The unbeaten two-time Olympic gold medalist and defending league champion will do battle with Genah Fabian in the 2021 women’s lightweight semifinals, as they headline PFL 8 on Thursday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Meanwhile, Mariana Morais fills in for an overweight Larissa Pacheco and tackles Taylor Guardado on the other side of the 155-pound bracket.
PFL 8 “Harrison vs. Fabian”—which airs live on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT—also features the two heavyweight semifinals, as Bruno Henrique Cappelozza meets Jamelle Jones and Denis Goltsov faces Ante Delija. The undercard will stream in its entirety to ESPN+ at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT, a heavyweight clash matching Renan Ferreira with Stuart Austin anchoring the five-fight slate of prelims.
A closer look at the PFL 8 particulars:
THE LINEUP
155: Kayla Harrison vs. Genah Fabian265: Bruno Henrique Cappelozza vs. Jamelle Jones
155: Mariana Morais vs. Taylor Guardado
265: Denis Goltsov vs. Ante Delija
265: Renan Ferreira vs. Stuart Austin
155: Claudia Zamora vs. Marina Mokhnatkina
265: Carl Seumanutafa vs. Muhammed DeReese
155: Miranda Barber vs. Amanda Leve
155: Christian Lohsen vs. Jonas Flok
THE RUNDOWN
• Weigh-in Report• By The Numbers: Harrison vs. Fabian
• 5 Things You Might Not Know About Denis Goltsov
• The Bottom Line: In Her Court
• Stand and Deliver: Olympic-Level Pressure
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