PFL NEWS

Usman Nurmagomedov outlasts Paul Hughes in closely-contest, potential Fight of the Year war to remain Lightweight World Champion

January 25, 2025

Usman Nurmagomedov’s background is a prestigious one, coming out of the legendary Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov MMA School, having trained under the likes of American Kickboxing Academy coach Javier Mendez and cousin Khabib Nurmagomedov, and with traini...

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Vadim Nemkov makes quick, bloody work with first-round submission win

January 25, 2025

A protegee of the legendary Fedor Emelianenko, Vadim Nemkov is unbeaten in his last 13 fights, which saw him rise up and become Bellator light heavyweight champion and Light Heavyweight Grand Prix champion. Nemkov, a former Sambo world champion, h...

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Akhmed Magomedov survives brief scare, dominates with grappling en route to submission win

January 25, 2025

Akhmed Magomedov, a protegee of the legendary Khabib Nurmagomedov, racked up over 70 amateur bouts before making his professional MMA debut in April 2017. He enters this fight with a 10-1 record, with six finishes, four of which have come via the...

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Ibragim Ibragimov uses grappling, spinning wheel kick in final seconds to earn one-sided victory

January 25, 2025

Ibragim Ibragimov’s combat sports journey began with wrestling at six years old, going on to make his amateur MMA debut at just 14. Now, at 20, Ibragimov is already a solid 8-0 with a regional lightweight title to his name. Ibragimov is 2-0 in the...

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Renat Khavalov knees his way toward a decision victory in Dubai

January 25, 2025

Renat Khavalov enters a global MMA stage for the first time with an impressive 8-0 record, having captured regional gold on a couple of occasions. Khavalov, who competed in wrestling as a child before joining MMA as a teenager, has scored six wins...

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Ahmed Samy brings brutal ground-and-pound to score finish at end of first

January 25, 2025

Tarek Suleiman’s combat journey began with boxing before becoming an MMA pro in 2012. Suleiman has competed for various regional MMA promotions and became a regional light heavyweight champion in 2019. Suleiman, also a black belt in Brazilian jiu-...

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Mirafzal Akhtamov brings power, scores the submission

January 25, 2025

Mirafzal Akhtamov was a star in karate, which he started at a young age before going on to become a national champion in the discipline in his native Uzbekistan. He then joined boxing before joining MMA, going pro in 2015. Unbeaten at 7-0-1 enteri...

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Hadi Omar Al Hussaini brings explosive start, relentless pressure en route to decision

January 25, 2025

At 5-1-1, Hadi Omar Al Hussaini, a top prospect in this sport, signed a multi-fight deal with the PFL in 2024. Al Hussaini, who trains out of the American Kickboxing Academy, has four wins coming in the first round. He suffered his first pro defea...

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John Mitchell avoids series of second-round submissions to score decision win

January 25, 2025

John Mitchell turned pro in 2019 after a highlight career as a championship-filled amateur career. Mitchell joined the 2023 PFL Europe season on a four-fight win streak and made it to the finals but lost to Jakub Kaszuba. He returned to action in...

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Impactful kick from Haider Khan causes injury, first-round finish

January 25, 2025

Mostafa Nada, who made his professional MMA debut in 2013, won four of his first five fights that included winning a regional light heavyweight title. After a pair of losses, Nada enters tonight on a five-fight win streak, with seven of his nine o...

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Grappling work of Talal Alqallaf leads him to easy decision victory

January 25, 2025

Saeed Alhosani is a grappling specialist, focused on trying to be tactical while in action and looking to develop an all-around skillset. Alhosani made his amateur MMA debut in 2022, losing to Damien McKenna.   A blue belt in Brazili...

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How to Watch & More Details for Usman Nurmagomedov vs Paul Hughes | Road to Dubai Champions Series

January 22, 2025

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) kicks off 2025 with the Road to Dubai Champions Series. This event features a thrilling main event title defense between undefeated reigning Bellator Lightweight Champion Usman Nurmagomedov vs the formidable...

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PFL ROAD TO DUBAI CHAMPIONS SERIES AIRS LIVE ON MAX IN THE U.S. JAN. 25

January 13, 2025

Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai will host main event pitting undefeated Bellator Lightweight World Champion, Usman Nurmagomedov versus rising Irish contender Paul Hughes  

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Timur Khizriev batters his way to a PFL World Championship in dominant display

November 29, 2024

Joining the PFL in 2019, Brendan Loughnane accomplished world championship aspirations when he won the PFL Featherweight World Championship in 2022. He sought to repeat as champion last year but was knocked out in sudden, upset fashion by eventual...

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Dakota Ditcheva’s striking prowess extends her mark in PFL with history-making title win

November 29, 2024

The daughter of accomplished kickboxing, karate, and Muay Thai star Lisa Howarth, Dakota Ditcheva was a junior amateur Muay Thai champion before making her professional MMA debut in 2019. Ditcheva, who enters this fight 13-0, ran through the compe...

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Dovlet Yagshimuradov becomes PFL World Champion in mere seconds

November 29, 2024

Impa Kasanganay became one of MMA’s best stories of 2023 when he went from sleeping in his car, to winning a PFL contract in the 2023 PFL Challenger Series, to soaring through the competition and becoming PFL Light Heavyweight World Champion. Afte...

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Shamil Musaev delivers picture-perfect KO to claim PFL Welterweight Title

November 29, 2024

A former regional welterweight champion, Magomed Umalatov has reached the playoffs in two consecutive seasons, but visa issues and injury have prevented him from competing in each. Now, Umalatov looks to finally show what has kept him as one of th...

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Gadzhi Rabadanov pulls off violent third-round finish to capture featherweight title

November 29, 2024

A prominent wrestler and ground specialist, Brent Primus captured the Bellator Lightweight Championship in 2017 with a victory over Michael Chandler. After going 10-3 (1 NC) in the promotion, Primus joined the PFL following its acquisition of Bell...

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Denis Goltsov pulls off surprise submission to snap two kinds of streaks and finally become PFL Heavyweight World Champion

November 29, 2024

For Denis Goltsov, he's always been the bridesmaid but never the bride when it comes to the PFL Season, consistently falling short of the Finals until last year – where he lost in the Finals to Renan Ferreira. Now, for the second year in a row, he...

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He’s back – Francis Ngannou finishes with a flurry in the first to capture inaugural PFL Super Fight heavyweight title

October 19, 2024

Francis Ngannou, considered the lineal heavyweight champion in MMA, has a powerful story that saw him flee Cameroon to pursue a career in boxing. Fernand Lopez, however, convinced him to give MMA a try. That decision proved to be worthwhile, as he...

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