PFL will land in France on Sept. 26 with Abdoul Abdouraguimov headlining a card in opposition to a yet-to-be-confirmed opponent in Nantes, the corporate introduced Monday.
That can mark PFL’s first journey to France since a cancelled occasion in Paris on Could 26, the second time the promotion was pressured to drag the plug on a present within the French capital.
The cardboard can even function the semifinals of the PFL Europe light-weight and bantamweight tournaments, with the winners punching their tickets to the Dec. 13 finals in Lyon for a $100,000 prize.
Born in Dagestan however primarily based in Nantes, “Lazy King” gained three in a row below the PFL Europe banner since 2023, capped off by a call over UFC veteran Laureano Staropoli in the primary occasion of present in Décines-Charpieu, France, in December 2024.
“PFL is coming house,” Abdouraguimov acknowledged in a launch. “After 21 skilled fights, I can lastly battle in entrance of my house crowd, the place I grew up and realized this sport. And now, it’s on the Zenith Nantes Metropole that I’m going to do the following Lazy Present. Seize a seat, some popcorn, and be good, however not an excessive amount of, as a result of I’m right here to entertain you on September 26, let’s go!”
Abdouraguimov’s nine-fight profitable streak additionally contains fast title victories over MMA veterans Godofredo Pepey and Karl Amoussou in Ares FC, the place he turned a two-division champion at welterweight and middleweight previous to signing with PFL.
