Abdouraguimov (17-1, 1NC) will face England’s Jack Grant (19-7) as part of this year’s PFL Europe 1 event, which takes place in Paris, France at the Accor Arena on March 7, 2024.

On se voit le 07 Mars à Paris 🇫🇷 .

Une seule mission , vous régalez ! 🫡 #LazyPeuple 👑 #PFLParis 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/Y9RVlfsRNY

— ABDOUL ABDOURAGUIMOV (@LazyKingMMA) February 1, 2024

Known as the “Lazy King,” Abdouraguimov was one of the hottest prospects on the market when he inked his deal with the PFL. He currently sits on a seven-fight win streak, most recently defeating Brad Wheeler via submission in Abdouraguimov’s PFL debut.

Prior to joining the Professional Fighters League, Abdouraguimov was a double-champ in ARES FC, holding gold at both welterweight and middleweight. While born in Russia, Abdoul Abdouraguimov lives in and fights out of France, training at the MMA Factory — meaning he’ll have the crowd behind him in Paris.

Grant has competed for Brave CF, Bellator MMA, and Cage Warriors, among other promotions. He’s won his last two bouts.

One other fight has been announced for this year’s PFL Paris card, as another French star, kickboxer Cedric Doumbe, returns to take on Baissangour Chamsoudinov in the evening’s main event. Both Doumbe and Chamsoudinov boast undefeated records currently, and like Abdouraguimov can be considered some of the hottest prospects in the company, not to mention mixed martial arts as a whole.

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Doumbe has been paired up with Baissangour “Baki” Chamsoudinov in the main event of the PFL’s March 7, 2023 trip to Paris, France. The event is set to take place at the Accor Arena.

League officials announced the booking via press release, revealing their additional trips to Newcastle, England and Glasgow, Scotland.

Both Doumbe (5-0) and Chamsoudinov (8-0) remain undefeated in their professional MMA careers, but it’s kickboxer Doumbe carrying the distinctly higher profile. He had a star turn for the PFL last year, after previously having signed with the UFC, only for a fight at UFC Paris in 2022 to fall through.

No other fights have been announced for the March 7 card, and dates for Newcastle and Glasgow were not provided.

Dan Hardy, Head of Fighter Operations for PFL Europe, was quoted in the PFL Paris announcement as saying that “We’re incredibly excited to bring the biggest French MMA Superstar, to the biggest Arena in Paris, in front of the crowd that was voted the best MMA crowd in the world in 2023. Cedric Doumbe’s presence at the top of the card will cap off what is set to be a huge night of showcase fights featuring local French and European talent, as well as the kick off of another exciting season of the PFL Europe League format.”

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