PFL Announces Full Chicago Lineup in June; Adds Sergio Pettis-Raufeon Stots

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The Professional Fighters League has officially put together the second phase of its Global tournament.

On Thursday, the PFL announced via press release all 11 fights that make up the 2025 PFL World Tournament 7 Semifinals event taking place on June 27 in Chicago. Middleweights, light heavyweights and heavyweights will all hold their semifinals in the Wintrust Arena in the Windy City, along with a trio of alternate bouts and pair of showcases including an exciting tilt at 135 pounds. Two former Bellator MMA champions and ex-training partners will toe the line, as Sergio Pettis (23-7) collides with Raufeon Stots (21-2) in what could be a title eliminator that could face the winner of the bantamweight bracket at year’s end.

Pettis surrendered his 135-pound crown in 2023 to Patrick Mix, who has since left the organization and reportedly signed with the UFC. A rematch with Kyoji Horiguchi, whom he won the belt from in 2021, did not go his way last year. This two-fight skid puts a damper on success that had “The Phenom” ranked among the best bantamweights in the world, with six straight wins including a clear-cut victory over ex-featherweight and lightweight Patricio Freire.

The only loss in recent memory for “Supa” Stots came against Mix in what was an interim title tilt and the 135-pound Bellator grand prix final match. Stots ate a knee in 80 seconds that put him away, putting an end to a spectacular 11-fight win streak including seven in the Bellator cage. Since then, he has bounced back with a decision victory against bitter rival Danny Sabatello in their rematch, and he tapped Marcos Breno in the PFL’s “Battle of the Giants” fight card in October 2024.

2025 PFL World Tournament 7 Semifinals Lineup:

Fabian Edwards vs. Joshua Silveira – middleweight semifinal
Phil Davis vs. Sullivan Cauley – light heavyweight semifinal
Dalton Rosta vs. Aaron Jeffery – middleweight semifinal
Antonio Carlos Jr. vs. Simeon Powell – light heavyweight semifinal
Sergio Pettis vs. Raufeon Stots – bantamweight
Valentin Moldavsky vs. Alexander Romanov – heavyweight semifinal
Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Ronnie Gibbs – lightweight
Oleg Popov vs. Rodrigo Nascimento – heavyweight semifinal
Sergey Bilostenniy vs. Karl Williams – heavyweight alternate
Rafael Xavier vs. Karl Albrektsson – light heavyweight alternate
Jordan Newman vs. Khalid Murtazaliev – middleweight alternate