Alexandr Romanov leads a list of heavyweight luminaries chasing a $500,000 in the PFL this season.
PFL announces heavyweight, light heavyweight tournament rosters featuring former UFC contender
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The league announced its official rosters for its upcoming heavyweight and light heavyweight tournaments on Tuesday, a field that includes Romanov, who was ranked in the UFC not long ago and became a free agent following a win at UFC Edmonton this past November.
Joining Romanov (18-3) in the heavyweight bracket are one-time interim Bellator champion Valentin Moldavsky (13-4, 1 NC), 2024 PFL tournament finalist Oleg Popov (19-2), veterans Linton Vassell (24-10, 1 NC) and Tim Johnson (18-11), recent PFL competitor Sergey Bilostenniy (13-3), plus prospects Pouya Rahmani (4-0) and Abraham Bably (5-1).
Over on the light heavyweight side, former Bellator champion Phil Davis (24-7, 1 NC) makes his PFL debut. He is joined by past tournament winners Antonio Carlos Junior (16-6, 2 NC) and Rob Wilkinson (19-3, 1 NC), along with Karl Moore (12-3), Marcelo Nunes (11-2), Simeon Powell (10-1), Karl Albrektsson (14-6), and Sullivan Cauley (6-1).
Alex Polizzi (11-4) and Rafael Xavier (13-8) have been designated as alternates for the light heavyweight tournament. No heavyweight alternates were mentioned.
The 2025 PFL season kicks off on April 3, followed by events on April 11, April 18, and May 1, all taking place at Universal Studios Florida.
