{"id":36649,"date":"2026-02-05T18:12:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Abdoul-Abdouraguimov-Enters-PFL-Dubai-with-Visions-of-Gold-200023"},"modified":"2026-02-05T18:12:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:12:57","slug":"abdoul-abdouraguimov-enters-pfl-dubai-with-visions-of-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/abdoul-abdouraguimov-enters-pfl-dubai-with-visions-of-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdoul Abdouraguimov Enters PFL Dubai with Visions of Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/abdoul-abdouraguimov-enters-pfl-dubai-with-visions-of-gold.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Armed with an impressive resume and one of the best nicknames in<br \/>\nthe sport, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Abdoul-Abdouraguimov-239869\">Abdoul<br \/>\nAbdouraguimov<\/a> plots his return to the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Professional-Fighters-League-12241\"><br \/>\nProfessional Fighters League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lazy King\u201d will take on <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Kendly-St-Louis-274039\">Kendly St.<br \/>\nLouis<\/a> in a <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/Professional-Fighters-League-PFL-Dubai-Nurmagomedov-vs-Davis-110572\"><br \/>\nPFL Dubai \u201cNurmagomedov vs. Davis\u201d<\/a> welterweight attraction on<br \/>\nSaturday at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where<br \/>\nhe draws his first assignment since December 2024. Abdouraguimov<br \/>\nwas originally scheduled to meet <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Magomed-Umalatov-233045\">Magomed<br \/>\nUmalatov<\/a> but had no issues with the change in opponent.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \u201cFirst of all, I\u2019m grateful to have the opportunity to fight in<br \/>\nDubai,\u201d he told Sherdog.com. \u201cYou know, I took the chance. They<br \/>\nproposed Umalatov to me and I said, \u2018Yes, I have the chance to be<br \/>\nat the top.\u2019 In life, you have to take risks, but he didn\u2019t want to<br \/>\nfight this guy. Umalatov didn\u2019t want to fight me. They came to me,<br \/>\n[and] I took the risk. So now, I don\u2019t have Umalatov, but I am at<br \/>\nthe top, so everything is good. In my career, I never scheduled my<br \/>\nown fights. I want to fight here in Dubai. I accepted what was<br \/>\nthere for me, so for me, if I can fight more, I\u2019m going to fight<br \/>\nmore. I don\u2019t choose. I take what there is.\u201d<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LrGuf2XS_O0?si=3h_G5bRwpfznCTsK\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\n<br \/>Abdouraguimov has grown accustomed to adjusting on the fly. He<br \/>\nchooses not to alter his preparation nor his strategy, placing his<br \/>\nfocus beyond any specific opponent. \u201cOn my game plan, it doesn\u2019t change because no matter who\u2019s in<br \/>\nfront of me, there\u2019s no secret,\u201d Abdouraguimov said. \u201cI\u2019m going to<br \/>\ngo for my wrestling and grappling game. Nothing has really changed.<br \/>\nI always accept any challenge. My goal is not Umalatov or some name<br \/>\nspecifically. My goal is the belt, so if I need to go through him<br \/>\nto go to the belt, OK, let\u2019s go. If they\u2019re going to give me the<br \/>\nchance for the belt after this fight, it\u2019s good for me. I\u2019m always<br \/>\nlooking to fight the best in front of me, to be the best, because<br \/>\nthat\u2019s the fight game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/bit.ly\/49OW6UR\">Two World Title Fights<br \/>\nheadline PFL Road to Dubai! Tune in LIVE Saturday, Feb. 7 at 12<br \/>\np.m. ET<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Abdouraguimov remains committed to running his race as a marathon,<br \/>\nnot a sprint.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018A Lot of Bigger Mountains to Climb\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe martial arts journey is not a short journey,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a<br \/>\nlong-term journey, so you don\u2019t become a master just in a few<br \/>\nyears. You need 10, 15, 20 years or even more. Now, I\u2019m seeing even<br \/>\nmore, because after 14 years of practice, I\u2019m a black belt, but I<br \/>\nnow understand. When you come to the top, you see, \u2018Hey, there are<br \/>\nother mountains.\u2019 I thought the mountain I was climbing was big,<br \/>\nbut now at the top I see, man, there are a lot of bigger mountains<br \/>\nto climb, so the journey never ends. My goal is to really become a<br \/>\nmartial art master. I\u2019m not already there yet, but that\u2019s my<br \/>\ngoal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Being featured at the PFL\u2019s first event of 2026 provides<br \/>\nAbdouraguimov with another opportunity to prove he belongs in the<br \/>\npromotion\u2019s spotlight. The 30-year-old former two-division <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ares-Fighting-Championship-15823\"><br \/>\nAres Fighting Championship<\/a> titleholder and onetime <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Brave-Combat-Federation-11227\"><br \/>\nBrave Combat Federation<\/a> champion has rattled off nine straight<br \/>\nwins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnything can happen, but my main goal is to concentrate on myself<br \/>\nalready, to do this fight step by step,\u201d Abdouraguimov said.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat\u2019s going to come is going to come. Don\u2019t forget, there are<br \/>\nalso other fighters that are also good, so anyone can be the face.<br \/>\nI\u2019m not looking to be the face of anything. If I can be the face of<br \/>\nmyself, it\u2019s already enough. With this change of the PFL without<br \/>\nthe tournament, I like it more. Now, I can win and go for the title<br \/>\nin the classic old-school style, [by] going up the rankings, and<br \/>\nso, my goal is that. First step is to win this fight and then let\u2019s<br \/>\nsee [what] I\u2019m ready for. If I win this, I want to [go] for the<br \/>\ntitle.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armed with an impressive resume and one of the best nicknames in the sport, Abdoul Abdouraguimov plots his return to the Professional Fighters League. \u201cThe Lazy King\u201d will take on Kendly St. Louis in a PFL Dubai \u201cNurmagomedov vs. Davis\u201d welterweight attraction on Saturday at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he draws [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36650,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}