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PGF Season 8: Updates, Standings, Rules, & More! | Pro Grappling Federation

PGF Season 8: Updates, Standings, Rules, & More! | Pro Grappling Federation

Stay up-to-date with everything going down in Season 8 of PGF, where twenty athletes across four teams battle it out with six figures in cash on the line

Aug 14, 2025 by Joe Gilpin
PGF Season 8: Updates, Standings, Rules, & More! | Pro Grappling Federation

The Professional Grappling Federation, the PGF, is back for their 8th season with six figures in cash, the PGF lightweight belt, and a chance to break out as a future star in the game on the line over the next weeks & months. The Federation, the brainchild of 10th Planet's Brandon McCaghren, aims to be a groundbreaking league that incorporates as many elements of professionalized sports as possible.

PGF season eight will feature four teams of five in the 155lb division. There's a lot of new, young names all aiming to announce their arrival to the jiu-jitsu public - with preseason standouts like Jett Thompson, Raphael Ferreira, Matt Masch, CJ Murdock, and Christos Papadelos in the mix.

We will be keeping track of all of the results and points as the season unfolds. Action begins Wednesday, July 23rd so stay tuned to the PGF YouTube channel for the live show and check back here where we'll have everything you'll need to keep track of who's doing what. We are also planning to have exclusive quotes and reactions from the stars of the season and Brandon himself, so stay tuned.

PGF Standings

We will be updating this section with all the point totals from season 8 of PGF. Stay tuned!

Individual Standings (Top 8 Qualify For Playoffs)

  1. Jett Thompson - 43
  2. Dominic Mejia - 40
  3. Derek Rayfield - 39
  4. Christos Papadelos - 38
  5. Landon Elmore - 38
  6. Kris Olivo - 33
  7. Raphael Ferreira - 28
  8. Dominic Lobo - 25
  9. Anthony Molina - 24
  10. Matt Masch - 22
  11. Sergio Ardila - 19
  12. Anthony Gojani - 17
  13. Mike John - 15
  14. Zach Schneider - 10
  15. Brady Branscum - 8
  16. Juan Martinez V - 8
  17. Spenser Ortiz - 7
  18. Andrew DeGraff - 7
  19. Jordan Wirth - 6
  20. Brady Hylton - 6
  21. Jonathan Wilson - 6
  22. Armin Bruni - 4
  23. CJ Murdock - 4
  24. JJ Bowers - 4
  25. John Chandler - 1
  26. Robert Blackledge - 1
  27. Douglas Josue - 1
  28. Nick Sahf - 0
  29. Noah Gutierrez - 0
  30. Michael Haynes Moller - 0
  31. Michael Wacker - 0

PGF Season 8 Teams

New Hope Kings

  • Jett Thompson
  • Juan Martinez
  • Anthony Molina
  • Dominic Lobo
  • Anthony Gojani

Team Tropic Thunders

  • JJ Bowers
  • John Chandler
  • Zack Schneider
  • Robert Blackledge
  • CJ Murdock
  • Nick Sahf (free agent in week 2)
  • Jonathan Wilson (free agent in week 3)

Team Dollamur

  • Christos Papadelos
  • Brady Branscum
  • Mike John
  • Landon Elmore
  • Armin Bruni
  • Spenser Ortiz (free agent in week 2)
  • Derek Rayfield (free agent in week 2)

The Alabama Twisters

  • Raphael Ferreira
  • Kris Olivo
  • Matt Masch
  • Jordan Wirth
  • Brady Hylton
  • Dominic Mejia (free agent in week 3)
  • Noah Gutierrez (free agent in week 2)
  • Sergio Ardilla (free agent in week 3)

PGF Rules

  • Matches are sub-only, lasting six minutes.
  • You get six points for winning by choke, three points for winning by joint lock, and you get a bonus point for a submission in under sixty seconds. No submission from either means it's a draw, no points either way.
    • The competition is broken into team vs team matchups. The team that scores the most points in one of the 3 block matchups per event gets an additional point for each athlete.
  • The team with the highest combined point total at the end of the season wins $100,000.
  • The 8 individuals with the most points advance to a playoff bracket (seeded by points) and compete for the individual championship and an additional $20,000. Playoff matches expand to ten minutes and feature EBI OT.
  • PGF features several anti-stalling measures like a shot clock and the ref's choice to start an avoidant athlete in bottom turtle/referee's position.

Where To Watch PGF

You can tune in to watch PGF every Wednesday, starting July 23rd, on their YouTube channel. We will update the link below with the upcoming/most recent episode.

PGF Schedule

PGF will be running one episode a week from July 23rd to September 2nd. You can find the full schedule HERE

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