Vadim Nemkov will make the first defense of his PFL heavyweight title in Dubai on Saturday, Nov. 14, and the man across the cage wants more than a belt. Sergei Bilostenniy is out to declare himself the best fighter under the Fedor Emelianenko banner.

Nemkov (20-2) tipped the scales at 244.6 lbs and Bilostenniy (15-4) at 262.0 lbs during the official PFL Dubai weigh-ins on Friday, Nov. 13. The two are former training partners and protégés of heavyweight legend Emelianenko.

Nemkov Faces Bilostenniy in Dubai

PFL Dubai is the promotion’s fourth card in the city, with heavyweight gold on the line at Coca-Cola Arena. It will be Nemkov’s first defense of the belt.

Bilostenniy enters as the No. 3-ranked contender and wants to beat the man he once trained alongside. A win would stake his claim as the top fighter under the Emelianenko banner.

PFL Dubai Card and Broadcast Details

Undefeated Patrick “The Belgian Bomber” Habirora (9-0) steps into the co-main event after a 20-second knockout of former UFC champion Benson Henderson. He weighed in at 169.8 lbs and is fighting outside Europe for the first time as a professional.

He faces No. 5-ranked Omar El Dafrawy (16-6), the inaugural PFL MENA Welterweight Champion, who has won 10 of his last 11 fights. El Dafrawy weighed in at 170.8 lbs and will have home-region support.

Pouya Rahmani (245.1 lbs) meets No. 1-ranked Oleg Popov (251.2 lbs) in a heavyweight bout. At bantamweight, No. 4-ranked Sergio Pettis (135.0 lbs) faces Joji Goto (135.4 lbs).

The early card starts at 6 p.m. GST (9 a.m. ET, 6 a.m. PT) on the ESPN App in the U.S. The main card follows at 10 p.m. GST (1 p.m. ET, 10 a.m. PT), also on the ESPN App.

STARZPLAY will broadcast the event across 25 territories in the Middle East and North Africa. The card is set for Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.