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2019 PFL Championship live and official results (6 p.m. ET)

Follow along as the PFL concludes its 2019 season with six $1 million title fights in New York.

NEW YORK – The 2019 PFL Championship finale takes place Tuesday night, and MMA Junkie is on the scene with live results.

The PFL Championship takes place at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. The main card airs on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET following an ESPN+ prelim at 6 p.m.

In the women’s lightweight main event, Kayla Harrison takes on Larissa Pacheco in one of six division finals with $1 million on the line. Lance Palmer (featherweight) and Natan Schulte (lightweight) both look to repeat as champions, while Ray Cooper III (welterweight) looks for redemption after losing last season’s final.

2019 PFL Championship results include:

[autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag] – women’s lightweight championship
[autotag]David Michaud[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ray Cooper III[/autotag] – welterweight championship
[autotag]Ali Isaev[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jared Rosholt[/autotag] – heavyweight championship
[autotag]Natan Schulte[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Loik Radzhabov[/autotag] – lightweight championship
[autotag]Lance Palmer[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Alex Gilpin[/autotag] – featherweight championship
[autotag]Emiliano Sordi[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jordan Johnson[/autotag] – light heavyweight championship
[autotag]Brendan Loughnane[/autotag] vs. [autotag]David Alex Valente[/autotag]

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PFL Championship ceremonial weigh-ins faceoff video

Check out the final faceoffs for all six title fights at the PFL Championship finale in New York.

NEW YORK – The PFL 2019 Championship finale ceremonial weigh-ins are in the books, and MMA Junkie was on the scene for the festivities.

All fighters competing on Tuesday night successfully made weight earlier Monday morning before stepping on the scale for ceremonial weigh-ins in the evening.

Fighters competing in the six championship bouts on the main card will look to take home $1 million.

The PFL 2019 Championship finals takes place at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. The lone preliminary bout will stream on ESPN+, while the main card airs on ESPN2.

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You can watch highlights of the final faceoffs in the video above.

PFL 10 weigh-in results:

MAIN CARD (ESPN2):

[autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] (154.8) vs. [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag] (153.6) – women’s lightweight championship
[autotag]David Michaud[/autotag] (169.6) vs. [autotag]Ray Cooper III[/autotag] (168.6) – welterweight championship
[autotag]Ali Isaev[/autotag] (258.8) vs. [autotag]Jared Rosholt[/autotag] (250.6) – heavyweight championship
[autotag]Natan Schulte[/autotag] (153.6) vs. [autotag]Loik Radzhabov[/autotag] (154.8) – lightweight championship
[autotag]Lance Palmer[/autotag] (144.6) vs. [autotag]Alex Gilpin[/autotag] (144.4) – featherweight championship
[autotag]Emiliano Sordi[/autotag] (204.4) vs. [autotag]Jordan Johnson[/autotag] (202.2) – light heavyweight championship

PRELIMS (ESPN+)

[autotag]Brendan Loughnane[/autotag] (146) vs. [autotag]David Alex Valente[/autotag] (145.8)

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PFL Championship predictions: Who takes home $1 million each?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the six 2019 PFL playoff finals, where $1 million is up for grabs in each division.

	No. 2 Harrison vs. No. 4 Pacheco	No. 4 Michaud vs. No. 6 Cooper	No. 5 Isaev vs. No. 7 Rosholt	No. 1 Schulte vs. No. 7 Radzhabov	No. 1 Palmer vs. No. 4 Gilpin	No. 1 Sordi vs. No. 7 Johnson
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2019: 227-130 (64%)	Harrison (92%)	Cooper (64%)	Isaev (63%)	Schulte (75%)	Palmer (90%)	Sordi (59%)
Simon Head @simonhead 2019: 143-72 (66.52%)	Harrison	Cooper	Isaev	Schulte	Palmer	Sordi
Nolan King @mma_kings 2019: 136-74 (64.76%)	Harrison	Cooper	Isaev	Schulte	Palmer	Johnson
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2019: 230-127 (64.43%) 2018 Champion	Harrison	Cooper	Isaev	Schulte	Palmer	Sordi
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2019: 230-127 (64.43%)	Harrison	Cooper	Isaev	Schulte	Palmer	Johnson
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2019: 228-129 (63.87%)	Harrison	Cooper	Isaev	Schulte	Palmer	Sordi
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2019: 228-129 (63.87%) 2017 Champion	Harrison	Michaud	Isaev	Schulte	Palmer	Sordi
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2019: 224-133 (63%)	Harrison	Michaud	Isaev	Radzhabov	Palmer	Johnson
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2019: 223-134 (62.46%) 2014 Champion	Harrison	Cooper	Isaev	Schulte	Palmer	Johnson
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2019: 127-77 (62.25%)	Harrison	Cooper	Isaev	Schulte	Palmer	Johnson
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2019: 221-136 (61.9%)	Harrison	Cooper	Rosholt	Schulte	Palmer	Johnson
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2019: 217-140 (61%)	Harrison	Cooper	Isaev	Schulte	Palmer	Sordi
Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2019: 142-113 (57%)	Harrison	Cooper	Isaev	Schulte	Palmer	Johnson
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2019: 186-171 (52%)	Pacheco	Michaud	Rosholt	Radzhabov	Gilpin	Johnson

After debuting its season points and playoff format in 2018, the PFL is back for its second set of playoff finals this week.

