PFL will debut in the United Arab Emirates with a big lightweight headliner. Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0) meets Paul Hughes (13-1) in the Road to Dubai: Champions Series main event Jan. 25 at Coca-Cola Arena, promotion officials announced Wednesday morning. The matchup is being labeled Dagestan vs. Ireland 2 – a reference to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s historic rivalry with Conor McGregor.
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