PFL New York live results: Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Archie Colgan updates, round-by-round scoring and highlights
Uncrowned has PFL New York live results, round-by-round updates, highlights and start time for the Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Archie Colgan and Dakota Ditcheva vs. Denise Kielholtz fight card on Friday night at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. In the main event, PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov defends his 155-pound title against undefeated American challenger Archie Colgan in a five-round showdown.
Nurmagomedov (21-0, 1 NC) is widely considered one the top talents in the world outside of the UFC. The younger brother of UFC contender Umar Nurmagomedov and cousin of former UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov, Nurmagomedov is competing on the final fight of his PFL contract. He’s a perfect 3-0 since joining the promotion following PFL’s acquisition of Bellator in 2024, a run highlighted by two wins over Paul Hughes.
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Colgan (13-0) is also an undefeated Bellator export. The Colorado native has won back-to-back decisions over Mansour Barnaoui and Jay Jay Wilson since transitioning to the PFL brand, the most recent of which came in October.
Top PFL star Dakota Ditcheva (15-0) makes his long-awaited return against Denise Kielholtz (9-5) in the night’s three-round co-main event.
PFL New York starts at 4:30 p.m. ET with a five-fight preliminary card on ESPN+. The main card kicks off at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
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Follow along with Uncrowned’s live PFL New York results, highlights and live blog below, including round-by-round play-by-play for the final two bouts of the night.
Main card (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN+)
Lightweight championship: Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Archie Colgan
Women’s flyweight: Dakota Ditcheva vs. Denise Kielholtz
Lightweight: Amru Magomedov vs. Angel Alvarez
Light heavyweight: Moustapha Diakhaté vs. Darryl Walker
Preliminary card (4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
Bantamweight: Raufeon Stots vs. Lazaro Dayron
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Bantamweight: Sean Gauci vs. Allan Begosso
175-pound catchweight: Jonathan Piersma vs. Omar El Dafrawy
Women’s flyweight: Montana De La Rosa vs. Tatiana Postarnakova
Lightweight: Levan Khabalaev def. Chamy Delva via TKO (body knee and strikes) at 1:44 of R1
Live14 updates
- Fri, Jul 31, 2026 08:52 PM UTC
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- Fri, Jul 31, 2026 08:50 PM UTC
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- Fri, Jul 31, 2026 08:49 PM UTC
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- Fri, Jul 31, 2026 08:48 PM UTC
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The Ray Longo product looked in scintillating form in his debut.
- Fri, Jul 31, 2026 08:46 PM UTC
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Levan Khabalaev landed a beautiful knee to Delva’s body and piled on the strikes to get a first-round win in the curtain jerker at PFL New York.
- Fri, Jul 31, 2026 08:40 PM UTC
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Nakisa Bidarian says MVP co-founder Jake Paul will “100 percent” fight MMA for the promotion.
Jake Paul at the Sports Illustrated’s “Beyond the Pitch” event held at Cipriani Wall Street on July 18, 2026 in New York, New York. (Photo by Stephanie Augello/Variety via Getty Images)
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- Fri, Jul 31, 2026 08:38 PM UTC
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PFL CEO John Martin and MVP founder Nakisa Bidarian are speaking on the PFL New York broadcast.
Dan Hardy asked Bidarian what he anticipates will happen with the PFL/MVP merger.
“Disruption, being fighter first and changing the sport forever,” he replied.
He also said that Martin will be CEO of MVP’s MMA and boxing wings on the completion of the merger.
- Fri, Jul 31, 2026 08:33 PM UTC
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- Fri, Jul 31, 2026 08:27 PM UTC
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Big debut for the former Ares light heavyweight champion, Moustapha Diakhaté, who faces fellow debutant Darryl Walker.
Ares has produced a conveyor belt of talent for the UFC and PFL. Very interested to see how his debut goes, despite him being matched against an experienced counterpart in Walker (2-0).
- Fri, Jul 31, 2026 08:21 PM UTC
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Arguably the most exciting female fighter on the planet at the moment, Dakota Ditcheva returns in the co-main event against Denise Kielholtz.
Kielholtz is an experienced competitor and is likely to contest the bout in Ditcheva’s wheelhouse — the striking realm.
The bookmaker’s have the Brit as a gargantuan favorite. Something tells me the new MVP merger will see a promotional rocket strapped to her back if she can make it 16-0 in New York tonight.
NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 02: Dakota Ditcheva celebrates after defeating Jena Bishop during the PFL 2024 Playoffs at the Municipal Auditorium on August 2, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
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- Fri, Jul 31, 2026 08:15 PM UTC
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Usman Nurmagomedov will contest the last fight on his current PFL deal tonight in New York in the main event, where he faces fellow undefeated fighter, Archie Colgan.
21-0, Nurmagomedov has proved a lucrative fighter for PFL as a driver in their partnership with Dubai. He’s a heavy favorite in the fight, but should he win, he’ll be in a prime spot to maximize free agency.
With Islam Makhachev eyeing retirement, he’s another fantastic candidate to keep UFC’s partners in Abu Dhabi should he sign on the dotted line for the promotion.
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – FEBRUARY 8: Alfie Davis competes against Usman Nurmagomedov during mixed martial arts championship in the lightweight category at the Professional Fighters League (PFL) ‘Road to Dubai’ at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on February 8, 2026. (Photo by Waleed Zein/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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- Fri, Jul 31, 2026 08:10 PM UTC
Petesy Carroll
Looks like we’re going to get a lot more insights on the MVP/PFL merger tonight. Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian will sit cage-side with PFL CEO John Martin for the fights. The word is that they will sit for a press conference immediately after the event too.
- Fri, Jul 31, 2026 08:05 PM UTC
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We have had a feast of shows over on The Ariel Helwani Show feed on Youtube since the announcement. BITB did an amazing job of breaking down Jake Paul’s combat sports timeline on yesterday’s show.
Today, Chuck Mindenhall and I got into on the latest episode of The Craic. Check it out here if you’re into that kind of thing.
- Fri, Jul 31, 2026 08:00 PM UTC
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Some very tasty fights on deck tonight. Join me, Petesy Carroll, throughout the night for regular updates. I’ll also be scoring the main card rounds live and making sure you all stay up to date with highlights throughout the night.
