PFL announces finalized Road to Dubai fight card

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The first PFL event of 2026 is now finalized with two title fights atop a 13-fight lineup.

PFL: Road to Dubai takes place Saturday, Feb. 7, at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. The main event is a lightweight title fight, as champion Usman Nurmagomedov (20-0) takes on 2025 lightweight tournament winner Alfie Davis (20-5-1). The co-feature bout is for the welterweight title, between former Bellator champion Ramazan Kuramagomedov (13-0) and 2025 welterweight tournament winner Shamil Musaev (20-0-1).

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Wednesday morning, the promotion officially announced the finalized 13-fight lineup, which will broadcast live on the ESPN App, with prelim action beginning at 9 a.m. ET (6 a.m. PT). The main card is set to begin at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Filling out the main card are a few intriguing matchups. Former PFL featherweight champ Jesus Pinedo (25-7-1) takes on undefeated Salamat Isbulaev (9-0), "Prince Magomed Umalatov faces "Lazy King" Abdoul Abdouraguimov, and UFC veteran Karl Williams (10-4) opens up the main card against unbeaten Pouya Rahmani (5-0).

Check out the full lineup below.

PFL: Road to Dubai full fight card

MAIN CARD (ESPN App, noon ET)

  • Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Alfie Davis – for lightweight title

  • Ramazan Kuramagomedov vs. Shamil Musaev – for welterweight title

  • Jesus Pinedo vs. Salamat Isbulaev

  • Magomed Umalatov vs. Abdoul Abdouraguimov

  • Pouya Rahmani vs. Karl Williams

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PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN App, 9 a.m. ET)

  • Amru Magomedov vs. Kolton Englund

  • Taylor Lapilus vs. Kasum Kasumov

  • Renat Khavalov vs. Edgar Skrivers

  • Amin Ayoub vs. Makkasharip Zaynukov

  • Denis Kielholtz vs. Antonia Silvaneide

  • Luke Trainer vs. Rob Wilkinson

  • Khabib Nabiev vs. Ahmed Sami

  • Haider Khan vs. Jhony Gregory

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: PFL announces full 13-fight slate for first event of 2026

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