Tickets for all three events will be available through presale on Tuesday, April 15
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NEW YORK – April 3, 2025 – Today, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) announced the dates and locations for the Championship bouts of the 2025 PFL World Tournament.
Following the Semifinals in June, the action culminates as the single-elimination tournament concludes with the PFL World Tournament Championship bouts in August, with events in Atlantic City, Charlotte, and Hollywood, Florida. Tickets for all three events will be available through presale on Tuesday, April 15, exclusively for PFL newsletter subscribers—two days before the general on-sale begins Thursday, April 17.
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The Finals will kick off on Friday, August 1, at the iconic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, hosting the Welterweight and Featherweight World Tournament Championship bouts. Tickets will start at $45 and will be available on Ticketmaster, with an exclusive presale beginning Tuesday, April 15, at 10:00 am ET.
On Friday, August 15, PFL makes its debut in Charlotte, North Carolina, at Bojangles Coliseum for the Women’s Flyweight and Men’s Bantamweight World Tournament Championship bouts. Tickets, beginning at $40, will be available via Ticketmaster, with presale access also starting on April 15 at 10:00 am ET.
The 2025 PFL World Tournament Finals conclude on Thursday, August 21, at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, Florida. This massive event features World Tournament Championship matchups across the Lightweight, Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, and Heavyweight divisions. Tickets, starting at $40, go on sale through Ticketmaster, with the same presale availability beginning April 15 at 10:00 am ET.
The 2025 PFL World Tournament will air live on ESPN platforms in the U.S., Canada and across Europe, fans can catch the action live on DAZN, while globally, the tournament will be streamed in 190 countries through 20 premium media partners. The action begins this week with the First Round with a four-event residency at Universal Studios Florida on April 3, April 11, April 18, and May 1.
One Shot. The annual single-elimination tournament will feature brackets at Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight, Featherweight, Bantamweight, and Women’s Flyweight. The PFL World Tournament spans an action packed five months. 64 of the best fighters from around the world will compete to win MMA’s toughest test - win three straight times in five months to become PFL Tournament Champion.
The First Round fights and the Semifinal fights will be three, five-minute rounds while the Finals are five, five-minute rounds. All events and all fights now allow the use of elbows. The PFL World Tournament will payout over $20 million in total prize money, including a $500,000 bonus for every winner.
Upcoming 2025 PFL World Tournament Schedule:
2025 PFL World Tournament 1: First Round - April 3 - Universal Studios Florida, Stage 19
2025 PFL World Tournament 2: First Round - April 11 - Universal Studios Florida, Stage 19
2025 PFL World Tournament 3: First Round - April 18 - Universal Studios Florida, Stage 19
2025 PFL World Tournament 4: First Round - May 1 - Universal Studios Florida, Stage 19
2025 PFL World Tournament 5: Semifinals - June 12 - Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville
2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Semifinals - June 20 - INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita
2025 PFL World Tournament 7: Semifinals - June 27 - Wintrust Arena, Chicago
2025 PFL World Tournament 8: Finals - August 1 - Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
2025 PFL World Tournament 9: Finals - August 15 - Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
2025 PFL World Tournament 10: Finals - August 21 - Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
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