Professional Fighters League (PFL) kicked off its run for 2026 earlier today (Sat., Feb. 7) by staging PFL Dubai” “Nurmagomedov vs. Davis” inside Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates featuring
a lightweight title fight between division king, Usman Nurmagomedov, and top contender Alfie Davis. When it was all said and done, Nurmagomedov was able to retain his strap by submitting Davis in the third round with a rear-naked choke. In the co-main event, Ramazan Kuramagomedov and Shamil Musaev collided for the inaugural PFL Welterweight strap, which ultimately went to Kuramagomedov by way of unanimous decision.
Check out the full results and highlights below:
- Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Alfie Davis – Nurmagomedov via third-round submission
- Ramazan Kuramagomedov vs. Shamil Musaev – Kuramagomedov via unanimous decision
- Abdoul Abdouraguimov vs. Kendly St. Louis – Abdouraguimov via majority decision
- Salamat Isbulaev vs. Jesus Pinedo – Isbulaev via first-round submission
- Pouya Rahmani def. Karl Williams — Rahmani via second-round submission (arm-triangle choke)
- Amru Magomedov def. Kolton Englund – Magomedov via first-round TKO
- Taylor Lapilus def. Kasum Kasumov – Lapilus via third-round TKO
- Renat Khavalov def. Edgars Skrivers – Khavalov via unanimous decision
- Makkasharip Zaynukov def. Amin Ayoub – Zaynukov via unanimous decision
- Denise Kielholtz def. Antonia Silvaneide – Kielholtz via unanimous decision
- Luke Trainer def. Rob Wilkinson – Trainer via first-round submission (guillotine choke)
- Khabib Nabiev def. Ahmed Sami – Nabiev via second-round TKO
- Jhony Gregory def. Haider Khan – Gregory via first-round submission (guillotine choke)
PFL will be back in action on Friday March 20 to stage PFL Madrid featuring a Middleweight title fight as division champion, Costello van Steenis, will defend his title against Fabian Edwards, who earned hi shot by winning the 2025 Middleweight tournament.
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