Undefeated PFL Lightweight Champion Usman Nurmagomedov returns to defend his title against unbeaten No. 3-ranked contender Archie Colgan atop the PFL New York fight card on Friday, July 31, at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, Long Island, New York. The co-main event will feature the return of top-ranked Dakota Ditcheva against former Bellator Kickboxing Champion Denise Kielholtz.
PFL New York airs live at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.
“PFL New York will be the culmination of three consecutive main event world title
fights, and on July 31, the world will see elite MMA at its finest,” said PFL CEO John Martin. “In one corner you have the Lightweight Champion, Usman Nurmagomedov, who has been a class above every man to stand opposite him. Some crumble to his aura, some to his skills, but either way his ability is undeniable. And now we have a challenger everyone says could be the kryptonite, Archie Colgan, an NCAA Division I wrestler who many believe is yet to lose a round. Does a legacy continue, or a legacy start? We’ll find out, and I can’t wait.”
Pre-sale tickets for PFL New York are available now on pfl.info/ny with general on-sale tickets available tomorrow from 10 a.m. ET.
“Then we also have the return of Dakota Ditcheva, and where better to bring one of the faces of PFL than New York,” Martin added. “12 finishes in 15 fights is an astounding knockout rate for her weight class, and she’s must-see TV every time she steps in the cage. But she won’t have it easy in her return, Kielholtz has world championship level kickboxing and a black belt in Judo, meaning high risk for Dakota, and an opportunity to disrupt for Denise.”
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