Overview
- PFL officially announced the Champions Series: Road to Dubai – The Rematch for October 3 at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena.
- The main event features unbeaten lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov in a rematch with Paul Hughes after a narrowly decided January bout.
- Former Bellator king Corey Anderson will challenge 2024 PFL light heavyweight titleholder Dovlet Yagshimuradov in the co-main event.
- Confirmed undercard fights include Pouya Rahmani vs. Slim Trabelsi at heavyweight, Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Artem Lobov at catchweight, and Omar El Dafrawy vs. Florim Zendeli at welterweight.
- Manager Ali Abdelaziz’s social-media taunts and Hughes’s May knockout win are driving the buildup as PFL consolidates its world titles under the Road to Dubai campaign.