Usman Nurmagomedov, Paul Hughes make weight for PFL title rematch in Dubai

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The weigh-ins for PFL Champions Series took place ahead of Friday’s Dubai card.
The weigh-ins for PFL Champions Series took place ahead of Friday’s Dubai card.

The official weigh-ins are complete for PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai – The Rematch, setting the stage for the league’s biggest rematch at the Coca-Cola Arena on Friday, October 3. Action begins at 7:30 p.m. GST (11:30 a.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. BST).

Usman Nurmagomedov (19-0, 1 NC) and Paul “Big News” Hughes (14-2) both weighed in at 155.0 pounds, making their lightweight championship bout official. The fight marks a highly anticipated rematch, this time with the PFL Lightweight World Championship on the line.

Co-main event locked in

The light heavyweight title will also be contested, with Corey “Overtime” Anderson (19-6) coming in at 204.6 lbs and Dovlet “Turkic Power” Yagshimuradov (25-7-1) at 205.0 lbs. The matchup will crown the PFL Light Heavyweight World Champion inside the SmartCage.

The card also features Magomed Magomedov vs. Sergio Pettis in bantamweight action, Archie Colgan vs. Jay-Jay Wilson at lightweight, and Jack Cartwright vs. Caolan Loughran in another bantamweight clash.

Full weigh-in results

Main card

  • Lightweight World Title: Usman Nurmagomedov (155.0 lbs) vs. Paul Hughes (155.0 lbs)

  • Light Heavyweight World Title: Corey Anderson (204.6 lbs) vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov (205.0 lbs)

  • Bantamweight: Magomed Magomedov (135.0 lbs) vs. Sergio Pettis (135.4 lbs)

  • Lightweight: Archie Colgan (155.6 lbs) vs. Jay-Jay Wilson (155.7 lbs)

  • Bantamweight: Jack Cartwright (139.8 lbs) vs. Caolan Loughran (140.0 lbs)

Early card

  • Heavyweight: Pouya Rahmani (256.4 lbs) vs. Slim Trabelsi (233.8 lbs)

  • Welterweight: Omar El Dafrawy (170.6 lbs) vs. Florim Zendeli (171.0 lbs)

  • Lightweight: Luann Sardinha (154.9 lbs) vs. Mirafzal Akhtamov (156.0 lbs)

  • Lightweight: Takeshi Izumi (155.8 lbs) vs. Vinicius Cenci (155.2 lbs)

  • Lightweight: Makkasharip Zaynukov (156.0 lbs) vs. John Mitchell (155.8 lbs)

  • Middleweight: Jarrah Al-Selawe (185.5 lbs) vs. Gregory Babene (185.0 lbs)

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The event streams live on the ESPN App for U.S. fans with ESPN Unlimited, DAZN in Ireland, the U.K. and over 200 countries, and STARZPLAY in the MENA region.

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