The
Professional Fighters League has announced the co-main event
for
PFL Dubai, which takes place on Nov. 14.

A welterweight matchup pits Belgium's undefeated Patrick
Habirora (9-0) against Omar El
Dafrawy (16-6), who previously captured the PFL MENA
welterweight championship.

Patrick Habirora meets Omar El Dafrawy in PFL Dubai co-main
event

Habirora has emerged as one of the PFL's most dangerous prospects.
The 25-year-old welterweight has recorded eight knockout victories
and one decision win in his career so far.

Seven of his finishes have come in the very first round. Most
recently, he stopped former
Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder Benson
Henderson in just 20 seconds at
PFL Brussels.

El Dafrawy brings considerably more experience into the matchup.
The 31-year-old Egyptian has nine wins by knockout and three by
submission. He's on a two-fight win streak and is 6-1 under the PFL
banner.

The event, slated for the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, will be
headlined by a heavyweight title bout between Vadim
Nemkov and Sergey
Bilostenniy.

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Undefeated #4 Ranked Patrick Habirora clashes with #5 Ranked Omar
El-Dafrawy in a battle of ranked Welterweights in the Co-Main Event
of PFL Dubai!

It all goes down on Saturday, November 14th LIVE from the
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— PFL (@PFLMMA)
September 21, 2026

Superbon will soon know exactly who stands between him and his next World Title defense.

The ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion watches the semifinals of the ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing Tournament unfold at ONE SAMURAI 4, live from Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Saturday, October 17. Armenian legend Marat Grigorian faces China's Luo Chao, who reached the final four by outpointing Kosuke Takagi, while Japan's Masaaki Noiri battles Iranian knockout artist Mohammad Siasarani, who remains unbeaten in ONE kickboxing after finishing Kaito Ono. The eventual tournament winner earns a shot at Superbon's crown.

“I think Marat takes his match. The other semifinal is a tough one to call – it's pure 50-50,†Superbon said. “But if I had to pick, fighting on home turf gives Noiri a slight edge to pull off the win.â€

A Grigorian or Noiri final would carry real stakes for Superbon

Either outcome would carry significant legacy implications for Superbon's own résumé. A Grigorian tournament victory would set up a fourth career meeting between the two longtime rivals, following a rivalry that dates back to a 29-second knockout loss in 2018 before Superbon answered with consecutive decision wins at ONE X and ONE Friday Fights 58. A Noiri triumph would instead give the Japanese star a chance to avenge his own ONE 173 World Title loss this past November.

Superbon has already fought through the drama of picking a side once this tournament, and he knows fans will hold him to it either way.

“Whenever I make a call, people just love to grill me. But if forced to pick, I'm leaning toward Marat and Noiri as the final two.â€

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With Tyson Fury showing face at BKB 58 as well as Andy Ruiz's presence at BKB 59, it represents exciting growth within bare-knuckle boxing for one of BKB's most dominant combatants.  Julian Fernandez touched upon this subject ahead of his super cruiserweight title defense against multi-division BKB champion Dan Podmore. That Police Gazette diamond championship clash headlines BKB 59 in Tijuana on September 19th, which marks the promotion's inaugural foray into Mexico.

‘Pitbull Jr.' is also a notable gloved boxer in addition to his gloveless exploits. The Mexican national boxing champion has multiple mutual opponents with Tyson Fury. When touching on the moment that ‘The Gypsy King' appeared at BKB's event in Miami on August 29th, Fernandez said [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],

“He's very proud to be part of and a champion of bare knuckle boxing. He said that he's very excited and it makes him very excited and proud as well when he saw Tyson Fury up there, one of the best heavyweights of all time. Also, to be fighting for the same organization that employs Victor Ortiz and [El] Perro [Alfredo] Angulo and the likes it just goes to show the metamorphic growth of BKB and bare knuckle boxing in general. He's excited to be part of that growth and be a champion.â€

Tyson Fury, Andy Ruiz, and the growth of BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing

Speaking of notable big men within the sweet science landscape, Mexico's first-ever heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz is set to be in attendance for this Tijuana card on Saturday night and will take in Fernandez's performance against a four-time, three-division BKB champion in Dan Podmore.

Indicating an appreciation for Ruiz's presence but also maintaining his steely focus on the task at hand in ‘Big Pod', Fernandez stated [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],

“He said he's excited. I mean, he brought [Andy Ruiz] up.â€

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