PFL ended its 2025 season in Hollywood, Florida on Thursday in a large way, with Crown Tournament Champion (ESPN/ESPN+at 9 pm on ET, ESPN+at 6 pm) with heavyweight and light heavyweight among the last three weight sections.
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Main Program Two -time Belter MMA Middleweight Title Challenger in Casino Fabian Edwards against Dalton RoostaIn co-main program, 2024 PFL heavyweight finalist Oleg popov Meeting of Alexander Romanov For the title 2025. The main card opens with 2021 PFL Light Heavyweight Champion Antonio Carlos Jr. Have to face Sulivan CalliThe Fight Card will bring the new champion list to eight, as PFL in Welterweight and Fedarweight on 1 August crown the champion and the champion in Lightweight, Bantamweight and Women’s flyweight on 15 August.
There are some things here to know about the three 2025 PFL finals of Thursday.
Middleweight: Fabian Edwards (15-4) vs Dalton Roosta (11-1)
How did Edwards get here: Defeated Empa Kasanganay By TKO of the second round on 18 April; Defeated Josh Silvira By unanimous decision in the semi -finals of 27 June.
How Rosta found here: Defeated Sadibau Si By submission of the second round on 18 April; Defeated Aeron jeffrey 27 June by a decision divided into the semi -finals.
Number to learn: 0.
How many opponents Rosta have not defeated. Yes, he has a loss on his record by a decision against Jeffrey in 2023. But Rosta took a resulting revenge on Jeffrey by squeezing them for a place in this summer in this summer this summer.
Fighting words: “He lost that fight [against Jeffery]I do not care what the judge says. He lost that fight. Had it been a five-rounder, he would have been finished by Jeffrey. , – Edwards, after Rosta’s semi -finals
“I did worse than beating him. … I got worse than what you did to him. What you did was two F — ING Uppercase When you fight him, brother. This is the matter. You were held against the cage all the time. You didn’t find anything for me.” – Roosta, compared to her semi -finals, wins Edwards unanimously on Jeffrey.
X Factor: Championship familiar.
This will be the fifth battle of Edwards since 2023, which will have the opportunity to fight for one for either a championship or one at stake. He challenged for the title of Belter 185-Pound twice, both times came to that post through the title Eliminator. This experience is valuable – not impossible, but not insignificant, either. Rosta is a novice at this stage.
What to see: Edwards have two disadvantages in their last eight quarrels, in the title matches with both Johnny IblaneWhich is in the American top team in Florida as a training partner of Rosta. Rosta and Abbean are not carbon copies of each other, but looking at everyone raised in the gym, he probably understands that the elements of the abbey game have given so much trouble to Edwards.
Heavyweight: Alexander Romanov (19-3, 1 NC) vs Oleg Popov (21-2)
How Romanov found here: On May 1, the first round deposited and defeated Timothy Johnson; The judges’ decision was not upgraded after the June 27 semi -final against Valentin Moldowski, as an illegal waist strike made Romanov unable to continue.
How Popov found here: Defeated Carl Williams By the divided decision on 1 May; Defeated Rhodrigo nesmento By unanimous decision in the semi -finals of 27 June.
Number to learn: 28.
This is the number of ending jointly in their 40 wins by Romanov and Popov. Romanov has 16 (10 submissions, 6 knockouts), popov 12 (3 subscription, 9 KO). However, Popov’s last four wins have gone away, as Romanov has two of the last three wins.
Fighting words: “As soon as I take him down, he will feel my pressure. One of the most difficult sides of my game is to incite me and my wrestling.” -Romanov, on the benefit of your 20 pounds in this fight
“I want to dispute him. But if he suggests that we wrestle, I am going to wrestle with him.” – Popov
X Factor: Experience
Popov fought in PFL finals last season, lost Dennis Goltsov The 16-fight winning line by submission of the first round. This was not the result he wanted, obviously, but the issue is that Popov has been here before. Romanov has only two quarrels in his PFL run.
What to see: When the wrestler fights the wrestler, one of the two things is: either they do wrestling (duh) or they cancel each other in that discipline and engage in a striking match. And when wrestling experts exchange leather, it often turns into a dirty slobberknocker. Add to Stew that these two men are familiar who spent time around each other outside the cage, and who knows what happens? One thing is sure: if Popov’s patron, MMA legend Fedor AmeliankoIn its corner, Popov will be at work and will bring explosives. Asked how it is to be a Great Feder on his behalf, Popov said, “The biggest responsibility.”
Light Heavyweight: Sulivan Calli (8-1) vs. Antonio Carlos Junior (18-6, 2 NC)
How to get here: On 1 May, the first round defeated Alex Poise by TKO; Defeated Phil davis By unanimous decision in the semi -finals of 27 June.
How Carlos found here: Defeated Carl Moore On May 1 by a divided decision to Alex Polyza; Defeated Shimon Powell By unanimous decision in the semi -finals of 27 June.
Number to learn: 12.
This is the number of submissions for Carlos amid his 18 wins. He is a two-time GU-Jitsu World Champion.
Fighting words: “Some things that you only learn from experience. There were a lot of mistakes in my career, I made a lot of wrong things in my quarrel. Some of them won me. So I think the experience is very important, and [Cauley] There is not much experience. I am not going to make mistakes that I made in the past, and I am going to use it in my favor. , -R Karlos, Unlike its 26-fight MMA career for nine quarrels
“He has got more experience than me, but I proved in my last battle that I can beat people with a lot of experience.” – Calli
X Factor: Discipline where you are the best, to fight
Calli has described herself as one of the few people in MMA that can box at a professional level. ” With his limited experience in the cage, could he not use his wrestling not aggressively but to keep the fight standing, where it will benefit him? Or Hubis will take him to the world of Canvas – Carlos?
What to see: Koli is a former division-I wrestler in the state of Arizona, so she is comfortable fighting on canvas. In MMA, however, all his wins are made by the first -round knockout, so it is for this reason that he would like to stand with Carlos and throw hands, which is an elite gapler with a zero career knockout win.
Thursday’s full fight card
ESPN/ESPN+, 9 pm ET
Middleweight final: Fabian Edwards vs Dalton Roosta
Heavyweight Final: Alexandra Romanov vs Oleg Popov
Light Heavyweight Final: Sulivan Calli vs. Antonio Carlos Jr.
ESPN+, 6 pm ET
Fedarweight: Alexi Pergande Vs. Ethan Gaus
Banomweight: Bryas Meredith Vs. Lazro Dayaron
Middleweight: Empa Kasanganay Vs. Andrew Sanchez
light heavyweight: Guilharma Viana Vs. Rasool Magomedov
Heavyweight: Sergei bilosten Vs. Carl Williams
Welterweight: JP Saint Louis Vs. Tyler ray
