PFL: Alfie Davis beats Brent Primus to reach lightweight final but Jake Hadley loses

Hadley, who parted ways with the UFC last year after his contract expired, failed to join Davis as he was overpowered by Alves.

Alves started strongly and never looked back, landing a number of combinations to the body with Hadley using his jab in vain to disrupt the momentum.

The Brazilian exerted more control in the second round, dropping Hadley with a straight right and opening a cut below his left eye.

Hadley continued to struggle with Alves’ power and the Brazilian stamped his authority on the contest by landing a takedown in the final minutes.

On the prelims, Ireland’s Darragh Kelly extended the unbeaten start to his career to eight by submitting American lightweight Mike Hamel in the third round.

Despite some clean shots from Hamel, Kelly was the better striker throughout before securing a rear-naked choke with two minutes remaining to end the contest.

Britain’s Fabian Edwards faces American Josh Silveira in the middleweight semi-finals at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois on 27 June.

Fellow Briton Simeon Powell fights Brazil’s Antonio Carlos Jr in the light-heavyweight semi-finals on the same card.