Overview

• PFL Champions Series 3 tops Friday’s card at Dubai’s Coca‑Cola Arena with Usman Nurmagomedov defending the lightweight title against Paul Hughes, with FanDuel pricing the champion around -225 and listing the fight as likely to go the distance.
• Their January bout was a majority decision for Nurmagomedov after a point deduction for an accidental headbutt, and Hughes secured the immediate rematch by knocking out Bruno Miranda in 42 seconds in May.
• Corey Anderson vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov serves as PFL’s co-main to crown the 205‑pound champion, alongside bouts including Magomed Magomedov vs. Sergio Pettis.
• UFC 320 is set for Saturday at T‑Mobile Arena with official weigh-in results confirming Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title and Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cory Sandhagen for the bantamweight belt.
• Pereira says he was only “40 percent” in March’s loss and feels better prepared now, while Ankalaev—booed at the press conference—said fans are upset because he keeps beating their favorites; BetMGM lists Ankalaev as roughly a -265 favorite.