The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has finished announcing the rosters for eight World Tournaments set for 2025, with the final releases being the heavyweight and light heavyweight lineups.
Major change is coming to the PFL this year, with the promotion making the decision to eliminate the season and playoff format from its yearly structure. Replacing that and the $1 million prize money will be Grand Prix-style tournaments across eight divisions, with the winners of each collecting $500,000.
After confirming the dates and venue for four events that will host first-round matchups, the PFL has been announcing the full rosters. Prior to this week, the welterweight, featherweight, women’s flyweight, bantamweight, middleweight, and lightweight lineups were confirmed.
And the rollouts have now concluded with the 16 men set to compete in the inaugural heavyweight and light heavyweight tournaments.
Among the most notable inclusions for the former bracket is Alexandr Romanov, a once highly touted UFC prospect who went 7-3 in the Octagon, losing only to top 10 names in Alexander Volkov, Marcin Tybura, and Jailton Almeida.
See below for the full eight-man roster for this year’s heavyweight World Tournament, as announced in a recent press release.
- Valentin Moldavsky (13-4)
- Alexandr Romanov (18-3)
- Oleg Popov (19-2)
- Linton Vassell (25-10)
- Sergey Bilostenniy (13-3)
- Tim Johnson (18-11)
- Pouya Rahmani (4-0)
- Abraham Bably (5-1)
At 205 pounds, meanwhile, former PFL champions Rob Wilkinson and Antonio Carlos Jr. feature, alongside PFL Europe standout Simeon Powell and ex-Bellator light heavyweight kingpin Phil Davis.
See below for the full eight-man roster for this year’s light heavyweight World Tournament, in addition to a pair of alternates.
- Phil Davis (24-7)
- Rob Wilkinson (19-3)
- Karl Moore (12-3)
- Marcelo Nunes (11-2)
- Antonio Carlos Jr. (16-6)
- Simeon Powell (10-1)
- Karl Albrektsson (14-6)
- Sullivan Cauley (6-1)
- Alternate – Alex Polizzi (11-4)
- Alternate – Rafael Xavier (13-8)
