Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes, Ceremonial Weigh-ins throughout 2025 PFL Street to Dubai Champions Collection at Coca-Cola Enviornment in Dubai, UAE, Friday, January 24, 2025. (Jose Peñuela / PFL)
The Skilled Fighters League kicked off its 2025 marketing campaign on Saturday with PFL Champions Collection: Street to Dubai… headlined by a Bellator title battle.
As is well-known by now, the PFL is taking away the Bellator model, although its champions (largely, minus Patricio Pitbull) will battle on. What had briefly develop into the Bellator Champions Collection is now PFL Champions Collection, or just Champions Collection. Nonetheless, there’s a very, very promising light-weight title battle in retailer for battle followers on Saturday, as champ Usman Nurmagomedov takes on budding star Paul Hughes.
Neither man would look misplaced on the UFC roster, and each had constructed up stellar resumes of their runs to the highest. Each males have been additionally hitting their prime, with Nurmagomedov 26 and Hughes 27. And the Russia versus Eire narrative paying homage to Usman’s cousin Khabib and the infamous Conor McGregor? Simply the icing on the cake.
The place to Watch PFL Champions Collection: Street to Dubai
Saturday, January 25, 2025 sees PFL Champions Collection: Street to Dubai happen on the Coca-Cola Enviornment in Dubai, UAE. The cardboard airs dwell on HBO MAX within the U.S. beginning at 11AM ET, 8AM PT, Combat Community in Canada, and on DAZN in Europe. Full outcomes from the occasion may be discovered under.
PFL Champions Collection: Street to Dubai Outcomes
Important Card
Usman Nurmagomedov (c) vs. Paul Hughes – for the Bellator MMA light-weight championshipVadim Nemkov vs. Tim JohnsonAkhmed Magomedov vs. Nathan KellyIbragim Ibragimov vs. Kenny MokhonoanaRenat Khavalov vs. Cleiver Fernandes
Preliminary Card
Tarek Suleiman vs. Ahmed SamyMirafzal Akhtamov vs. Mike ThompsonHadi Omar Al Hussaini vs. Ruel PanalesJohn Mitchell vs. Souhil TairiMostafa Nada vs. Haider KhanSaeed Alhosani vs. Talal Alqallaf – Beginner bout
