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+) | |||||||
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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] | |||
Lightweight | Archie Colgan | vs. | Jay-Jay Wilson | ||||
Bantamweight | Lewis McGrillen | vs. | Caolán Loughran | ||||
Bantamweight | Magomed Magomedov | vs. | Sergio Pettis | ||||
Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
Heavyweight | Pouya Rahmani | vs. | Slim Trabelsi | ||||
Catchweight (165 lb) | Artem Lobov | vs. | Zubaira Tukhugov | ||||
Welterweight | Omar El Dafrawy | vs. | Florim Zendeli |