PFL New York: Nurmagomedov vs. Colgan (also known branded as PFL New York Presented by Arkham) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on July 31, 2026, at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, United States.
Background The event marked the promotion's first visit to Elmont, its sixth hosted on Long Island, following PFL 3 (2019) in June 2019.
The event was headlined by a PFL Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Usman Nurmagomedov and undefeated contender Archie Colgan.
A women's flyweight bout between 2024 PFL Women's Flyweight Tournament winner (also a 2023 PFL Europe Women's Flyweight Tournament winner) Dakota Ditcheva and Denise Kielholtz served as the co-main event. The pairing was originally scheduled to meet at PFL Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs. Davis in January, but Ditcheva not competing due to injury.
During the fight week, there were a scheduled another several bouts changes made: A light heavyweight bout between 2024 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament winner Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov and Simeon Powell has been moved to PFL Charlotte: Battle vs. Rosta in one week later after the New York State Athletic Commission declined to license Powell due to a previous surgery. Promotional newcomers Moustapha Diakhaté and Zacharia Nishimwe were scheduled to meet in a light heavyweight bout, but Nishimwe pulled out from the event and was replaced by Darryl Walker. A light heavyweight bout Jamelle Jones and Khabib Nabiev was removed from the event due to the NYSAC refused to license with Jones.
Results
See also
2026 in Professional Fighters League List of PFL events List of current PFL fighters
References