Matches to Make After PFL ‘Road to Dubai’ Featuring a lightweight title fight between Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes, PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series was an important card for the mixed martial arts organization.

After the Bell with Sean Sheehan: PFL ‘Road to Dubai’ Sean Sheehan recaps all of the happenings of Professional Fighters League's PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai.

Post-Mortem: PFL ‘Road to Dubai’ In the Professional Fighters League’s first event of 2025, the marquee narrative was a battle of Ireland vs Dagestan fighters. All the way through the main event, Dagestan reigned supreme.

PFL ‘Road to Dubai’ Highlight Video: Vadim Nemkov Easily Submits Tim Johnson Vadim Nemkov made it look easy against Tim Johnson, who was submitted via rear-naked choke in the first round.

PFL ‘Road to Dubai’ Highlight Video: Akhmed Magomedov RNCs Nathan Kelly After an early scare, Akhmed Magomedov made easy work over an overmatched Nathan Kelly, who submitted to a rear-naked choke in the second round.

PFL ‘Road to Dubai’ Highlight Video: Ahmed Sami Makes Tarek Suleiman Quit Some brutal ground and pound from Ahmed Sami made Tarek Suleiman not want to get up after the first round ended.

PFL ‘Road to Dubai’ Highlight Video: Mirafzal Akhtamov Arm-Triangle Chokes Mike Thompson Mirafzal Akhtamov used an arm-triangle choke to put Mike Thompson to sleep.

PFL ‘Road to Dubai’ Highlight Video: Haider Khan Breaks Mostafa Rashed Nada's Arm A front kick from Haider Khan broke the arm of Mostafa Rashed Nada.

Community Crosstalk: PFL Champions Series 1 ‘Road to Dubai’ Come join the Sherdog MMA Forum community as we discuss the action and excitement of PFL's Road to Dubai Champions Series, headlined by a lightweight championship affair between Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes, live at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT!

PFL Champions Series ‘Road to Dubai’ Play-by-Play Sherdog's live Professional Fighters League PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai coverage will begin Saturday at 11 a.m. ET. The event streams live on the Max app in the U.S.

Community Crosstalk: KSW 102 ‘Przybysz vs. Azevedo’ Come join the Sherdog MMA Forum community as we discuss the action and excitement of KSW 102, capped off by a bantamweight championship battle between Sebastian Przybysz and Bruno Azevedo, live at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT!

2025 Global Fight League Fighter Draft The inaugural Global Fight League Draft with six teams and cities is now in the books. Check out the full results here:

Coach Speak: Revenge of the Nerds Sherdog Brazilian correspondent Marcelo Alonso talks exclusively with Fighting Nerds coach Pablo Sucupira, who discusses what's next for the stars of his mighty mixed martial arts team.

Fistic Medicine: A Perfect Example of MMA’s Willful Ignorance Mixed martial arts needs a sport-wide culture change involving more and better education, additional weight classes and more honest discussions regarding weight-cutting before we are faced with another near-miss, or more deaths, writes Dr. Chris Kirk.

Opinion: Weighing Holly Holm’s Legacy The former Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight titleholder has had an indelible impact on the sport of mixed martial arts, and it extends beyond her landmark upset of Ronda Rousey, writes Dayne Fox.