PFL 8 (2018)

PFL 8
Promotion	Professional Fighters League
Date	October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Venue	Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
City	New Orleans, Louisiana
Event chronology
PFL 7 PFL 8 PFL 9

Main article: PFL (2018 season)

The PFL 8 mixed martial arts event for the 2018 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on October 5, 2018, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Background

The event was the eighth of the 2018 season and marked the start of the playoffs. Philipe Lins was expected to face Valdrin Istrefi in a playoff bout at this event, however, Istrefi was removed due to injury and replaced by the highest ranked alternate on the undercard, Caio Alencar. As a result, Alencar's original opponent of Mike Kyle was paired with Mo De'Reese in a bout to determine a new alternate. Timur Valiev was expected to face Alexandre de Almeida in a playoff bout at this event, however, Valiev was removed due to injury and replaced by the highest ranked alternate on the undercard, Jumabieke Tuerxun. As a result, Tuerxun's original opponent of Marcos Galvão was set to face Jeremy Kennedy in a bout to determine a new alternate. However, on the day of the event Kennedy dropped out due to undisclosed reasons, and so Galvao was automatically pushed forward as the new alternate instead.

Fight card

Main Card (NBCSN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Josh Copeland	def.	Alex Nicholson	KO (punch)	1	1:27
Featherweight	Steven Siler	def.	Alexandre Almeida	DQ (illegal upkick)	2	0:52
Heavyweight	Philipe Lins	def.	Jared Rosholt	TKO (punches)	2	0:45
Featherweight	Lance Palmer	def.	Andre Harrison	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Josh Copeland	vs.	Francimar Barroso	Draw (unanimous) (19-19, 19-19, 19-19)	2	5:00
Featherweight	Steven Siler	def.	Nazareno Malegarie	Draw (majority) (20-18, 19-19, 19-19)	2	5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook Watch)
Heavyweight	Alex Nicholson	def.	Jack May	TKO (leg kick and punches)	1	2:03
Featherweight	Alexandre Almeida	def.	Zhumabek Tursyn	Decision (majority) (20-18, 20-18, 19-19)	2	5:00
Heavyweight	Philipe Lins	def.	Caio Alencar	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:58
Featherweight	Andre Harrison	def.	Alexandre Bezerra	Decision (majority) (20-18, 20-18, 19-19)	2	5:00
Heavyweight	Jared Rosholt	def.	Kelvin Tiller	Decision (unanimous) (20-18, 20-18, 20-18)	2	5:00
Featherweight	Lance Palmer	def.	Max Coga	Decision (unanimous) (20-18, 20-18, 20-18)	2	5:00
Heavyweight	Mo De'Reese	def.	Mike Kyle	TKO (strikes)	1	2:38

2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs

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2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs

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See also

• List of PFL events
• List of current PFL fighters