The PFL 6 mixed martial arts event for the 2019 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 8, 2019, at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was the sixth and final regular season event of 2019 before the playoffs and include fights in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.[1]

PFL 6
The poster for PFL 6
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateAugust 8, 2019 (2019-08-08)
VenueOcean Resort Casino
CityAtlantic City, New Jersey
Event chronology
PFL 5 PFL 6 PFL 7

Background

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A scheduled Light Heavyweight bout between Dan Spohn and Ronny Markes was cancelled after Markes weighed in at 208.6 pounds, 2.6 pounds over the allowable limit for the division. As a result, Spohn advanced with three points with a walkover win.

Results

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Main Card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Jared Rosholt def. Satoshi Ishii Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Vinny Magalhães def. Rakim Cleveland Submission (armbar) 1 1:56
Light Heavyweight Viktor Nemkov def. Rashid Yusupov Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Ali Isaev def. Carl Seumanutafa Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Maxim Grishin def. Mikhail Mokhnatkin KO (punch) 1 0:48
Heavyweight Muhammed Dereese def. Valdrin Istrefi TKO (punches) 1 2:06
Bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov def. Sidemar Honorio Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (ESPN2)
Heavyweight Francimar Barroso def. Ben Edwards Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Denis Goltsov def. Kelvin Tiller Submission (ezekiel choke) 2 3:40
Light Heavyweight Emiliano Sordi def. Bazigit Atajev KO (punches) 1 1:22
Heavyweight Alex Nicholson def. Zeke Tuinei-Wily TKO (punches) 1 3:07
Light Heavyweight Jordan Johnson def. Sigi Pesaleli Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00

Standings After Event

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The point system consists of outcome based scoring and bonuses for an early win. Under the outcome based scoring system, the winner of a fight receives 3 points and the loser receives 0 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. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. If a fighter misses weight, then the fighter that missed weight will receive 0 points and his opponent will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory.[2]

Light Heavyweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[3]
♛ Emiliano Sordi 2 0 0 1 1 0 11
Maxim Grishin 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
Vinny Magalhães 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
Bazigit Atajev 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
Viktor Nemkov 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
♛ Rashid Yusupov 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Jordan Johnson 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
♛ Sigi Pesaleli 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Dan Spohn 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Rakim Cleveland 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Mikhail Mokhnatkin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Ronny Markes 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

Heavyweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[4]
Denis Goltsov 2 0 0 1 1 0 11
♛ Muhammed Dereese 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
Alex Nicholson 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
Kelvin Tiller 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
Ali Isayev 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
Francimar Barroso 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
Jared Rosholt 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Satoshi Ishii 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Ante Delija 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
E Carl Seumanutafa 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Zeke Tuinei-Wily 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Valdrin Istrefi 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Ben Edwards 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

♛ = Clinched playoff spot --- E = Eliminated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fight Card - 2019 PFL 6". PFL.
  2. ^ "Rules and Regulations". PFL. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  3. ^ The eight fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  4. ^ The eight fighters with most points advance to the playoffs