Preview: PFL Champions Series 1 ‘Road to Dubai’

Featherweights

Ibragim Ibragimov (8-0, 2-0 PFL) vs. Kenny Mokhonoana (5-1, 0-0 PFL)

Another Dagestan-Ireland matchup helps anchor this card. Ibragimov is a young, impressive, undefeated prospect who made his PFL debut in 2024 and shined in two dominant wins. He uses his striking to close distance and take his opponents backs to secure rear-naked chokes. At age 20, “The Mauler” fights very poised and patient for a combatant his age, but he could find Mokhonoana to be his toughest test. Mokhonoana started his career 5-0 before running into Josh O'Connor at Bellator 299. It has been over 16 months since he has been in the cage, and he won’t be welcomed with a warmup. Ibragimov’s strengths align well with the type of fight Mokhonoana likes to pursue. Both men like to get busy on the canvas, so we should see some pretty exciting grappling exchanges. In his loss against O’Connor, Mokhonoana showed that he struggled with mixing up his grappling with strikes on the ground. He suffers from tunnel vision, and that could fail him against Ibragimov. Expect Ibragimov to stay a step ahead on the scorecards but have difficulty finding a finish.

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