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PFL Champions Series 1: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes (also known as PFL Champions Series - Road to Dubai) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by Professional Fighters League that will take place on January 25, 2025, at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Event Date Venue Location 1 UAE Warriors 46: January 20, 2024: Mubadala Arena Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates : 2 UAE Warriors 47: Arabia 13: January 21, 2024: 3 UAE Warriors 48
The Professional Fighters League, the only MMA promotion with a regular season and playoff format, is set to expand its global footprint and run events next year in Dubai. The PFL also owns ...
Global Fighting Championship was a Dubai-based kickboxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. Fighters from around world on the roster included Badr Hari, Peter Aerts, Gökhan Saki and Zabit Samedov. It was considered as the biggest kickboxing and MMA promotion in Middle East. [1] [2] [3]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates 17 UAE Warriors 12 July 31, 2020: Jiu-Jitsu Arena Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 16 UAE Warriors 11 June 12, 2020: 15 UAE Warriors 10 January 31, 2020: Mubadala Arena 14 UAE Warriors 9 November 29, 2019: 13 UAE Warriors 8 October 18, 2019: 12 UAE Warriors 7 July 5, 2019: 11 UAE Warriors 6 May 3, 2019: 10 UAE Warriors 5
On January 7, 2025, PFL chairman Donn Davis announced that elbows will be legal in promotion, after the PFL had banned elbows for the regular season and playoffs. Elbows were typically allowed in non-season and non-playoff fights only.
A UFC Lightweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former champion Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev headlined the event. [3] Oliveira was stripped of the title at UFC 274 when he failed to make weight for his attempted title defense against former interim champion (also former WSOF Lightweight Champion) Justin Gaethje. [4]
The event marked the promotion's 20th visit to Abu Dhabi and first since UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov in August 2024. [2]A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Ilia Topuria and former champion Max Holloway headlined the event.