UsmanNurmagomedov WITH THE FIRST ROUND KO #PFLNY| Main Card Live NOW on ESPN pic.twitter.com/mikFN1ZLFx PFL(@PFLMMA) August 1, 2026Professional Fighters Leagues return to UBS Arena in LongIsland, New York, was punctuated by a majestic performance in themain event.The PFL New York headliner saw current 155-pound titleholderUsmanNurmagomedov (22-0, 1 NC; 4-0 PFL) defend his championshipagainst ArchieColgan (13-1, 2-1 PFL). After a feeling-out couple of minutesin the center of the cage, Nurmagomedov connected with a head kickon his opponents temple before following up with a big left handthat dropped Colgan. Shortly after the American managed torecompose himself and get back to his feet, Nurmagomedov followedup with more uppercuts that sent King to his knees. Smellingblood, the Dagestani landed more punches before referee KeithPeterson waved it off at the 3:42 mark of Round 1. In hispost-fight interview, Nurmagomedov was noncommittal about hisfuture in the promotion, since Fridays fight was the last on hiscurrent contract.In the co-main event, DakotaDitcheva (16-0, 11-0 PFL) made a successful return from ayear-long injury hiatus, taking on former BellatorMMA title challenger DeniseKielholtz (9-6, 1-1 PFL). Dangerous showed no cage rust,combining clean, sharp striking with effective takedowns, puttingany concerns about the injured hand to rest. Ditcheva made the mostof her reach, attacking from range with front kicks to the head andmidsection, while Kielholtz answered with a few spinning attacksbut overall posed little threat. The pace slowed in the thirdframe, drawing scattered boos as Ditcheva went the distance for thethird time in her otherwise finish-heavy career. When the dustsettled, all three judges scored it 30-27 for Ditcheva.In a 157-pound catchweight tilt, AmruMagomedov (10-0, 2-0 PFL) kept his record unblemished byovercoming AngelAlvarez (11-3, 1-1 PFL). Magomedov attacked with a variety ofstrikes out of the gate, but his kicks proved to be his most lethalweapon. After Salsa King, who failed to make the contracted155-pound weight limit the day before, crumpled from the damage,Magomedov poured it on until referee Dan Miragliotta stepped in at 4:28 ofRound 2.An elitemiddleweight clash headlines PFL Charlotte: Tune on Friday, Aug. 7at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN.The main card opener saw former Ares Fighting Championship205-pound kingpin MoustaphaDiakhate (6-0-1, 1-0 PFL) make a statement in his promotionaldebut, crushing last-minute replacement DarrylKing Walker (2-1, 0-1 PFL). Black Black" hunted his opponentdown with strikes from the opening bell before taking the fight to the canvas and finishing The Sacred Beastfrom mount at 2:35 into the opening stanza.In the featured fight on the preliminary card, LazaroDayron (11-0-1, 3-0-1 PFL) relied on his crisp striking andwell-timed takedowns to outpoint former interim Bellator MMA135-pound titleholder RaufeonStots (21-5, 1-3 PFL) at the end of a close contest, with twojudges scoring 29-28 in favor of El Cazador and one 29-28 forSupa; earlier, Sean Gauci(12-1, 2-0 PFL) dominated AllanBegosso (10-5-1, 0-2 PFL) to secure a unanimous decision(30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at the end of a bantamweight bout; in their175-pound catchweight Omar ElDafrawy (16-6, 6-1 PFL) outstruck JonathanPiersma (12-4, 1 NC; 0-1 PFL) en route to a unanimous decision(30-27, 29-28, 30-27); TatianaPostarnakova (6-0, 2-0 PFL) eked out a narrow split decision(29-28, 29-28, 28-29) as she spoiled the promotional debut ofUltimate Fighting Championship vet MontanaDe La Rosa (13-10-1, 0-1 PFL) in their womens flyweight tilt;in the 155-pound opener, LevanKhabalaev (6-0, 1-0 PFL) folded Chamy Delva(7-2, 0-1 PFL) with a couple of knees to the body followed by a series of punches at1:44 of Round 1.John Martinreflects on tonights fights #PFLNY| Main Card Live NOW on ESPN pic.twitter.com/62tdW6DapZ PFL(@PFLMMA) August 1, 2026