Usman Nurmagomedov defends his PFL lightweight title against Archie Colgan tonight (Friday, July 31) at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, New York.
- Unbeaten 28-year-old Nurmagomedov (21-0, 1 NC) makes the second defense of his belt after submitting Alfie Davis in the third round in February.
- Undefeated 30-year-old Colgan (13-0) of Denver, Colorado, makes his first attempt to become a champion following a unanimous decision victory over Jay-Jay Wilson last October.
The co-main event is a rescheduled flyweight bout between Dakota Ditcheva (15-0) and Denise Kielholtz (9-5).
Ditcheva of the UK and Kielholtz of the Netherlands were originally scheduled to square off in February in Dubai. The fight was canceled after Ditcheva withdrew due to injury.
- Unbeaten 28-year-old Ditcheva competes for the first time since last July, when she defeated Sumiko Inaba by unanimous decision in Cape Town.
- Kielholtz, 37, remained on the PFL Dubai card, earning a unanimous decision over replacement opponent Antonia Silvaneide.
How to watch: Main card airs live on ESPN at 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT. Prelims stream live on the ESPN App starting at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT.
PFL New York results
Main card (7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT)
- Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Archie Colgan
- Dakota Ditcheva vs. Denise Kielholtz
- Amru Magomedov vs. Angel Alvarez
- Moustapha Diakhate vs. Darryl Walker
Prelims (4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT)
- Raufeon Stots vs. Lazaro Dayron
- Sean Gauci vs. Allan Begosso
- Jonathan Piersma vs. Omar El Dafrawy
- Montana De La Rosa vs. Tatiana Postarnakova
- Chamy Delva vs. Levan Khabalaev
PFL New York live blog
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