The Professional Fighters League takes over the nation's capital on Saturday with a headlining bout featuring the past two PFL welterweight world tournament champions. Thad Jean (11-0-0), the 2025 tournament champion, will take on 2024 welterweight tournament king Shamil Musaev (20-1-1) inside CareFirst Arena for the vacant welterweight world title.
Ramazan Kuramagomedov handed Musaev the lone loss of his career by unanimous decision in February to win the inaugural PFL welterweight championship and then promptly announced his retirement at age 29, leaving the throne up for grabs.
Saturday's main event will cap a nine-fight card. Coverage begins with prelims at 7 p.m. ET in the ESPN App. The main card is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN. The weigh-in will take place Friday at 8 p.m. ET in the ESPN App.
Main card
PFL welterweight world championship: Thad Jean vs. Shamil Musaev
Light heavyweight: Tyson Pedro vs. Rafael Xavier
Light heavyweight: Sullivan Cauley vs. Rasul Magomedov
Welterweight: Eliezer Kubanza vs. Chris Mixan
Prelims
Catchweight: Bryce Meredith vs. Michael Cyr
Welterweight: Ernesto Rodriguez vs. Aaron McKenzie
Catchweight: Nkosi Ndebele vs. Brandon Davis
Light heavyweight: Chad Yard vs. Coby Bradford
Featherweight: Noah Hermosillo vs. Jacob Pais
How to watch the fights
Fans can catch all the action in the PFL streaming hub.
There's also FightCenter, which offers live updates for every PFL card.