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PFL announces middleweight tournament roster featuring 2 past champions

PFL middleweights are back.

On Tuesday, the league announced the eight-man field for its first 185-pound tournament since 2018. Among the standouts taking place in the 2025 tournament are 2023 light heavyweight champion Impa Kasanganay (18-5) and 2022 welterweight champion Sadibou Sy (17-8-2, 1 NC).

Kasanganay and Sy both won $1 million prizes for their past tournament wins and now seek to add to their riches with a 2025 tournament crown and a $500,000 prize.

Joining them in the field are two-time Bellator title challenger Fabian Edwards (13-4), 2023 PFL light heavyweight tournament finalist Josh Silveira (13-4), Bellator veterans Aaron Jeffery (15-5), Dalton Rosta (9-1), and Mike Shipman (17-4), and recent PFL competitor Murad Ramazanov (12-2).

Louis Taylor was the winner of the inaugural 185-pound tournament in 2018, but the division has been discontinued since then.

The middleweight tournament kicks off on April 18, airing live on ESPN and ESPN+.

This article first appeared at MMA Fighting – All Posts


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