| PFL Champions Series 3: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 | ||||
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| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | October 3, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Coca-Cola Arena | |||
| City | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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PFL Champions Series 3: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that will take place on October 3, 2025, at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [1] [2] [3]
The event will mark the promotion's second visit to Dubai and first since PFL Champions Series 1 in January 2025. [4]
A PFL Lightweight World Championship rematch between current champion Usman Nurmagomedov and former Cage Warriors Featherweight Champion Paul Hughes is scheduled to headline the event. [5] The pairing previously met at PFL Champions Series 1 in January 2025, which Nurmagomedov defended the title by majority decision. [6]
The co-main event is scheduled to take place a PFL Light Heavyweight World Championship bout between current champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn light heavyweight winner) Corey Anderson and 2024 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament winner Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov. [7] The pairing previously met in the Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix at Bellator 257 in April 2021, which Anderson advanced to semifinal by technical knockout in round three. [8]
| Main card (ESPN Unlimited) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Usman Nurmagomedov (c) | vs. | Paul Hughes | [a] | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Corey Anderson (c) | vs. | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | [b] | |||
| Bantamweight | Magomed Magomedov | vs. | Sergio Pettis | ||||
| Lightweight | Archie Colgan | vs. | Jay-Jay Wilson | ||||
| Catchweight (140 lb) | Jack Cartwright | vs. | Caolán Loughran | ||||
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Pouya Rahmani | vs. | Slim Trabelsi | ||||
| Catchweight (165 lb) | Artem Lobov | vs. | Zubaira Tukhugov | ||||
| Welterweight | Omar El Dafrawy | vs. | Florim Zendeli | ||||
| Lightweight | Asaël Adjoudj | vs. | Mirafzal Akhtamov | ||||
| Lightweight | Takeshi Izumi | vs. | Vinicius Sacchelli Cenci | ||||
| Lightweight | Makkasharip Zaynukov | vs. | John Mitchell | ||||
| Middleweight | Jarrah Al-Silawi | vs. | Gregory Babene | ||||
