Overview

• Lobov took to social media to announce the matchup, and multiple outlets have reported on it, though PFL has not yet confirmed the bout.
• Slated for Oct. 3, 2025, in Dubai as part of PFL’s Champions Series, the fight is expected to run at a 165-pound catchweight.
• Lobov has not competed in MMA since October 2018, and Tukhugov last fought under the UFC banner in 2023.
• Their long-simmering feud dates back to a 2018 confrontation between Tukhugov and Khabib Nurmagomedov’s entourage that prompted Conor McGregor’s notorious bus attack.
• PFL is leaning on veteran comebacks and marquee matchups to bolster its new Champions Series format.