The official weigh-ins for PFL Sioux Falls have been completed with most fighters making weight successfully. The main event features Logan Storley (77.3 kg) versus Florim Zendeli (77.6 kg). Alexander Chizhov (72.6 kg) faces Gadzhi Rabadanov (72.4 kg) at a catchweight of 72.6 kg. The only fighter to miss weight was Magomed Magomedov, who came in at 62.1 kg for his bout against Leandro Igo (61.5 kg). Other notable matchups include Sergey Bilostennyy versus Renan Ferreira at heavyweight and Simeon Powell versus Emiliano Sordi at light heavyweight.
The PFL Sioux Falls card hit the scales on May 1, with the vast majority of competitors making weight without issue — but one fighter failed to come in on target, putting his bout in jeopardy.
Magomed Magomedov, known as "Tiger," missed the mark at 62.1 kg for his scheduled contest against Leandro Higo, who weighed in cleanly at 61.5 kg. Magomedov, a 33-year-old Russian fighter who stands five-foot-seven with a 70-inch reach, carries a record of 21-5. He lands significant strikes at a rate of 0.65 per minute with a strong accuracy figure of 63.4 percent, and his game is built almost entirely on the feet given a takedown rate of zero per 15 minutes.
His opponent, Higo — nicknamed "Alter" — comes in at 23-7 and represents Brazil at 36 years of age. Standing five-foot-eight with a 69-inch reach, Higo is notably precise on the feet, landing at a 59.81 percent accuracy rate, though his volume sits at 0.4 significant strikes per minute.
Elsewhere on the card, the main event is set between Logan Storley, who came in at 77.3 kg, and Florim Zendeli at 77.6 kg. Alexander Chizhov and Gadzhi Rabadanov will meet at a catchweight of 72.6 kg. Rabadanov, a 32-year-old Russian with a record of 26-5-2 and a five-foot-eight frame, averages 3.43 takedowns per 15 minutes and holds a striking accuracy of 56.33 percent, making him one of the more active grapplers on the card. The heavyweight contest between Sergey Bilostennyy and Renan Ferreira, as well as the light heavyweight pairing of Simeon Powell and Emiliano Sordi, also completed their weigh-ins without issue.
Why it matters
- Magomedov's miss at 62.1 kg — more than half a kilogram over the limit — leaves the status of his bout against Higo uncertain pending any agreed penalty or renegotiation.
- The Chizhov versus Rabadanov bout proceeds at a negotiated catchweight of 72.6 kg, signaling a slight miss on one side of that matchup as well.
- The Storley-Zendeli main event is the closest to weight, with both men within 0.3 kg of the 77.1 kg welterweight limit.
