2024 PFL Championship results: Goltsov uses choke to win heavyweight title

The PFL will crown six champions at the 2024 season finale Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with each winner taking home a $1-million grand prize.

Follow along below as theScore provides results and analysis of the six title fights on the main card starting at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

Denis Goltsov def. Oleg Popov

Denis Goltsov finally captured the PFL heavyweight title in his fifth season with the promotion, putting Oleg Popov to sleep with a slick triangle choke. The finish came at the 2:55 mark of the first round.

Goltsov failed to advance to the heavyweight final in 2019, 2021, and 2022 and was the runner-up in the 2023 season, losing by knockout to Renan Ferreira.

After the victory, Goltsov said he "of course" wanted to take on PFL heavyweight superfight champion Francis Ngannou in the first half of next year.

Goltsov ended Popov's 17-fight winning streak, which dated back to 2018.

Still to come ...

• Brendan Loughnane vs. Timur Khizriev - featherweight
• Dakota Ditcheva vs. Taila Santos - women's flyweight
• Impa Kasanganay vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov - light heavyweight
• Magomed Umalatov vs. Shamil Musaev - welterweight
• Brent Primus vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov - lightweight