{"id":40022,"date":"2026-08-20T05:45:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T05:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/PFL-Tampa-gets-late-change-as-Nkosi-Ndebele-steps-in-202445"},"modified":"2026-08-20T05:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T05:45:50","slug":"pfl-tampa-gets-late-change-as-nkosi-ndebele-steps-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/pfl-tampa-gets-late-change-as-nkosi-ndebele-steps-in\/","title":{"rendered":"PFL Tampa gets late change as Nkosi Ndebele steps in"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The
\nProfessional Fighters League<\/a>\u2019s upcoming event in Florida has
\nundergone a late change.<\/p>\n

Nkosi Ndebele replaces Gustavo Oliveira against Marcirley Alves
\non Aug. 22<\/h2>\n

Gustavo
\nOliveira<\/a> is out of his scheduled bantamweight matchup with
\nMarcirley
\nAlves<\/a> at
\nPFL Tampa<\/a>, with Nkosi
\nNdebele<\/a> stepping in as the replacement. The card is scheduled
\nto air live on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

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Alves (15-5) will now face Ndebele (13-3) on Aug. 22 at Benchmark
\nInternational Arena in Tampa. The promotion did not provide a
\nreason for Oliveira’s withdrawal in its announcement. Alves was
\noriginally slated to face Oliveira after winning the 2025 PFL
\nbantamweight world tournament. He will now meet Ndebele on short
\nnotice.<\/p>\n

PFL Tampa is headlined by Cris
\nCyborg<\/a>‘s women’s featherweight championship defense against
\nKetlen
\nVieira<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cris Cyborg\u2019s
\nfinal MMA bout headlines PFL Tampa: Tune in on Saturday, Aug. 22 at
\n9 p.m. ET on ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n

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\nMatchup<\/p>\n

Gustavo
\nOliveira<\/a> is OUT.
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\nAlves<\/a> vs Nkosi
\nNdebele<\/a><\/p>\n

It all goes down this Saturday, August 22nd LIVE from the @benchmark_arena<\/a>
\n#PFLTampa<\/a>
\npresented by @VisitSPC<\/a> |
\nSaturday, August 22nd | \ud83d\udcfa9PM EST on ESPN\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/osMC6NvVa7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 PFL (@PFLMMA)
\nAugust 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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