PFL 2021 Playoffs: Loughnane vs. Khaybulaev live results and discussion

Brendan Loughnane and Movlid Khabulaev make weight for their PFL featherweight semifinal. | PFL MMA

Discuss the featherweight and light heavyweight semifinals of the PFL 2021 playoffs right here on Bloody Elbow.

We have reached the penultimate stage of the 2021 PFL playoffs.

Tonight (Aug. 27) at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida we will see the featherweight and light heavyweight semifinals. Unlike previous seasons you don’t need two wins in one night to make the final. Instead, all of the semifinalists compete in their respective divisions over then next few weeks and the $1 million tournament finals will occur on October 27th.

Wrapping up the semifinals is a featherweight bout between Brendan Loughnane and Movlid Khaybulaev. The winner of that fight takes on the winner of Chris Wade and Bubba Jenkins.

Meanwhile, light heavyweight pits 2019 champion Emiliano Sordi against UFC veteran Antonio Carlos Junior. The other half of the bracket sees former UFC middleweight and welterweight Cezar Ferreira take on Marthin Hamlet.

Action begins at 6:30 PM ET with non-playoff bouts and continues with the playoff bouts at 10 PM ET on the main card.

Main Card (ESPN2/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)

Movlid Khaybulaev vs. Brendan Loughnane - Featherweight semifinals

Chris Wade vs. Bubba Jenkins - Featherweight semifinals

Emiliano Sordi vs. Antonio Carlos Junior - Light heavyweight tournament semifinals

Cezar Ferreira vs. Marthin Hamlet - Light heavyweight tournament semifinals

Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)

Sheymon Moraes vs. Lazar Stojadinovic

Chris Camozzi vs. Cory Hendricks

Anthony Dizy vs. Jesse Stirn

Jason Knight vs. Bobby Moffett

Alejandro Flores vs. Carl Deaton

Brandon Jenkins vs. Jacob Kilburn