Professional Fighters League (PFL) will stage its first event of 2025 TODAY (Sat., Jan. 25) inside Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, featuring a five-round Lightweight title fight between division ruler, Usman Nurmagomedov, taking on Paul Hughes. In the co-main event of the evening, Vadim Nemkov will face off against long-time veteran, Tim Johnson, in a Heavyweight showdown.
Many readers check in before, during and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action, which will begin at 11 a.m. ET streaming on Max, while European fans can see it on DAZN. Feel free to leave a comment (or several) about the bouts and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it’s always a lot of fun!
PFL “Road to Dubai” Quick Results:
155 lbs.: Champion Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Paul Hughes - Nurmagomedov via majority decision - HIGHLIGHTS!
265 lbs.: Vadim Nemkov vs. Timothy Johnson — Nemkov def. Johnson via submission - HIGHLIGHTS!
145 lbs.: Akhmed Magomedov vs. Nathan Kelly — Magomed def. Kelly via submission (rear-naked choke) in round two
145 lbs.: Ibragim Ibragimov vs. Kenny Mokhonoana - Ibragimov via unanimous decision
135 lbs.: Renat Khavalov vs. Cleiver Fernandes - Khavalov via unanimous decision
200 lbs.: Ahmed Sami vs. Tarek Suleiman - Sami via first-round TKO
155 lbs.: Mirafzal Akhtamov vs. Mike Thompson - Akhtamov via second-round submission (arm triangle)
125 lbs.: Ruel Panales vs. Hadi Al Hussaini - Hussani via unanimous decision
155 lbs.: John Mitchell vs. Souhil Tahiri - Mitchell via unanimous decision
185 lbs.: Mostafa Rashed Nada vs. Haider Khan - Khan via first-round TKO (broken arm) - HIGHLIGHTS!
170 lbs.: Talal Alqallaf vs. Saeed AlHosani - Alqallaf via unanimous decision
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