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PFL Dubai: How to Watch and Full Fight Card

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PFL Dubai sets the stage for a phenomenal heavyweight title match in the Middle East this Saturday, with current incumbent Vadim Nemkov taking on top-rated challenger Sergey Bilostenniy.

In the co-main event, Belgian phenom Patrick Habirora faces  Omar El Dafrawy.

PFL Dubai Main Event

In his last fight, Nemkov fought and defeated reputable power-puncher Renan Ferreira for the inaugural PFL 265-lb title, becoming one of the best athletes in his weight class in the world. Gearing up to defend his throne at the Coca-Cola Arena, the previous light heavyweight king can make it 15 victories in a row should he manage to throttle his first challenger.

A three-year veteran under the Bellator/PFL banner, Bilostenniy has beaten several of both companies' standout heavyweight prospects and contenders like Karl Williams, Tyrell Fortune, and Renan Ferreira. Boasting no losses at all by knockout, the Russian star is seeking to earn his first major world championship at the expense of the surging Nemkov.

PFL Dubai Co-Main Event

Widely recognized as arguably the most hardest-hitting welterweight on the roster, Habirora made headlines in the mixed martial arts community when he brutally starched former UFC champion Benson Henderson in just 20 seconds. With another monumental stoppage victory at PFL Dubai, “The Belgian Bomber” can easily make a solid case to put himself in the title conversation.

Owning six triumphs in the promotion, along with winning their 2024 170-lb tournament, Dafrawy stands as a premier contender in his division. If he can weather the early storm from his opponent, then “GodFirst” could drag Habirora into deep waters and find his own spectacular finish.

Here’s How to Watch PFL Dubai

Online Streaming: You can catch the entire card on ESPN+, but you will need to subscribe in order to do so. Right now, the company is offering a monthly or yearly subscription of $11.99 and $119.99 respectively. For those who want to get more bang out of their buck, there is also the monthly Disney Bundle Deal, which offers ESPN+, Hulu, and Disney+ for $16.99 with included commercials, or $26.99 for no commercials at all.

Fight fans can also download the promotion’s event app to catch all the fights from anywhere in the world.

Start Time and Date: The preliminaries will begin at 9am ET, followed by the main card at 1pm ET on Nov. 14th.

Bout Order for PFL Dubai

Main Card:

(Heavyweight Championship) Vadim Nemkov vs. Sergey Bilostenniy

(Welterweight) Patrick Habirora vs. Omar El Dafrawy

(Heavyweight) Oleg Popov vs. Pouya Rahmani

(Bantamweight) Sergio Pettis vs. Joji Goto

(Bantamweight) Lewis McGrillen vs. Nawras Abzakh

Preliminaries:

(Lightweight) Shaqueme Rock vs. Connor Hughes

(Welterweight) Saygid Izagakhmaev vs. David Martinez

(Lightweight) Alexei Pergande vs. Akhmed Magomedov

(Featherweight) Khasan Magomedsharipov vs. Ádám Borics

(Heavyweight) Denis Goltsov vs. Maxwell Djantou Nana

(Welterweight) Rhys McKee vs. Ernesto Rodriguez

(Light Heavyweight) Khabib Nabiev vs. Styve Ngono Essono

(Women's Strawweight) Aleksandra Savicheva vs. Jacinta Austin

Region Local Time Day
United States – Pacific 6:00 AM PDT Friday
United States – Mountain 7:00 AM MDT Friday
United States – Central 8:00 AM CDT Friday
United States – Eastern 9:00 AM EDT Friday
Brazil – São Paulo 11:00 AM BRT Friday
United Kingdom 3:00 PM BST Friday
Netherlands / Germany / France 4:00 PM CEST Friday
Greece / Romania / Turkey 5:00 PM EEST Friday
United Arab Emirates 6:00 PM GST Friday
Thailand 9:00 PM ICT Friday
Japan (Local Time) 11:00 PM JST Friday
Australia – Sydney 12:00 AM AEST Saturday
New Zealand 2:00 AM NZST Saturday

 

ABOUT THE AUTHORHank StrandbergStaff Writer

Hank Strandberg is a combat sports journalist and Staff Writer at MMA Sucka.

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