Professional Fighters League (PFL) officially announced the list of heavyweights and light heavyweights for the 2025 eight-man championship tournament, with fighters from all eight weight classes MMA being revealed. The first round of the tournament will take place on April 3, April 11, April 18, and May 1 at Universal Studios Orlando in the US.

The eight heavyweights in the PFL tournament are: former Bellator interim heavyweight champion Valentin Moldavsky (13-4, 2 K, 3 S, 1 N), former UFC standout Alexander Romanov (18-3, 6 K, 9 S), Tim Johnson (18-11, 10 K, 3 S), Oleg Popov (19-2, 9 K, 3 S), Linton Vassell (24-10, 10 K, 8 S, 1 N), Sergey Bilostenniy (13-3, 8 K, 1 S), Pouya Rahmani (4-0, 1 K, 3 S), and Abraham Bably (5-1, 3 K, 0 S).

The eight light heavyweights in the PFL tournament are: former Bellator light heavyweight champion Phil Davis (24-7, 6 K, 5 S, 1 N), 2021 PFL light heavyweight champion Antonio Carlos Junior (16-6, 0 K, 12 S, 2 N), 2022 PFL light heavyweight champion Rob Wilkinson (19-3, 10 K, 7 S, 1 N), Karl Moore (12-3, 2 K, 5 S), Marcelo Nunes (11-2, 3 K, 8 S), Simeon Powell (10-1, 4 K, 3 S), Karl Albrektsson (14-6, 7 K, 3 S), and Sullivan Cauley (6-1, 5 K, 1 S).