Undefeated\u00a0PFL Lightweight Champion Usman Nurmagomedov\u00a0Returns to Defend His Title\u00a0Against\u00a0Undefeated\u00a0No. 3-Ranked\u00a0Contender\u00a0Archie Colgan\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Co-Main\u00a0Event\u00a0Will\u00a0Feature the\u00a0Return of\u00a0Top-Ranked\u00a0Dakota\u00a0Ditcheva\u00a0Against\u00a0Former\u00a0Bellator\u00a0Kickboxing World Champion Denise Kielholtz\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pre-sale Tickets\u00a0for\u00a0PFL New\u00a0York\u00a0Presented\u00a0by Arkham\u00a0at the UBS Arena, PFL\u2019s\u00a0Debut\u00a0Show at\u00a0the\u00a0Venue,\u00a0are\u00a0Available\u00a0Now\u00a0on pfl.info\/ny\u00a0With General\u00a0On-Sale Tickets\u00a0Available\u00a0Tomorrow\u00a0from 10:00 am\u00a0EST\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
PFL New York Presented by Arkham Will\u00a0Air\u00a0Live in the U.S.\u00a0on ESPN\u00a0From\u00a07:00\u00a0pm EST\u00a0on\u00a0Friday,\u00a0July 31<\/p>\n
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NEW YORK\u00a0\u2014 May 26, 2026 \u2014 The Professional Fighters League (PFL) today announced that\u00a0PFL Lightweight Champion\u00a0Usman Nurmagomedov\u00a0(21-0-0, 1 NC) is set to defend his title against the undefeated No. 3-ranked\u00a0Archie \u201cKing\u201d Colgan\u00a0(13-0) at\u00a0PFL New York Presented by Arkham\u00a0on Friday, July 31, at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, Long Island, New York.<\/p>\n
Also announced in the co-main event is the return of No.1-ranked\u00a0Dakota \u201cDangerous\u201d Ditcheva\u00a0(15-0), who will step back in the cage at flyweight after recovering from two separate hand injuries in the past 12 months, and will stand opposite former Bellator Kickboxing World Champion and No. 6-ranked\u00a0Denise “Miss Dynamite” Kielholtz\u00a0(9-5).<\/p>\n
The\u00a0PFL New York Presented by Arkham\u00a0main card, the first Professional Fighters League event at UBS Arena, will air live on ESPN in the U.S. beginning at 7:00 pm EST. The preliminary\u00a0portion\u00a0can be seen\u00a0on\u00a0the ESPN App.\u00a0Pre-sale tickets for the event are available now\u00a0at\u00a0pfl.info\/ny<\/a>\u00a0with general sale tickets available from 10:00am ET Wednesday,\u00a0May 27 also via\u00a0pfl.info\/ny.<\/a>\u00a0Additional\u00a0bouts will be announced shortly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The king of the 155 lbs division and the PFL pound-for-pound #1, Usman Nurmagomedov, carries his namesake\u2019s legacy every time he enters the cage. 21 fights, 21 wins, an unstoppable champion with an aura of MMA royalty felt by all, Usman has set a standard on the canvas that no other fighter has managed to meet. Enter Archie Colgan, the undefeated collegiate wrestler turned mixed martial artist who has arguably never lost a round in the sport. He\u2019s methodical, well-rounded, dangerous, and the biggest threat to the reigning Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n In Ditcheva\u2019s last outing against Sumiko Inaba last July, she fought through a broken hand for the win. Then, whilst preparing to fight Kielholtz in February, disaster struck again as she broke her other hand. Now fully healed, she\u2019s honouring her commitment to \u201cMiss Dynamite\u201d as she looks to cement her path to the title and remind everyone she\u2019s the most dangerous woman in MMA. Standing in her way is Kielholtz, a Dutch kickboxing sensation who honed her craft in Amsterdam, which paired with a black belt in Judo makes her a formidable foe with intentions to disrupt the division.<\/p>\n \u201cPFL New York will be the culmination of three consecutive main event World Title fights, and on July 31, the world will see elite MMA at its finest. In one corner you have the Lightweight Champion, Usman Nurmagomedov, who has been a class above every man to stand opposite him. Some crumble to his aura, some to his skills, but either way his ability is undeniable. And now we have a challenger everyone says could be the kryptonite, Archie Colgan, an NCAA Division I wrestler who many believe is yet to lose a round. Does a legacy continue, or a legacy start? We\u2019ll find out, and I can\u2019t wait,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0PFL CEO John Martin.<\/p>\n \u201cThen we also have the return of Dakota Ditcheva, and where better to bring one of the faces of PFL than New York. 12 finishes in 15 fights is an astounding knockout rate for her weight class, and she\u2019s must-see TV every time she steps in the cage. But she won\u2019t have it easy in her return, Kielholtz has world championship level kickboxing and a black belt in Judo, meaning high risk for Dakota, and an opportunity to disrupt for Denise.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Updated\u00a0PFL New York Presented by Arkham\u00a0Main Card:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n UPCOMING PFL SCHEDULE:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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UBS Arena \u2013 Belmont Park, New York
July 31 | 7 pm EST \/ 4 pm PST\u00a0
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PFL Lightweight World Championship Main Event:\u00a0C-Usman Nurmagomedov\u00a0(21-0-0, 1 NC) vs. #3-Archie Colgan\u00a0(13-0)
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PFL Women\u2019s Flyweight Co-Main Event:\u00a0#1-Dakota Ditcheva\u00a0(15-0) vs. #6-Denise Kielholtz (9-5)<\/p>\n
\nSaturday, June 27 \u2013\u00a0PFL San Diego\u00a0Presented by GOVX\u00a0\u2013 Pechanga Arena\u00a0San Diego\u00a0
\nSaturday, July 18 \u2013\u00a0PFL Austin\u00a0\u2013 Moody Center \u2013 Austin, Texas\u00a0\u00a0
\nSaturday, July 25 \u2013\u00a0PFL DC\u00a0\u2013 CareFirst Arena \u2013 Washington, D.C.
\nSaturday, July 31 \u2013\u00a0PFL New York Presented by Arkham\u00a0\u2013 UBS Arena \u2013 Belmont Park, Long Island, New York
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