We look at the betting odds, picks and predictions for the PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai fight card which has a main event of Usman Nurmagomedov vs, Paul Hughes

For as much as there has been to criticize the PFL over the past 12 months as the promotion continues to make claims of where it stands as the co-leader in global MMA, Saturday's main event of the inaugural PFL Champions Series in Dubai is a must-see event.

Tomorrow the PFL is having their Road to Dubai Champions Series event and there is an absolute banger in the main event that’s being dubbed Dagestan vs. Ireland 2. Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0, 1 NC) will look to defend his title against Ireland’s Paul Hughes (13-1).

The Professional Fighters League's first event of the year will feature a lightweight title fight. The PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series weigh-ins took place this morning, which locked in the 10-fight card.

“Brother, nobody knows who is Paul Hughes,” Nurmagomedov told MMA Junkie. “He can talk something only because he wants to promote himself. PFL gave him this title shot only because he’s from Ireland, and they want to promote Ireland vs. Dagestan – something like that.

The fate of the Bellator MMA lightweight crown will hang in the balance under the Professional Fighters League banner when Usman Nurmagomedov defends his title against Paul Hughes in the PFL Champions Series 1 main event on Saturday at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai,

Vadim Nemkov finds himself at a crossroads in his career as he prepares for what could be his final fight under the PFL banner.