The 2019 PFL playoff finals in six weight classes take place Tuesday at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. The card airs on ESPN2.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

At the top of the card, No. 2 women’s lightweight seed [autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] (6-0) takes on No. 4 [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag] (13-3). Harrison, a two-time Olympic judo gold medalist, is a massive 14-1 favorite from the oddsmakers, and only one (gee, guess who?) of our 13 MMA Junkie editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers is picking an upset.

In the welterweight final, No. 4 [autotag]David Michaud[/autotag] (18-5) meets No. 6 [autotag]Ray Cooper III[/autotag] (19-7-1), who will try to do what he couldn’t pull off in the 2018 final. Cooper is a slight favorite around -150, and he’s got a big 10-3 lead in the picks.

At heavyweight, No. 5 [autotag]Ali Isaev[/autotag] (8-0) is more than a 5-1 favorite against No. 7 [autotag]Jared Rosholt[/autotag] (20-7), and he’s got a big 11-2 advantage in the picks.

Three No. 1 seeds made their divisions’ finals, and two of them have big picks leads. No. 1 lightweight [autotag]Natan Schulte[/autotag] (19-3-1) goes after a second straight title when he takes on No. 7 [autotag]Loik Radzhabov[/autotag] (13-1-1). Only two of our pickers are taking Radzhabov to pull the upset.

And No. 1 featherweight [autotag]Lance Palmer[/autotag] (21-3) tries for his second straight crown, as well, when he meets No. 4 [autotag]Alex Gilpin[/autotag] (14-3). Palmer is a 10-1 favorite, and only one of our pickers is going against him.

The only truly contentious fight among our pickers is the light heavyweight final between No. 1 [autotag]Emiliano Sordi[/autotag] (21-8) vs. No. 7 [autotag]Jordan Johnson[/autotag] (12-1-1). It’s a pick’em fight with the oddsmakers, but it’s Johnson with just a slight 8-5 edge in the picks.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Harrison (92%), Cooper (64 percent), Isaev (63 percent), Schulte (75 percent), Palmer (90 percent) and Sordi (59 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

PFL Championship weigh-in results: All six title fights good to go

Check out the weigh-in results for PFL’s 2019 season finale, which goes down Tuesday in New York.

NEW YORK – The PFL Championship finals are good to go.

All fighters competing on Tuesday night successfully made weight for their title fights Monday morning. PFL officials provided the weigh-in results to MMA Junkie.

The PFL 2019 championship finals takes place at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. The lone preliminary bout will stream on ESPN+, while the main card airs on ESPN2.

Fighters competing in the six championship bouts on the main card will look to take home $1 million.

Below are the PFL 10 weigh-in results:

MAIN CARD (ESPN2):

[autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] (154.8) vs. [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag] (153.6) – women’s lightweight championship
[autotag]David Michaud[/autotag] (169.6) vs. [autotag]Ray Cooper III[/autotag] (168.6) – welterweight championship
[autotag]Ali Isaev[/autotag] (258.8) vs. [autotag]Jared Rosholt[/autotag] (250.6) – heavyweight championship
[autotag]Natan Schulte[/autotag] (153.6) vs. [autotag]Loik Radzhabov[/autotag] (154.8) – lightweight championship
[autotag]Lance Palmer[/autotag] (144.6) vs. [autotag]Alex Gilpin[/autotag] (144.4) – featherweight championship
[autotag]Emiliano Sordi[/autotag] (204.4) vs. [autotag]Jordan Johnson[/autotag] (202.2) – light heavyweight championship

PRELIMS (ESPN+)

[autotag]Brendan Loughnane[/autotag] (146) vs. [autotag]David Alex Valente[/autotag] (145.8)

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PFL Championship: Title fighters face off ahead of end-of-season finale in New York

Recap the staredowns as the stars of the PFL Championship faced off for the media at the pre-fight press conference in New York.

The 2019 PFL season comes to a close on Dec. 31 as the organization hosts its end-of-year finale in New York, with six championship belts – and six $1 million prize checks – up for grabs.

The fighters sounded off, then faced off, at the recent pre-fight press conference ahead of their respective bouts at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, as the fighters set for action in the six title fights, plus one featured preliminary bout went eye-to-eye for the cameras.

Headlining the event is a battle for the PFL women’s lightweight title, with two-time Olympic judo champion [autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] (6-0, 6-0 PFL) looking to pick up her first championship gold as an MMA fighter when she takes on Brazil’s [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag] (13-3, 2-1 PFL).

Their bout tops a seven-fight card that features five more championship matchups as the season-long PFL tournaments come to a conclusion with each division’s final championship bout.

Returning 2018 champions [autotag]Natan Schulte[/autotag] and [autotag]Lance Palmer[/autotag] both made it all the way through to their respective finals once again as they bid to become two-time PFL tournament champions. Schulte (19-3-1, 8-0-1 PFL) takes on [autotag]Loik Radzhabov[/autotag] (13-1-1, 2-1-1 PFL) for the 155-pound strap, while Palmer (21-3, 10-0 PFL) faces off against [autotag]Alex Gilpin[/autotag] (14-3, 2-2 PFL) in the 145-pound final.

