Overview

• PFL announced Tuesday that Lobov is out of Friday's Champions Series: Dubai card against Tukhugov.
• Lobov said on Instagram that an accidental head clash in training opened a cut near his right eye and medical staff ruled him out.
• He apologized to fans and expressed hopes that the promotion and Tukhugov will agree to reschedule.
• The scrapped matchup drew interest because of long-running team tensions tied to incidents involving Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
• The Dubai event proceeds with vacant title fights Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Paul Hughes and Corey Anderson vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov, and no replacement for Lobov has been announced.