2026 in Professional Fighters League
| 2026 in Professional Fighters League | |
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| Promotion | Professional Fighters League |
| First date | February 7, 2026 |
The year 2026 will be the 8th year in the history of the Professional Fighters League (PFL), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
Events list
Title fights
| Title fights in 2026 | ||||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Ramazan Kuramagomedov | def. | Shamil Musaev | Decision (majority) (46–46, 48–46, 48–46) | 5 | 5:00 | PFL Champions Series 5 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Usman Nurmagomedov (c) | def. | Alfie Davis | Technical Submission (rear arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 4:41 | PFL Champions Series 5 | [b] |
| Middleweight | Costello van Steenis (c) | def. | Fabian Edwards | KO (elbows) | 3 | 1:48 | PFL Champions Series 6 | [c] |
| Middleweight | Johnny Eblen | def. | Impa Kasanganay | TKO (elbow and punches) | 2 | 2:39 | PFL Austin | [d] |
| Welterweight | Thad Jean | def. | Ernesto Rodriguez | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:44 | PFL Washington DC | [e] |
| Lightweight | Usman Nurmagomedov (c) | def. | Archie Colgan | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:42 | PFL New York | [f] |
| Women's Featherweight | Cris Cyborg (c) | def. | Ketlen Vieira | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | PFL Tampa | [g] |
| Featherweight | A.J. McKee | vs. | Razhabali Shaydullaev | Super Rizin 5 | [h] | |||
| Women's Flyweight | Liz Carmouche | vs. | Jena Bishop | PFL Chicago 2 | [i] | |||
- ↑ For the inaugural PFL Welterweight World Championship.
- ↑ For the PFL Lightweight World Championship.
- ↑ For the PFL Middleweight World Championship.
- ↑ For the interim PFL Middleweight World Championship.
- ↑ For the vacant PFL Welterweight World Championship.
- ↑ For the PFL Lightweight World Championship.
- ↑ For the PFL Women's Featherweight World Championship.
- ↑ For the inaugural PFL Featherweight World Championship.
- ↑ For the inaugural PFL Women's Flyweight World Championship.
2026 PFL Africa Tournament
2026 PFL Africa Welterweight Tournament
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Rivaldo Pereira [a] | TKO | |||||||||
 Kunle Lawal | 1 | |||||||||
| Rivaldo Pereira | ||||||||||
| David Samuel | ||||||||||
| David Samuel | SUB | |||||||||
 Abdelrahman Mohamed | 1 | |||||||||
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 Shido Boris Esperança | TKO | |||||||||
 Emilios Dassi | 1 | |||||||||
| Shido Boris Esperança | ||||||||||
 Peace Nguphane | ||||||||||
| Peace Nguphane | UD | |||||||||
| Yabna N'Tchalá | 3 | |||||||||
- ↑ Eliezer Kubanza withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Rivaldo Pereira.
2026 PFL Africa Lightweight Tournament
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Patrick Ocheme | KO | |||||||||
| Ayinda Octave | 1 | |||||||||
| Patrick Ocheme | ||||||||||
| Cornel Thompson | ||||||||||
| Áureo Cruz[a] | 3 | |||||||||
| Cornel Thompson | UD | |||||||||
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 Demba Seck | UD | |||||||||
 Jean Do Santos | 3 | |||||||||
| Demba Seck | ||||||||||
 Hussain Al Kurdi | ||||||||||
| Hussain Al Kurdi | SUB | |||||||||
 Abderrahman Errachidy | 2 | |||||||||
- ↑ Tshilomba Mikixi withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Áureo Cruz.
