The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has officially announced the full fight card for PFL Dubai, scheduled for Saturday, November 14, 2026, at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The 15-fight event will feature a PFL Heavyweight World Championship showdown between reigning champion Vadim Nemkov and Sergei Bilostenniy, alongside a highly anticipated welterweight clash between undefeated Patrick Habirora and PFL MENA champion Omar El Dafrawy.
According to the Professional Fighters League (PFL), PFL Dubai will mark the promotion’s fourth event in the city and its first since merging with Most Valuable Promotions (MVP). The main event will feature reigning PFL Heavyweight World Champion Vadim Nemkov (20-2) defending his title against third-ranked contender Sergei Bilostenniy (15-4). Both fighters have trained under MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko, setting up a championship battle between former training partners. Nemkov enters the matchup unbeaten in his last 15 appearances, while Bilostenniy recently earned a stoppage victory over former PFL champion Renan Ferreira.
The co-main event will feature undefeated Belgian welterweight Patrick “The Belgian Bomber” Habirora (9-0) against Egypt’s Omar “GodFirst” El Dafrawy (16-6), the inaugural PFL MENA Welterweight Champion. Habirora enters the matchup following a stunning 20-second knockout victory over former UFC champion Benson Henderson in Brussels. El Dafrawy will look to use his experience to hand the rising Belgian contender his first professional defeat.
The main card will also feature undefeated Dubai heavyweight Pouya Rahmani (6-0) facing top-ranked Oleg Popov (23-2), while former Bellator champion Sergio Pettis (25-8) takes on RIZIN standout Joji Goto (21-9-1) in a bantamweight contest. Abubakar Nurmagomedov (17-4-1), cousin of former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, will return after a three-year absence to face Australia’s David Martinez (17-6) in a welterweight matchup. The event is being staged in cooperation with the Dubai Sports Council and Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, with MVP CEO Nakisa Bidarian describing it as the promotion’s biggest fight card in Dubai to date.
