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PFL lightweight rankings: Usman Nurmagomedov is 22-0 and the top seven did not move

Usman Nurmagomedov stopped Archie Colgan in round one and the PFL lightweight top seven stayed put. Who is booked next, and who is ranked where.

6 OCT · 3 min read

PFL Rankings Shake-Up After PFL New York: Nurmagomedov vs. Colgan

PFL New York landed at UBS Arena on July 31 with a title fight headlining and a card that reshuffled multiple divisions at once. Usman Nurmagomedov demolished Archie Colgan inside a round to retain the PFL lightweight championship, but the night's ra

4 AUG · 4 min read

PFL New York: Nurmagomedov vs. Colgan Recap: Full Results and Analysis

Usman Nurmagomedov walked into UBS Arena on July 31, 2026, extended his unbeaten record to 22-0, and walked out a free agent. The PFL lightweight champion finished Archie Colgan in 3:42 of the first round in the final fight of his PFL contract — then

2 AUG · 3 min read

PFL Rankings Expand and Shift After McKee Beats Isbulaev in San Diego

A.J. McKee swept Salamat Isbulaev and entered the featherweight rankings at number two. Tuesday's update also expanded PFL's rankings into new divisions, with 30 first-time entries across bantamweight, featherweight, women's flyweight, and pound-for-pound.

30 JUN · 4 min read

PFL Rankings Update: Habirora Jumps Three, McKee to #2

Patrick Habirora knocked out Benson Henderson in twenty seconds at PFL Brussels on May 23, jumping three spots to welterweight #5. Mitchell McKee also climbs to bantamweight #2 in this week's PFL mid-season rankings update.

23 JUN · 3 min read

Title Fight Preview: Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Archie Colgan

Usman Nurmagomedov has gone 21 professional fights without a loss. He won the last Bellator Lightweight Championship, then moved it into the Professional Fighters League era and became the inaugural PFL Lightweight Champion.

22 JUN · 6 min read

PFL Rankings Shake-Up After Storley vs. Zendeli

PFL Sioux Falls: Storley vs. Zendeli brought twelve fights to the Sanford Pentagon on May 2, and the results drove the latest ballot in the Professional Fighters League's media panel rankings. PFL launched its independent rankings system in January 2026

5 MAY · 3 min read

Professional Fighters League Rankings Shake-Up: What Changed This Week

The landscape of the Professional Fighters League (PFL) has been irrevocably altered. The rankings released in the early months of 2026 are not a minor adjustment but a seismic realignment, signaling a profound philosophical shift within the organization's competitive framework. This is the dawn...

3 MAR · 14 min read

Professional Fighters League Rankings Shake-Up: What Changed This Week

The Professional Fighters League's recent ranking update, published on February 12, 2026, has sent shockwaves through the organization, signaling a dramatic reshuffling of the deck across multiple divisions. Following the PFL Dubai event, the new rankings—officiated by the independent Combat...

2 MAR · 11 min read