2026 PFL Africa Bantamweight Tournament
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Dauda Rajabu | 2 | |||||||||
| Boule Godogo | TKO | |||||||||
| Boule Godogo | ||||||||||
 Dwight Joseph | ||||||||||
| Alain Majorique | 3 | |||||||||
| Dwight Joseph | SD | |||||||||
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| Raphael Uchegbu | UD | |||||||||
 Edson Machavane | 3 | |||||||||
| Raphael Uchegbu | ||||||||||
 Karim Henniene | ||||||||||
| Thimna Mhlauli | 1 | |||||||||
| Karim Henniene | SUB | |||||||||
2026 PFL MENA Tournament
2026 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Yousef Adel | ||||||||||
| Badreddine Diani | ||||||||||
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 Hassan Shaaban | ||||||||||
 Hazem Kayyali | ||||||||||
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| Wissame Akhmouch | ||||||||||
| Abdelkrim Zouad | ||||||||||
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| Ahmad Abdelbast Darwish | ||||||||||
 Omar Hussein | ||||||||||
2026 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Salah Eddine Hamli | 1 | |||||||||
| Ylies Djiroun | TKO | |||||||||
| Ylies Djiroun | ||||||||||
| Basel Shalaan | ||||||||||
| Basel Shalaan | UD | |||||||||
 Abdullah Saleem | 3 | |||||||||
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| Assem Ghanem | – | |||||||||
 Mohammad Fahmi | BYE[a] | |||||||||
| Mohammad Fahmi | ||||||||||
| Ahmed El Sisy | ||||||||||
| Ahmed El Sisy | SD | |||||||||
| Harda Karim | 3 | |||||||||
- ↑ Assem Ghanem has suffered an injury during the event, therefore Fahmi advanced to semifinal.
2026 PFL MENA Featherweight Tournament
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Taha Bendaoud | 3 | |||||||||
 Hamza Kooheji | UD | |||||||||
| Hamza Kooheji | ||||||||||
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| Elias Boudegzdame | ||||||||||
| Hussein Salem | ||||||||||
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| Ahmed Tarek | ||||||||||
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 Mehdi Saadi | ||||||||||
 Mohammad Yahya | 3 | |||||||||
| Mehdi Saadi | SD | |||||||||
- ↑ Rachid El Hazoume withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Shadi Kabbani.
See also
- List of current PFL fighters
- 2026 in UFC
- 2026 in ONE Championship
- 2026 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
- 2026 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
- 2026 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
- 2026 in Rizin Fighting Federation
- 2026 in LUX Fight League
- 2026 in Oktagon MMA
- 2026 in Cage Warriors
- 2026 in Brave Combat Federation
- 2026 in UAE Warriors
References
- 1 2 "PFL announces 24 events on tap in 2026, locations for first four". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- 1 2 Martin, Damon (2025-11-18). "PFL announces first 4 events for 2026, plans for 24 total shows next year". MMA Fighting: UFC, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) News, Results. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ↑ Holland, Jeese (2025-11-18). "PFL announces first four events of 2026 including stops in Pittsburgh, Madrid". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ↑ "PFL Africa kicks off season 2 on April 10 in Pretoria, South Africa". Professional Fighters League. 2026-02-17. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ↑ "PFL Announces First Four Events of 2026". Professional Fighters League. 2025-11-18. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ↑ Anderson, Jay (2026-02-23). "PFL Belfast Headlined by Paul Hughes vs. Jay Jay Wilson". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ "PFL tabs Logan Storley to headline Sioux Falls event in May". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ↑ "Patrick Habirora draws Benson Henderson for home headliner at PFL Brussels". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "PFL MENA Opens 2026 Season in Dubai as Mohammad Yahya Headlines May 24 Card". www.lowkickmma.com. 2026-04-23. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ "PFL Africa Heads to Lagos: Nigeria Set for West Africa's Biggest MMA Event on June 13". www.lowkickmma.com. 2026-04-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ↑ Anderson, Jay (2026-04-23). "McKee vs. Isbulaev Tops PFL San Diego on June 27". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ "PFL returns to Saudi Arabia on June 19 with Hattan Alsaif, Malik Basahel". Sherdog. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Fridley, Mike. "Costello van Steenis, Johnny Eblen rematch booked for July at PFL Austin". Sherdog. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
- ↑ Anderson, Jay (2026-05-13). "Thad Jean vs. Shamil Musaev Headlines PFL D.C. in July". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- ↑ Hannoun, Farah. "Usman Nurmagomedov, Dakota Ditcheva booked for PFL Long Island in July". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ Meshew, Jed (2026-06-17). "Bryan Battle vs. Dalton Rosta headlines PFL Charlotte in August". MMA Fighting: UFC, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) News, Results. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ↑ "Cris Cyborg's retirement fight set for PFL Tampa vs. former UFC contender Ketlen Vieira". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
- ↑ "PFL Africa Announces Morocco Event in Casablanca for October 10". www.lowkickmma.com. 2026-06-14. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
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