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TAMPA (AUGUST 21, 2026) –\u00a0The\u00a0PFL Tampa\u00a0Presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater\u00a0weigh-ins are now final, as athletes hit the scales ahead of fight night on Saturday, August 22, at the Benchmark International Arena. The event follows MVP and PFL\u2019s merger being officially announced.<\/p>\n
The main event will now be contested in a catchweight bout at 153.0 lbs. The PFL Women\u2019s Featherweight Champion\u00a0Cris Cyborg\u00a0(29-2), one of the most decorated mixed martial artists of all time, made championship weight at 145.0 lbs. However, her Brazilian counterpart,\u00a0Ketlen Vieira\u00a0(16-5) missed weight at 152.2 lbs. Despite the weight miss, Cyborg has agreed to the catchweight and will still compete for the final time at PFL. Vieira will not be eligible to win the title under any circumstance due to failing in making championship weight. Cyborg has agreed to vacate the belt if she loses tomorrow night. Pending her 30th win, she will remain the PFL Women’s Featherweight World Champion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCyborg is an absolute legend, and today we were reminded why during this unprecedented situation,\u201d said\u00a0John Martin, MVP CEO.\u00a0\u201cShe didn\u2019t have to put her title on the line, but she insisted on earning it, just as she\u2019s done throughout her entire career. That kind of integrity is what makes her a true champion, and she deserves a tremendous amount of respect for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the co-main event, 2024 PFL Lightweight Champion\u00a0#2-Gadzhi Rabadanov\u00a0(27-5-2) of Dagestan weighed in at 156.0 lbs and will proudly represent Team Khabib once again as he faces American PFL debutant\u00a0Tracy Reeder\u00a0(12-5), who weighed-in at 155.6 lbs. Reeder is on a 5-fight win streak with all those victories coming by way of finish.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Due to an unsuccessful weight cut by\u00a0Florim Zendeli,\u00a0who was not able to\u00a0step on the scales, his bout against\u00a0Omran Chaaban\u00a0is no longer taking place.
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The\u00a0PFL Tampa Presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater\u00a0preliminary card will air live in the U.S. on the ESPN App beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET, with the main card broadcasting live on ESPN at 9:00 p.m. ET.
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The full weigh-in results are as follows:<\/p>\n
Completed\u00a0PFL Tampa Presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater\u00a0Main Card
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, Florida
\u00a09:00 p.m. ET | Saturday, August 22
\u00a0ESPN (U.S.)
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PFL Women’s Featherweight World Championship Main Event:\u00a0C-Cris Cyborg\u00a0(145.0 lbs) vs.\u00a0Ketlen Vieira\u00a0(152.2 lbs)*
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Lightweight Co-Main Event:\u00a0#2-Gadzhi Rabadanov\u00a0(156.0 lbs) vs.\u00a0Tracy Reeder\u00a0(155.6 lbs)\u00a0
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Women’s Flyweight Bout:\u00a0#3-Taila Santos\u00a0(125.6 lbs) vs.\u00a0#8-Sabrinna de Sousa\u00a0(125.8 lbs)
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Light Heavyweight Bout:\u00a0\u00a0#3-Luke Trainer\u00a0(205.6 lbs) vs.\u00a0Roland Dunlap\u00a0(205.8 lbs)<\/p>\n
Completed\u00a0PFL Tampa\u00a0Presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater\u00a0Preliminary Card
5:30 p.m. ET | Saturday, August 22
\u00a0ESPN App (U.S.)
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Bantamweight Bout:\u00a0#8-Marcirley Alves\u00a0(141.8 lbs)* vs.\u00a0Nkosi Ndebele\u00a0(140.4 lbs)<\/p>\n
Bantamweight Bout:\u00a0#6-Magomed Magomedov\u00a0(136.0 lbs) vs.\u00a0Daniel Marcos\u00a0(135.6 lbs)
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Bantamweight Bout:\u00a0Movsar Ibragimov\u00a0(136.0 lbs) vs.\u00a0Javid Basharat\u00a0(136.0 lbs)
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Lightweight Bout:\u00a0Dakota Bush\u00a0(155.8 lbs) vs.\u00a0Morques Forest\u00a0(155.8 lbs)
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Lightweight Bout:\u00a0#9-Natan Schulte\u00a0(156.0 lbs) vs.\u00a0Artur Zaynukov\u00a0(155.6 lbs)
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Lightweight Bout:\u00a0Gino Van Steenis\u00a0(156.0 lbs) vs.\u00a0Robert Watley\u00a0(155.4 lbs)
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Welterweight Bout:\u00a0Eoin Sheridan\u00a0(170.8. lbs) vs.\u00a0James Vake\u00a0(170.8 lbs)
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*Denotes missed weight\u00a0
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