DUBAI (NOVEMBER 13, 2026) – The weigh-ins are now final as all athletes hit the scales ahead of PFL Dubai on Saturday, November 14 at the Coca-Cola Arena.
Dubai will play host to PFL’s fourth card in the city, as two protégés of MMA heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko meet in the cage with heavyweight gold on the line. PFL Heavyweight World Champion #C-Vadim Nemkov (20-2) hit the scales at 244.6 lbs, and his former training partner #3-Sergei Bilostenniy (15-4) weighed in at 262.0 lbs. The stage is set as the champion looks to make the first defense of his title, and the challenger looks to declare himself the best fighter under the Emelianenko banner.
The co-main event will see undefeated #4-Patrick “The Belgian Bomber” Habirora (9-0) fight outside Europe for the first time in his professional career, fresh from a 20-second knockout of former UFC champion Benson Henderson. Tipping the scales at 169.8 lbs, he will stand across from #5-Omar El Dafrawy (16-6), the inaugural PFL MENA Welterweight Champion who has won 10 of his last 11 fights. El Dafrawy, planning to spoil the coming-out party in front of home-region support, successfully weighed in at 170.8 lbs.
The full PFL Dubai card is set to be broadcast in the U.S. for fans with access to the ESPN App at 9:00 am ET / 6:00 am PT, with the main card beginning at 1:00 pm ET / 10:00 am PT, also on the ESPN App. The event begins at 6:00 pm local time (GST), and will be broadcast on STARZPLAY across 25 territories in the Middle East and North Africa.
The full weigh-in results are as follows:
PFL Dubai Main Card:
Coca-Cola Arena – Dubai, UAE
10:00 pm GST | 1:00 pm ET | 10:00 am PT | Saturday, November 14
ESPN App (U.S.) | STARZPLAY (MENA)
Heavyweight World Title Main Event Bout: #C-Vadim Nemkov (244.6 lbs) vs. #3-Sergei Bilostenniy (262.0 lbs)
Welterweight Co-Main Event Bout: #4-Patrick Habirora (169.8 lbs) vs. #5-Omar El Dafrawy (170.8 lbs)
Heavyweight Bout: Pouya Rahmani (245.1 lbs) vs. #1-Oleg Popov (251.2 lbs)
Bantamweight Bout: #4-Sergio Pettis (135.0 lbs) vs. Joji Goto (135.4 lbs)
Bantamweight Bout: Lewis McGrillen (135.6 lbs) vs. Nawras Abzakh (135.8 lbs)
PFL Dubai Early Card:
6:00 pm GST | 9:00 am ET | 6:00 am PT | Saturday, November 14
ESPN App (U.S.) | STARZPLAY (MENA)
Lightweight Bout: Shem Rock (156.0 lbs) vs. Connor Hughes (155.6 lbs)
Welterweight Bout: Saygid Izagakhmaev (170.0 lbs) vs. David Martinez (170.4 lbs)
Lightweight Bout: #9-Alexei Pergande (154.8 lbs) vs. Akhmed Magomedov (155.6 lbs)
Featherweight Bout: #10-Khasan Magomedsharipov (146.0 lbs) vs. #7-Adam Borics (145.8 lbs)
Heavyweight Bout: #2-Denis Goltsov (248.8 lbs) vs. #5-Maxwell Djantou Nana (265.0 lbs)
Welterweight Bout: #7-Ernesto Rodriguez (170.2 lbs) vs. Rhys McKee (170.8 lbs)
Light Heavyweight Bout: Khabib Nabiev (205.4 lbs) vs. Styve Ngono (205.1 lbs)
Women’s Strawweight Bout: Aleksandra Savicheva (115.2 lbs) vs. Jacinta Austin (116.0 lbs)
