The Professional Fighters League (PFL) announced the schedule for the “PFL Dubai” tournament, which will be held at the “Coca-Cola Arena” in Dubai on November 14. The tournament will include 15 bouts, five of which are main and fifteen preliminary, in the fourth edition organized by the association in the emirate, and is the first in Dubai since its merger with “Most Value Promotions.”
The event will host a fight for the world heavyweight title, in which Russian title holder Vadim Nemkov, who has a professional record of 20 wins against 2 defeats, will meet Sergei Belostiny, ranked third in the world in the association, who has 15 wins against 4 defeats. It is noteworthy that both fighters have trained with Russian legend Fyodor Emelianenko, and Nemkov comes into this confrontation on a streak of 15 consecutive appearances without defeat.
At middleweight, Belgian champion Patrick Haberora, seeded fourth, will meet Egyptian Omar El-Dafrawy, seeded fifth, who won the first edition of the PFL Championship for the Middle East and North Africa region, and has 16 victories against 6 defeats. Heavyweight bouts will also be shown between Pouya Rahmani, who represents the UAE and has 6 wins without defeat, and Oleg Popov, the first ranked player in the association, who has 23 wins against 2 defeats.
As for middleweight, Abu Bakr Nurmagomedov, who has 17 victories and 4 defeats, will face Australian David Martinez, who has 17 victories and 6 defeats. At lightweight, American Sergio Pettis, former Bellator champion and ranked fourth, will meet Japanese Goji Goto in a bantamweight bout.
The preliminary bouts include exciting encounters, such as Denis Goltsov, ranked second in the heavyweight division, facing Maxwell Djanto Nanna, ranked sixth, and Khasan Magomedsharipov, ranked 10th in the featherweight division, facing Adam Burrix, ranked seventh. Asayel Agudj, ranked eighth, will meet Movlid Khaybulaev, and Alexei Birjandi, ranked ninth, will face Akhmad Magomedov in the lightweight division.
This tournament is a major event in the world of mixed martial arts, bringing together international stars and competitors from different continents, and promises to add an atmosphere of intense competition and high skill to the PFL's reputation as one of the most prominent organizations in this field.