PFL CHAMPIONS SERIES: ROAD TO DUBAI – THE REMATCH COMPLETE WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS

DUBAI, UAE (OCTOBER 2, 2025) – The official weigh-ins for PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai – The Rematch are in the books, and the biggest rematch in PFL’s history is set for the Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, with the action starting at 7:30pm GST / 11:30am ET / 4:30pm BST.

The Main Event is official, as Usman Nurmagomedov (19‑0, 1 NC) and Paul “Big News” Hughes (14‑2) both make Championship weight at 155.0 lbs ahead of their hugely anticipated rematch, this time for the PFL Lightweight World Championship.

The Co-Main Event is also locked and is set to feature Corey “Overtime” Anderson (19-6) and Dovlet “Turkic Power” Yagshimuradov (25-7-1) who will meet in the SmartCage to determine the PFL Light Heavyweight World Champion after successfully weighing in at 204.6 lbs and 205.0 lbs respectively.

PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai – The Rematch will stream live in the U.S. on the ESPN App, exclusively for fans with access to ESPN Unlimited Plan and on DAZN in Ireland, UK, and 200 more countries worldwide. The broadcast will begin at 7:30pm GST / 11:30am ET / 4:30pm BST.

The full weigh-in results are as follows:

PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai – The Rematch Card:
Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE
ESPN Unlimited (U.S.) | DAZN (Ireland & UK) | STARZPLAY (MENA)
7:30pm GST / 11:30am ET / 4:30pm BST Friday, October 3

PFL Lightweight World Title Main Event: Usman Nurmagomedov (155.0 lbs) vs. Paul Hughes (155.0 lbs)
PFL Light Heavyweight World Title Co-Main Event: Corey Anderson (204.6 lbs) vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov (205.0 lbs)
Bantamweight Main Card Bout: Magomed Magomedov (135.0 lbs) vs. Sergio Pettis (135.4 lbs)
Lightweight Main Card Bout: Archie Colgan (155.6 lbs) vs. Jay-Jay Wilson (155.7 lbs)
Bantamweight Main Card Bout: Jack Cartwright (139.8 lbs) vs. Caolan Loughran (140.0 lbs)

Early Card:
Heavyweight Showcase Bout: Pouya Rahmani (256.4 lbs) vs. Slim Trabelsi (233.8 lbs)
Welterweight Showcase Bout: Omar El Dafrawy (170.6 lbs) vs. Florim Zendeli (171.0 lbs)
Lightweight Showcase Bout: Luann Sardinha (154.9 lbs) vs. Mirafzal Akhtamov (156.0 lbs)
Lightweight Showcase Bout: Takeshi Izumi (155.8 lbs) vs. Vinicius Cenci (155.2 lbs)
Lightweight Showcase Bout: Makkasharip Zaynukov (156.0 lbs) vs. John Mitchell (155.8 lbs)
Middleweight Showcase Bout: Jarrah Al-Selawe (185.5 lbs) vs. Gregory Babene (185.0 lbs)