PFL Dubai Announces Complete 15-Fight Card Headlined by Nemkov vs. Bilostenniy
The Professional Fighters League has announced the complete 15-fight lineup for PFL Dubai, scheduled for Saturday, November 14, at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, UAE.
The event marks PFL’s fourth visit to Dubai and its first since the merger with Most Valuable Promotions (MVP). The card is being staged in cooperation with the Dubai Sports Council and Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism.
Headlining the event is a PFL Heavyweight World Championship matchup between reigning champion Vadim Nemkov (20-2) and No. 3-ranked Sergei Bilostenniy (15-4). Both fighters are products of Team Fedor and have shared training camps under MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko.
Nemkov has gone unbeaten in his last 15 appearances, while Bilostenniy enters the matchup following a finish of former PFL champion Renan Ferreira. The two former training partners will now compete for the heavyweight championship and the opportunity to carry on their mentor’s legacy.
In the co-main event, undefeated Belgian prospect Patrick Habirora (9-0) takes on Egypt’s Omar El Dafrawy (16-6) in a welterweight showdown. Ranked No. 4, Habirora is coming off a spectacular 20-second knockout of former UFC champion Benson Henderson. The matchup marks his first professional appearance outside Europe.
El Dafrawy, the inaugural PFL MENA Welterweight Champion, will have home-region support behind him as he looks to hand Habirora his first professional defeat.
The main card also features undefeated Dubai heavyweight Pouya Rahmani (6-0) against No. 1-ranked Oleg Popov (23-2). Former Bellator Bantamweight Champion Sergio Pettis (25-8) welcomes RIZIN standout Joji Goto (21-9-1), while Abubakar Nurmagomedov (17-4-1) returns from a three-year hiatus to face Australia’s David Martinez (17-6).
The preliminary lineup includes several notable matchups, highlighted by undefeated featherweight Khasan Magomedsharipov (11-0) against former Bellator fighter Adam Borics (20-4), as well as No. 2-ranked heavyweight Denis Goltsov (37-9) against Maxwell Djantou Nana (9-2).
PFL Dubai will feature 15 bouts across the main and preliminary cards, with coverage available on the ESPN App in the United States and STARZPLAY in the MENA region.
PFL Dubai – Saturday, November 14
Coca-Cola Arena – Dubai, UAE
Main Card – 1 p.m. ET
- Heavyweight Championship: Vadim Nemkov (20-2) vs. Sergei Bilostenniy (15-4)
- Welterweight: Patrick Habirora (9-0) vs. Omar El Dafrawy (16-6)
- Heavyweight: Pouya Rahmani (6-0) vs. Oleg Popov (23-2)
- Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov (17-4-1) vs. David Martinez (17-6)
- Bantamweight: Sergio Pettis (25-8) vs. Joji Goto (21-9-1)
Preliminary Card – 9 a.m. ET
- Lightweight: Shem Rock (12-3-1) vs. Connor Hughes (12-3)
- Bantamweight: Lewis McGrillen (13-2) vs. Nawras Abzakh (15-6)
- Featherweight: Asaël Adjoudj (11-1) vs. Movlid Khaybulaev (23-0-1)
- Lightweight: Alexei Pergande (8-0) vs. Akhmed Magomedov (11-2)
- Featherweight: Khasan Magomedsharipov (11-0) vs. Adam Borics (20-4)
- Heavyweight: Denis Goltsov (37-9) vs. Maxwell Djantou Nana (9-2)
- Welterweight: Ernesto Rodriguez (11-2) vs. Rhys McKee (15-7-1)
- Light Heavyweight: Khabib Nabiev (12-0) vs. Styve Ngono (8-1)
- Welterweight: Khamzat Abaev (6-1) vs. Leon Hill (10-2)
- Women’s Strawweight: Aleksandra Savicheva (8-2) vs. Jacinta Austin (9-2)
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