| PFL Washington DC: Jean vs. Musaev | ||||
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 The poster for PFL Washington DC: Jean vs. Musaev | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | July 25, 2026 (2026-07-25) | |||
| Venue | CareFirst Arena | |||
| City | Washington, D.C., United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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PFL Washington DC: Jean vs. Musaev is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that will take place on July 25, 2026, at CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C., United States.[1][2][3]
Background
The event will mark the promotion's sixth visit to Washington, D.C., and first since PFL 9 (2024) in August 2024.[4]
A PFL Welterweight World Championship bout for the vacant title between 2025 PFL Welterweight Tournament winner Thad Jean and 2024 PFL Welterweight Tournament winner Shamil Musaev is scheduled to headline this event. Former champion Ramazan Kuramagomedov had been stripped of the title when he immediately announced his retirement after winning the title against Musaev in February.[5]
Fight card
| Main card (ESPN) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Thad Jean | vs. | Shamil Musaev | [a] | |||
| Welterweight | Magomed Umalatov | vs. | Ernesto Rodriguez | ||||
| Bantamweight | Bryce Meredith | vs. | Jack Cartwright | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Sullivan Cauley | vs. | Rasul Magomedov | ||||
| Heavyweight | Denis Goltsov | vs. | Hasan Mezhiev | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Tyson Pedro | vs. | Rafael Xavier | ||||
| Heavyweight | Valentin Moldavsky | vs. | Bruno Cappelozza | ||||
| Bantamweight | Nkosi Ndebele | vs. | Mando Gutierrez | ||||
| Welterweight | Eliezer Kubanza | vs. | Chris Mixan | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Chad Yard | vs. | Coby Bradford | ||||
| Featherweight | Noah Hermosillo | vs. | Jacob Pais | ||||
- For the vacant PFL Welterweight World Championship.
See also
References
- Bohn, Mike. "PFL books Thad Jean vs. Shamil Musaev vacant title fight for July 25". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- Anderson, Jay (2026-05-13). "Thad Jean vs. Shamil Musaev Headlines PFL D.C. in July". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- Iskenderov, Parviz (2026-05-13). "Thad Jean faces Shamil Musaev for PFL title in Washington, D.C. in July". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- Critchfield, Tristen. "Welterweight title fight to headline PFL D.C. on July 25". Sherdog. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- Meshew, Jed (2026-05-13). "Thad Jean, Shamil Musaev square off for vacant PFL welterweight title on July 25". MMA Fighting: UFC, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) News, Results. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- "PFL Washington DC: Jean vs. Musaev". Professional Fighters League. Retrieved 2026-05-15.