The official weigh ins for PFL Champions Series “Road to Dubai” took place earlier today for the upcoming “Usman vs. Hughes” fight card on Oct. 3 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. Usman Nurmagomedov (19‑0, 1 NC) and Paul “Big News” Hughes (14‑2) both made the championship mark ahead of their 155-pound rematch for the PFL lightweight title.
Watch them face off below:
The championship co-main event features Corey Anderson (19-6) and Dovlet Yagshimuradov (25-7-1), who made weight at 204.6 lbs. and 205.0 lbs., respectively. ”Overtime” will meet “Turkic Power” in the PFL “SmartCage” to determine the PFL light heavyweight champion.
Anderson stares down Yagshimuradov below:
PFL Champions Series “Road to Dubai” will stream live in the U.S. on the ESPN App, exclusively for fans with access to ESPN Unlimited Plan and on DAZN in Ireland, UK, and 200 more countries worldwide. The broadcast will begin at 7:30pm GST | 11:30am ET | 4:30pm BST.
Full PFL “Road to Dubai” Champions Series weigh ins results below:
PFL “Road to Dubai” Champions Series Main Card:
Lightweight Title Main Event: Usman Nurmagomedov (155.0 lbs) vs. Paul Hughes (155.0 lbs)
Light Heavyweight Title Co-Main Event: Corey Anderson (204.6 lbs) vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov (205.0 lbs)
Bantamweight Main Card Bout: Magomed Magomedov (135.0 lbs) vs. Sergio Pettis (135.4 lbs)
Lightweight Main Card Bout: Archie Colgan (155.6 lbs) vs. Jay-Jay Wilson (155.7 lbs)
Bantamweight Main Card Bout: Jack Cartwright (139.8 lbs) vs. Caolan Loughran (140.0 lbs)
PFL “Road to Dubai” Champions Series Prelims Card:
Heavyweight Showcase Bout: Pouya Rahmani (256.4 lbs) vs. Slim Trabelsi (233.8 lbs)
Welterweight Showcase Bout: Omar El Dafrawy (170.6 lbs) vs. Florim Zendeli (171.0 lbs)
Lightweight Showcase Bout: Luann Sardinha (154.9 lbs) vs. Mirafzal Akhtamov (156.0 lbs)
Lightweight Showcase Bout: Takeshi Izumi (155.8 lbs) vs. Vinicius Cenci (155.2 lbs)
Lightweight Showcase Bout: Makkasharip Zaynukov (156.0 lbs) vs. John Mitchell (155.8 lbs)
Middleweight Showcase Bout: Jarrah Al-Selawe (185.5 lbs) vs. Gregory Babene (185.0 lbs)
For much more on this weekend’s PFL card in Dubai click here.
