PFL star suffers gruesome broken arm TKO as Amir Khan watches from cageside
01/25/2025 12:46 PM
The PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series: Nurmagomedov vs Hughes event kicked off with a brutal TKO – one that saw a front kick to the body breaking a fighter's arm.
Whilst the first fight of the night went to a rather boring decision, the second bout of the PFL card out in the United Arab Emirates certainly made up for it.
Just a few minutes into the opening round, sizable underdog Haider Khan threw a front kick up the middle – which was blocked by his opponent, but at a heavy price.
PFL star suffers gruesome injury as opponent's kick breaks forearm
Heading into the PFL Road to Dubai event, British middleweight prospect Haider 'Darth' Khan was a sizable underdog to Saudi Arabian Mostafa Abada Rashed Neda, with a whopping 79% of Tapology users picking against Khan.
The Manchester native, in what was his PFL debut, showed no signs of nerves as he opened the fight with some slick striking – yet it was the most unconvincing of shots that ended the fight.
With just under two minutes left of the very first round, Khan threw a seemingly standard front kick up the middle, aimed at Neda's body.
As the Saudi Arabian middleweight attempted to block the kick using his forearm, the limb would snap; with replays showing a rather gruesome bending of the forearm.
The referee was quick to wave off the bout, with that being the third KO/TKO win of Khan's carer.
British boxing legend Amir Khan stated from the ring that Haider is a 'beast' and that he heard the 'click' of Neda's arm breaking.
"Ey, listen, this guy's a beast, he's an animal – he just said that he heard the click, he heard the breaking of the bones. He looked in great shape, solid, wow."
Fans react to Haider Khan's bone-breaking victory at PFL Road to Dubai
Given that the PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series is taking place at 'prime time' in the UAE, it's a safe bet that one or two viewers in North America were eating their lunch when the gruesome TKO occurred.
Reactions from social media range from "Ouch," and "Sheeeesh," all the way to "Omfg I feel sick," and "That was nasty as f***."
Haider Khan moves to 9-1 as a professional and is certainly someone who fans will want to keep an eye on ahead of what’s going to be a critical year for the PFL promotion.
