| PFL 8 | |
| Promotion: | Professional Fighters League |
| Venue: | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood |
| City: | Hollywood, Florida, United States |
| Previousevent: | PFL 7 |
| Followingevent: | PFL 9 |
See main article: 2024 in Professional Fighters League.
The PFL 8 mixed martial arts event for the 2024 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 16, 2024, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, Florida, United States. This marked the semi-final playoffs for the Lightweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.[1] [2] [3]
The event marked the promotion's sixth visit to Hollywood and first since PFL 10 (2021) in October 2021.[4]
The event featured the semifinal of 2024 PFL playoffs in a light heavyweight and lightweight divisions.[5]
A light heavyweight alternate bout between 2021 PFL light heavyweight winner and Antônio Carlos Júnior and Karl Albrektsson was scheduled for this event.[6] However the week of the event, Albrektsson pulled out due to unknown reasons. Carlos Júnior remained an alternate for the light heavyweight playoffs.[7] [8]
At weigh-ins, Brian Stapleton came in at 160.5 lbs, 4.5 pounds over the lightweight limit. He was fined a percentage of his purse which went to his opponent Biaggio Ali Walsh.[9]
| (SD) | (Split Decision) | ||
| (UD) | (Unanimous Decision) | ||
| (MD) | (Majority Decision) | ||
| SUB | Submission | ||
| (T)KO | (Technical) Knock Out | ||
| L | Loss |