PFL Dubai: Lewis McGrillen vs Nawras Abzakh Preview & Prediction

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The opening bout on the PFL Dubai main card is in the bantamweight division as England’s Lewis McGrillen takes on Jordan’s Nawras Abzakh.

Lewis McGrillen vs Nawras Abzakh facts

What time are Lewis McGrillen and Nawras Abzakh expected to walk out? 14 November 2026 at 6:10 pm

Where is PFL Dubai: Nemkov vs Bilostenniy? Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE

Where can I get tickets for PFL Dubai: Nemkov vs Bilostenniy? Click here for the latest ticket information for PFL Dubai

What TV channel is PFL Dubai: Nemkov vs Bilostenniy on? UK – Not televised / USA – ESPN

Where can I stream PFL Dubai: Nemkov vs Bilostenniy? UK – talkSPORT Boxing YouTube channel & X account / USA – ESPN+

PFL Dubai: Nemkov vs Bilostenniy main card

Vadim Nemkov vs Sergei Bilostenniy (Heavyweight)

Patrick Habirora vs Omar El Dafrawy (Welterweight)

Oleg Popov vs Pouya Rahmani (Heavyweight)

Sergio Pettis vs Joji Goto (Bantamweight)

Lewis McGrillen vs Nawras Abzakh (Bantamweight)

PFL Dubai: Nemkov vs Bilostenniy prelims

Shaqueme Rock vs Connor Hughes (Lightweight)

Saygid Izagakhmaev vs David Martinez (Welterweight)

Alexei Pergande vs Akhmed Magomedov (Lightweight)

Khasan Magomedsharipov vs Adam Borics (Featherweight)

Denis Goltsov vs Maxwell Djantou Nana (Heavyweight)

Rhys McKee vs Ernesto Rodriguez (Welterweight)

Khabib Nabiev vs Styve Ngono Essono (Light Heavyweight)

Aleksandra Savicheva vs Jacinta Austin (Women’s Strawweight)

Lewis McGrillen: Back on track after a quickfire return

Lewis McGrillen (13-2) will be looking to follow up his unanimous decision win over Brandon Lewis in August.

That victory came just three weeks after only the second defeat of his career, against Rafael do Nascimento in July.

Nawras Abzakh: PFL MENA champion on a three-fight win streak

Nawras Abzakh (15-6, 1 NC), nicknamed ‘The Honey Badger’, has won his last three fights in the PFL, and he will be aiming to make it four in a row here.

This is his first fight of 2026, with his last outing coming in December 2025, when he submitted Islam Youssef in under a minute to win the PFL MENA bantamweight tournament.

This fight represents a step up in quality for Abzakh.

Lewis McGrillen vs Nawras Abzakh prediction

McGrillen will be fired up to get the win on Saturday night, and he is heavily favoured by the bookmakers to overcome Abzakh.

McGrillen has excellent knockout power for the bantamweight division, and he will fancy his chances against an opponent who has been knocked out three times in his career.

Abzakh has won his last three fights and has not been knocked out since 2023, but there are question marks over his chin, and McGrillen can expose that here.

We expect the Englishman to get the stoppage win and another knockout victory under his belt.

Prediction: Lewis McGrillen to win by KO/TKO