The heavyweight belt will be contested between Russian powerhouse [autotag]Ali Isaev[/autotag] (8-0, 4-0 PFL) and gritty American veteran [autotag]Jared Rosholt[/autotag] (20-7, 6-3 PFL), while the 205-pound title will see Argentina’s [autotag]Emiliano Sordi[/autotag] (21-8, 5-1 PFL) take on America’s [autotag]Jordan Johnson[/autotag] (12-1-1, 2-1 PFL). Also up for grabs is the PFL welterweight title, with former UFC veteran [autotag]David Michaud[/autotag] (18-5, 3-1 PFL) taking on 2018 runner-up [autotag]Ray Cooper III[/autotag] (19-7-1, 6-2-1 PFL).

The six title fights will be preceded by a featured featherweight preliminary bout, as England’s [autotag]Brendan Loughnane[/autotag] (18-3, 1-0 PFL) takes on Brazil’s [autotag]David Valente[/autotag] (11-4, 0-0 PFL).

PFL Finals 2019 confirmed fight card includes:

Kayla Harrison vs. Larissa Pacheco – for women’s lightweight title
Ray Cooper III vs. David Michaud – for welterweight title
Ali Isaev vs. Jared Rosholt – for heavyweight title
Champion Natan Schulte vs. Loik Radzhabov – for lightweight title
Champion Lance Palmer vs. Alex Gilpin – for featherweight title
Jordan Johnson vs. Emiliano Sordi – for light heavyweight title
Brendan Loughnane vs. David Valente

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PFL Playoffs 2019: Make your predictions for six $1 million division finals

We want your predictions for the 2019 PFL playoff finals in New York.

We want your predictions for next week’s 2019 PFL playoff finals in New York.

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Sunday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the PFL 2019 playoff finals staff predictions we release Monday ahead of the event. The 2019 PFL playoff finals take place Tuesday, New Year’s Eve, at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. The card airs on ESPN2.

Make your picks for all six playoff finals inside.

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PFL 2019: Check out the finishes that powered the last 12 to the New York finale

Check out the best finishes as the stars of the PFL secured their places in the end-of-year finale in New York.

The PFL’s sophomore season comes to a close in just 30 days’ time, as New York’s Madison Square Garden plays host to the 2019 season finale, with six end-of-season titles up for grabs.

The main event will see two-time Olympic judo gold medalist [autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] (6-0 MMA, 6-0 PFL) look to secure the first major title of her MMA career when she takes on Brazil’s [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 2-1 PFL) in the women’s lightweight final.

While Harrison is looking to claim her maiden MMA title, reigning PFL champions [autotag]Lance Palmer[/autotag] (21-3 MMA, 9-0 PFL) and [autotag]Natan Schulte[/autotag] (19-3-1 MMA, 7-0-1 PFL) return to finals day looking to successfully repeat their season one finishes.

Featherweight Palmer takes on replacement finalist [autotag]Alex Gilpin[/autotag] (14-3 MMA, 2-2 PFL) after his original opponent, Daniel Pineda, was pulled from the card following notice of a potential anti-doping violation.

And Brazilian lightweight Schulte will bid to successfully repeat his season one victory when he takes on Tajikistan’s [autotag]Loik Radzhabov[/autotag] (13-1-1 MMA, 2-1-1 PFL).

Also familiar with competing in the season finale is welterweight [autotag]Ray Cooper III[/autotag] (19-7-1 MMA, 6-2-1 PFL), who lost out to Magomed Magomedkerimov in last year’s welterweight final. This time he’ll look go one step further and capture the 170-pound title against [autotag]David Michaud[/autotag] (18-5 MMA, 3-1 PFL).

Also set for finals action are [autotag]Emiliano Sordi[/autotag] 21-8 MMA, 5-1 PFL) and [autotag]Jordan Johnson[/autotag] (12-1-1 MMA, 2-1-1 PFL), who face off for the light heavyweight title, while undefeated [autotag]Ali Isayev[/autotag] (8-0 MMA, 4-0 PFL) and [autotag]Jared Rosholt[/autotag] (20-7 MMA, 6-3 PFL) will battle for the 2019 heavyweight championship.

Each finalist had to book their place in the Madison Square Garden finale by progressing through back-to-back bouts at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas back in October and, as the video above shows, the playoffs produced a feast of finishes in Sin City as the PFL’s best did battle in a bid to punch their ticket to New York.

Now they each stand just one victory away from a PFL title, and a cool $1 million prize.

PFL 2019 Finale championship bouts include:

Kayla Harrison vs. Larissa Pacheco – women’s lightweight final
Ray Cooper III vs. David Michaud – welterweight final
Lance Palmer vs. Alex Gilpin – featherweight final
Natan Schulte vs. Loik Radzhabov – lightweight final
Emiliano Sordi vs. Jordan Johnson – light heavyweight final
Ali Isayev vs Jared Rosholt – heavyweight final