PFL Dubai complete: 15 fights around Nemkov's title defence
The card for 14 November is set. Heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov faces Sergei Bilostenniy, plus Sergio Pettis vs Joji Goto and Abubakar Nurmagomedov.
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The PFL has confirmed the full card for its event on 14 November at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. In the main event Vadim Nemkov (20-2) defends his heavyweight title against Sergei Bilostenniy (15-4), ranked third by the PFL. According to the PFL, both train in Fedor Emelianenko's circle and have previously shared training camps.
There are 15 fights on the card in total. At bantamweight, former Bellator champion Sergio Pettis meets Japan's Joji Goto, who makes his PFL debut. Other bouts include Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs David Martinez, Khasan Magomedsharipov vs Adam Borics and Denis Goltsov vs Maxwell Djantou Nana.
According to Cageside Press, Dubai is the biggest of the remaining PFL-branded events before the league merges into Jake Paul's MVP at the turn of the year. The merger of the two companies was announced at the end of July.