Overview

• PFL chairman Donn Davis announced the multi-year extension, which runs through the end of 2027 and blocks rival negotiations until 2028.
• Davis touted potential marquee matchups for Nemkov, naming Francis Ngannou, Renan Ferreira and Oleg Popov, plus a yet-to-be-announced signing.
• Nemkov said UFC negotiations collapsed because the offer was "twice as bad" as PFL’s and because the promotion was "not particularly interested in fighters from Russia."
• Reaction on social media criticized the UFC for letting a consensus top-10 heavyweight pass, as past comments from Dana White indicated Nemkov was not on the promotion’s radar.
• Since moving to heavyweight, Nemkov is 2-0 in PFL with finishes over Tim Johnson and Bruno Cappelozza after a dominant, unbeaten Bellator light heavyweight title run.