PFL Washington DC: Start time, fight card and how to watch Thad Jean vs Shamil Musaev for free

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Thad Jean has vowed to remain undefeated against Shamil Musaev at PFL Washington DC this weekend, live on talkSPORT.South Florida’s Jean, 11-0 in his professional MMA career, headlines the PFL‘s latest card, which comes a week after Johnny Eblen set up a middleweight title unification bout with a brutal knockout at PFL Austin.Jean won the PFL’s welterweight tournament last year and plans to make an even bigger statement in Washington DCGettyJean is 11 months removed from claiming $500,000 by winning the PFL welterweight world tournament title.The 28-year-old defeated Logan Storley by unanimous decision but has said his meeting with Russia’s Musaev will not require the judges’ scorecards.Musaev, meanwhile, went 21 fights undefeated before he met compatriot Ramazan Kuramagomedov last time out at PFL Dubai.Kuramagomedov, however, immediately retired from MMA after defeating Musaev to claim the vacant PFL welterweight title, meaning the latter remains the division’s No. 1 contender.Jean vs Musaev will crown the next champion of the PFL’s 170lbs division as part of a well-shaped card that also features a light heavyweight co-main event between former UFC veteran Tyson Pedro and German hard-hitter Rafael Xavier.PFL Washington DC: Start timeThe event takes place on Saturday, July 25, at CareFirst Arena in Washington, DC.However, coverage of the preliminary card will begin at 12.30am BST on Sunday (7.30pm ET, 4.30pm PT, Saturday) for those in the UK and Ireland.The main card is then scheduled to start at 3am BST (10pm ET, 7pm PT).PFL Washington DC: How to watch for freeFor fans in the UK and Ireland, the entire PFL Washington DC card will be aired live on the talkSPORT Boxing YouTube channel for FREE.ESPN 2 will be your destination for all of the action if based in the US.Listen talkSPORT through the website or find us on DAB digital radio through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.Download and listen to all our live commentaries via the talkSPORT app.For the latest odds and bet boosts for every big event, visit talkSPORT BET.Subscribe to the talkSPORT YouTube channel for news, views and analysis plus our regular goals show and for more, follow us on talkSPORT Facebook and talkSPORT on X.PFL Washington DC: Fight cardSubject to changeMain cardMAIN EVENT: Thad Jean vs Shamil Musaev – for PFL Welterweight ChampionshipCo-main: Tyson Pedro vs Rafael Xavier – Light HeavyweightSullivan Cauley vs Rasul Magomedov – Light HeavyweightEliezer Kubanza vs Chris Mixan – WelterweightPrelimsBryce Meredith vs Michael Cyr – Catchweight (140lbs)Nkosi Ndebele vs Brandon Davis – Catchweight (140lbs)Ernesto Rodriguez vs Aaron McKenzie – WelterweightChad Yard (pro debut) vs Cody Bradford – Light HeavyweightNoah Hermosillo (pro debut) vs Jacob Pais – FeatherweightPFL Washington DC: What has been said?Speaking to talkSPORT.com, Jean explained why he focuses on ‘constantly levelling up’ to maintain his unbeaten record.“Every single fight has been my biggest fight and that’s why I’m undefeated, I believe,” Jean said.“I’ve never ever looked at a fight and I was like, ‘Okay, this is okay. I just got to worry about the next one.’Jean put a beating on Storley in his last fight and has said he is ‘constantly levelling up’GettyRussian welterweight Musaev was undefeated for 21 fight until he faced Kuramagomedov in FebruaryGetty“I talk a lot of game about the next one because that’s the show. But the fighter in me says, this guy in front of me wants to take my head off.“And I’m happy he does because that puts me in a defensive, a hurt animal in a corner. I’m ready to go crazy then. Let’s go. It’s me or you.“Every fight to this point has been my most important fight and this fight right here, just like every other fight, will be taken into account as my most important fight.“Shamil Musaev is probably one of my hardest opponents, but that’s okay. I’m constantly, constantly levelling up.“And so once people see that — yeah, Shamil Musaev is known as ‘The Silent Assassin.’ [But they’ll say], ‘Oh, he’s not doing anything against Thad Jean. Oh my gosh. What’s the limit for Thad?’“There is no limit. I am constantly getting stronger. I don’t know if you watch anime, but I’m constantly watching like an anime where there’s a level up.The sky is the limit in Jean’s eyesGetty“There’s a level up. And that’s how I take a life. I’m levelling up. Constantly levelling up because you’re never that good.”