-former-acb-champ-denis-goltsov

Not yet but I think they have 1 more round of announcements coming April 1st. Still, some interesting names and it looks like welterweight may be an early candidate for division to watch this season. They got Jordan Johnson from ufc, Michaud who has some good experience,  Alex Gilpin who won on the contender series last year. They did announce Radzhabov, though.

Kind of surprised the ufc let a guy who was 4-0 in the ufc go.

I wonder what they offered him 

* Edited at 03.21.2019, 10:34 PM ET *

Yeah this guy is the clear favorite to win the PFL million but, we never know!

Great minds think alike. I got Jordan Johnson winning the million!

Surprised more ufc fighters haven't jumped ship. U could fight the rest of your life in the ufc and not make a million dollars. 

I wonder what these guys get paid for the regular season

I found this for the playoff payout

• Playoff champions: $1 million
• Playoff runners-up: $200,000
• Playoff semifinal losers: $100,000
• Playoff quarterfinal losers: $50,000

Considering you have to be free to join PFL in may, so probably not fighting anywhere else since febuary and won't fight anywhere else until next years, you need to count the salary for a year.

Qualification match (estimate) 10K to show 10K win bonuss)

winner arround 1.04M
runner up arround 240K
semi looser arround 80K
quarter looser arround 55K

UFC mid-tier fighter 25K + 25K win bonnus, fighting 4time a year winning 2 out of 4 =150K

Conclusion, you need to make it to the final to get more money in PFL than UFC so that mean only guy that really believe in themself should do it.

* Edited at 03.22.2019, 12:12 PM ET *

There some update according to Khon2.com

Heavyweights: Philipe Lins (14-3), Denis Goltsov (22-5), Ben Edwards (4-0), Kelvin Tiller (10-2), Jared Rosholt (17-6), Muhammed Dereese (7-0), Ante Delija (15-3), Alex Nicholson (13-7)

Light Heavyweights: Vinny Magalhaes (18-10), Smealinho Rama (11-5-1), Jordan Johnson (10-0), Bozigit Ataev (20-3), Dan Spohn (18-6), Maxim Grishin (28-7-1), Viktor Nemkov (27-7)

Welterweights: Magomed Magomedkerimov (23-5), Louis Taylor (18-4-1), Ray Cooper III (17-6), Sadibou Sy (7-4-1), David Michaud (15-4), Zane Kamaka (13-3), John Howard (27-14-1), Handesson Ferreira (13-2-1), Bojan Velickovic (16-8-2)

Lightweights: Natan Schulte (14-3-1), Rashid Magomedov (22-3-1), Chris Wade (14-5), Nate Andrews (15-1), Yincang Bao (13-5), Loik Radzhabov (11-0)

Featherweights: Lance Palmer (17-3), Steven Siler (32-18-1), Andre Harrison (20-1), Luis Rafael Laurentino (33-1), Alex Gilpin (12-1), Alexandre Almeida (20-9)

Women's Lightweights: Kayla Harrison (3-0), Sarah Kaufman (20-4), Genah Fabian (1-0), Svetlana Khautova (2-0), Roberta Samad (4-1), Larissa Pacheco (11-2), Morgan Frier (4-1), Bobby Jo Dalziel (4-0)

Thank god for PFL!

I'm not a fan of Cooper 3. each time, he continue punching after the reff step in. Its a good think that he didin't win a million dollars.

I hate when any fighter does that but it's worse when the guy is out cold.

Chris Curtis should sign. He didn't get into the ufc last year but he's clearly a level above regional.

Chris Curtis has signed as well as

Satoshi iishi
Damon Jackson 

And others 

https://mmajunkie.com/2019/04/pfl-roster-reveal-satoshi-ishii-francimar-barroso-ufc-bellator-season-2