Venue & Event Details
Location: Coca‑Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Time: Main card begins 7:30 p.m. local (3:30 p.m. GMT / 11:30 a.m. ET)
Promotion: PFL Champions Series 3, co‑main event
Format: 5 rounds, Light Heavyweight Championship
Injury Report
Corey Anderson: No reported injuries; enters camp healthy after moving between light heavyweight and heavyweight earlier in 2025.
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov: No major injuries reported; fully fit after a strong 2024 campaign.
Fighter Matchups
Corey “Overtime” Anderson (20‑6, 1 NC)
Style: Wrestling base with improved boxing.
Strengths: Pressure, cardio, ground‑and‑pound, ability to mix levels.
Recent Form: Three‑fight winning streak, including a heavyweight win over Denis Goltsov in July 2025. Captured the PFL light heavyweight title earlier this year with a unanimous decision over Yagshimuradov.
Keys to Win: Use wrestling to neutralize Yagshimuradov’s striking, maintain pace over five rounds.
Dovletdzhan “Turkic Power” Yagshimuradov (25‑7‑1)
Style: Striker with knockout power, Sambo background.
Strengths: Explosive striking, spinning attacks, durability.
Recent Form: Seven‑fight winning streak before losing to Anderson in early 2025. Previously knocked out Impa Kasanganay in under a minute to win the 2024 PFL light heavyweight tournament.
Keys to Win: Keep fight standing, manage cardio, land power shots early to disrupt Anderson’s rhythm.
Fight History
First Meeting (Jan 2025): Anderson defeated Yagshimuradov via unanimous decision (49‑45, 49‑45, 48‑47) in Dubai. Anderson survived early adversity, then controlled with striking and ground‑and‑pound.
Prior Encounter (Bellator 2021): Anderson stopped Yagshimuradov in the third round.
FIGHT ODDS
Corey Anderson – 175
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov + 145
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, October 2, 2025
