Nemkov to Defend PFL Heavyweight Title Against Bilostenniy in Dubai

October 27, 2026 · PFL, ONE and More

The Professional Fighters League has announced its full lineup for PFL Dubai. The 15-fight card takes place on November 14 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov (20-2, 1 NC) headlines. He will make his first defense of the PFL heavyweight title against Sergey Bilostenniy (15-4).

According to the promotion, it is the fourth PFL card in Dubai and the first there since the merger with Most Valuable Promotions was announced.

Co-main event and the rest of the main card

Patrick Habirora (9-0) will compete outside Europe for the first time in his professional career, according to the PFL. His opponent is Omar El Dafrawy (16-6), the inaugural PFL MENA welterweight champion. El Dafrawy will try to hand the Belgian his first professional loss.

The main card also has undefeated Pouya Rahmani against Oleg Popov at heavyweight. Abubakar Nurmagomedov meets David Martinez at welterweight. Former Bellator champion Sergio Pettis faces Rizin veteran Joji Goto at bantamweight.

The preliminary card starts at 9 a.m. ET and the main card at 1 p.m. ET. In the United States, the event streams on the ESPN app. In the Middle East and North Africa, it is on STARZPLAY.

Full card

Heavyweight title: Vadim Nemkov vs. Sergey Bilostenniy
Welterweight: Patrick Habirora vs. Omar El Dafrawy
Heavyweight: Pouya Rahmani vs. Oleg Popov
Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. David Martinez
Bantamweight: Sergio Pettis vs. Joji Goto
Lightweight: Shem Rock vs. Connor Hughes
Bantamweight: Lewis McGrillen-Evans vs. Nawras Abzakh
Featherweight: Asael Adjoudj vs. Movlid Khaybulaev
Lightweight: Alexei Pergande vs. Akhmed Magomedov
Featherweight: Khasan Magomedsharipov vs. Adam Borics
Heavyweight: Denis Goltsov vs. Maxwell Djantou Nana
Welterweight: Ernesto Rodriguez vs. Rhys McKee
Light heavyweight: Khabib Nabiev vs. Styve Ngono Essono
Welterweight: Khamzat Abaev vs. Leon Hill
Women’s strawweight: Aleksandra Savicheva vs. Jacinta Austin

Source: Sherdog