Check out these photos from Gadzhi Rabadanov's knockout victory over Brent Primus to win $1 million at 2024 PFL Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photos by Jose Peñuela, PFL MMA)

The 2024 PFL lightweight championship was claimed in violent fashion Friday. Khabib Nurmagomedov teammate Gadzhi Rabadanov crushed former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus with a brilliant and violent combination to win gold (and $1 million)

Gadzhi Rabadanov is now a millionaire, and he did it in style. On Friday at the Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Rabadanov won the 2024 PFL lightweight championship with a brutal third-round knockout of former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus.

Dagestan has another world champion in MMA after Gadzhi Rabadanov pulled off a strong finish at 2024 PFL World Championship.

Gadzhi Rabadanov is your latest PFL lightweight tournament champion. Rabadanov came up against perennial contender brent Primus as part of the PFL World Champio

Gadzhi Rabadanov put his world-class striking on display and scored an epic third-round knockout against former Bellator titleholder Brent Primus at the PFL

It was a Riyadh dream for Rabadanov as he landed a massive payout and became a world champion in one of MMA’s biggest promotions on Friday night. The Russian entered with a 24-4-2 record, which included a nine-fight win streak, but faced a stern test in the veteran Primus.

PFL 2024 Championships continues with a fight between Brent Primus and Gadzhi Rabadanov Check out our PFL pick for Primus-Rabadanov prediction.

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Both fighters who will compete for the PFL lightweight championship on Friday were among the least popular fighters in a talented division, but they undeniably earned their spots in the finals.