‘The Lazy King’ Receives New Opponent at PFL Road to Dubai

“The
Lazy King” is 3-0 under the PFL banner. | PFL MMA

Abdoul
Abdouraguimov will not be squaring off against Magomed
Umalatov at
PFL Road to Dubai as originally anticipated.

The
Professional Fighters League on Tuesday announced that Umalatov
has withdrawn from the welterweight bout for undisclosed reasons.
As a result, Kendly St.
Louis will step in and face “The Lazy King” on Feb. 7 at the
Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. PFL Road to Dubai
is headlined by a lightweight championship clash between Usman
Nurmagomedov and Alfie Davis
and airs on the ESPN App in the United States.

A 35-year-old native of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, St. Louis split
a pair of bouts under the PFL banner last year. After scoring a
third-round submission of Mukhamed
Berkhamov at PFL Tournament 5 on June 12, “The Highlander”
suffered a first-round TKO defeat against Chris Mixan
at PFL Tournament 9 on Aug. 15. St. Louis has also earned victories
on the PFL Challenger Series and for Cage Fury Fighting
Championships during his professional tenure.

Abdouraguimov hasn’t competed since December 2024, when he earned a
unanimous decision triumph over Laureano
Staropoli at the PFL Europe finals. The French submission
specialist has won nine straight fights — including three under
the PFL banner — dating back to August 2020.