PFL Championship Night fight card at MSG's Hulu Theater
Lance Palmer works out at the open workout for Professional Fighters League 1 outside Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Credit: Newsday / Ryan Gerbosi
The Professional Fighters League concludes its inaugural season with its $1 million championship night on New Year's Eve at Madison Square Garden's Hulu Theater.
PFL will crown champions in its six weight classes and award each a $1 million prize.
The night also includes a women's lightweight bout featuring Kayla Harrison, a former two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist in judo. This will be Harrison's third fight since transitioning to MMA, and the PFL will be adding a women's lightweight division to its league format in 2019.
PFL Championship fight card
Welterweight Championship: No. 1 Ray Cooper III vs. No. 2 Magomed Magomedkerimov
Heavyweight Championship: No. 3 Philipe Lins (3) vs. No. 8 Josh Copeland
Light Heavyweight Championship: No. 1 Vinny Magalhaes (1) vs. No. 6 Sean O’Connell
Lightweight Championship: No. 1 Natan Schulte (1) vs. No. 7 Rashid Magomedov
Featherweight Championship: No. 1 Steven Siler (1) vs. No. 2 Lance Palmer
Middleweight Championship: No. 1 Abus Magomedov (1) vs. No. 2 Louis Taylor
Lightweight Feature Bout: Kayla Harrison vs. Moriel Charneski
Tickets are available now via ticketmaster.com or PFLmma.com.
Mark La Monica is a deputy sports editor at Newsday. He also covers mixed martial arts.
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