A welterweight matchup pitting Magomed Magomedkerimov against Gleison Tibau is set for the PFL Championships on Nov. 25.
Magomedkerimov has been victorious in 14 of his last 15 professional outings, a stretch that includes a PFL championship in 2018. He also appeared in the PFL finals in October 2021, when he fell to Ray Cooper via third-round KO — his first defeat since 2015. The 32-year-old Dagestani last appeared at PFL 6, where he earned a second-round TKO victory against Dilano Taylor.
A longtime UFC veteran, Tibau is 2-2 since signing with the PFL. In his lone appearance so far this year, the 39-year-old Brazilian dropped a split verdict to Jarrah Al-Silawi at PFL 3. He went 2-1 with the organization the previous year, most notably defeating Rory MacDonald in a controversial split-decision triumph in June 2021.