The
Professional Fighters League welterweight playoffs have a new entrant.
The promotion announced on Sunday that
Don Madge has pulled out of his semifinal bout against
Magomed Umalatov due to an undisclosed injury. As a result,
Neiman Gracie will step in and face Umalatov on Aug. 23. Additionally,
Luca Poclit , who was originally slated to fight Gracie, will remain on the card against
Eric Alequin .
PFL 9 takes place at The Anthem in Washington, D.C., and features semifinal bouts at featherweight and welterweight. The evening’s main card airs on ESPN and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, while prelims stream on ESPN+ beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
Gracie went 1-1 during his 2024 PFL campaign. After dropping a unanimous verdict to
Goiti Yamauchi at PFL 3, the
Bellator MMA veteran rebounded to outpoint Madge in his second outing at PFL 6 on June 28.
Undefeated in 16 professional bouts, Umalatov is still seeking his first PFL championship appearance. During the most recent regular season, the 32-year-old Russian defeated
Andrey Koreshkov via unanimous decision before scoring a first-round submission of
Brennan Ward .
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