Nathan Kelly Maps Out His Road to Relevance The 27-year-old SBG Ireland rep on Saturday faces Akhmed Magomedov in a three-round featherweight showcase at PFL Champions Series 1 “Road to Dubai.”

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.

Cleiver Fernandes and an Unlikely Source of Inspiration The Brazilian will take the next step in his development in his Professional Fighters League debut, where he meets the undefeated Renat Khavalov in a PFL Champions Series 1 “Road to Dubai” bantamweight showcase on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates.

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.

Pictures: PFL ‘Road to Dubai’ Face-Offs The Professional Fighters League held a photo call at the world-famous Burj Plaza to raise awareness to Saturday's PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai card, which will stream live on the Max app.

Preview: PFL Champions Series 1 ‘Road to Dubai’ The Professional Fighters League kicks off its 2025 campaign on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates, where Usman Nurmagomedov defends his Bellator MMA lightweight title opposite Paul Hughes in the main event.

Show and Prove There’s a new era set to begin in 2025 for the Professional Fighters League, with systematic changes to their event style and the opportunity for fighters to build their own brand.

The Sheehan Show: PFL ‘Road to Dubai’ Preview Sean Sheehan is back to preview Professional Fighters League's PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai, which is headlined by a Bellator MMA lightweight title fight pitting Usman Nurmagomedov against Paul Hughes.

Rivalries: Tim Johnson The well-traveled Xtreme Couture rep will draw his first assignment of 2025 when he takes on former Bellator MMA titleholder Vadim Nemkov in the PFL Champions Series 1 co-main event on Jan. 25.

Road to Dubai Ep. 2: Inside Paul Hughes’ Fight Camp The second episode follows Paul Hughes as he trains at Kill Cliff FC in Florida, before traveling to New York City for media day.

Opinion: Why Paul Hughes is Primed to Become the New Face of Irish MMA The former two-division Cage Warriors Fighting Championship titleholder has the necessary goods to usurp Conor McGregor as the country’s biggest star and could do so in his next Professional Fighters League assignment on Jan. 25, writes J.L. Kirven.

By The Numbers: Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Paul Hughes The lightweights will duke it out for Bellator MMA gold in the first Professional Fighters League main event of 2025 on Jan. 25.

Road to Dubai Ep. 1: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes The first episode begins the journey of Bellator MMA lightweight king Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes, who will collide for all of the marbles on Jan. 25 at Professional Fighters League's PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai.