UFC light-weight champion Justin Gaethje and Khabib Nurmagomedov will sq. off once more, however this time from outdoors the cage, in reverse corners.
PFL New York is scheduled to be held on July thirty first on the UBS Enviornment in Lengthy Island, New York. The spotlight of the occasion would be the light-weight championship bout between undefeated fighters Usman Nurmagomedov (present champion) and Archie Colgan.
Usman, Khabib’s cousin, has a powerful file of 21 wins and 0 losses. He defeated Paul Hughes by unanimous choice in October 2025 to win the inaugural PFL Light-weight Championship. Usman has defended the belt as soon as earlier this 12 months, defeating Alfie Davies by technical submission at PFL Dubai.
Challenger Colgan, however, is 13-0 in his MMA profession with six straight unanimous choice wins. His final win was in opposition to Jay Jay Wilson on the identical evening Usman gained the PFL light-weight belt.
With only some days left till the combat, information broke that Gaethje would nook Colgan on the opposite facet of Khabib, who was cornered by Usman. The Spotlight additionally admitted the identical factor in an interview with reporter Kennedy Smith.
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Justin Gaethje was the final combat of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s MMA profession
Khabib Nurmagomedov hung up his gloves after UFC 254 in October 2020. The indomitable Russian was defending his UFC light-weight belt when he confronted Justin Gaethje within the closing bout of his MMA profession.
“The Eagle” misplaced his father only a few months in the past (July 2020) on account of problems from the coronavirus an infection. In an emotionally charged bout for Khabib, he earned a second spherical technical submission victory (by way of triangle choke), ending one of many biggest careers within the historical past of the game.
