Sergei Bilostenniy beats Vadim Nemkov to win the PFL heavyweight title at PFL Dubai

Bilostenniy took a unanimous decision over Nemkov, 49-46, 48-47, 48-47, in the five-round main event at the Coca-Cola Arena.

By Combat Sports UK Staff · Published Sat 14 Nov, 21:25 UK · AI-assisted reporting

Sergei Bilostenniy with his arms raised after beating Vadim Nemkov at PFL Dubai — Photo: PFL

Sergei Bilostenniy beat Vadim Nemkov by unanimous decision to win the PFL heavyweight title in the main event of PFL Dubai on Saturday at the Coca-Cola Arena.

The judges scored the five-round fight 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 to Bilostenniy, and it went the full 25 minutes.

PFL's broadcast named Bilostenniy its new heavyweight world champion and listed his record at 16-4.

Earlier on the same card, Patrick Habirora submitted Omar El Dafrawy in round one: read the Habirora report.

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