The PFL hits Dubai this weekend for an unmissable card, live on talkSPORT.In the main event, Vadim Nemkov, the protege of MMA icon Fedor Emelianenko, makes his first heavyweight title defence against fellow Russian Sergei Bilostenniy.PFL commentator Hardy believes the sky is the limit for heavyweight king Nemkov ahead of his main event clash with Bilostenniy in DubaiPFLNemkov, who hasn’t lost a fight in ten years, called out former PFL heavyweight king Francis Ngannou after claiming his title against Renan Ferreira in Lyon last December.However, Ngannou has since left the PFL, putting Nemkov in prime position to rule the division and carry the heavyweight title far and wide as one of the promotion’s biggest stars.But in the 34-year-old’s path to stardom is dangerous, hard-hitter Bilostenniy, who has a 67 per cent knockout ratio in his 19-fight career, with eight coming in the very first round.The Russian heavyweights collide at the top of a stacked PFL Dubai card, which features the return of undefeated Belgian star Patrick Habirora in the co-main event against the more experienced Omar El Dafrawy.View Tweet: https://x.com/hashtag/TeamNemkov?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwFurthermore, a massive UK MMA fight goes down in the prelims as Shem Rock makes his PFL debut against fellow Liverpudlian Connor Hughes.How to watch PFL DubaiPFL Dubai takes place on Saturday, November 14, and the full card will be shown live on talkSPORT Boxing’s YouTube channel for fans in the UK.Those in the US can watch the show at Coca-Cola Arena on ESPN.PFL Dubai start timeThe prelims get underway from 2pm GMT (6pm GST, 9am ET) before the main card starts at 6pm GMT (10pm GST, 1pm ET).Nemkov and Bilostenniy are expected to make their walks to the cage from 8pm GMT (12am GST on Sunday, 3pm ET).PFL Dubai full cardSubject to changeMain cardMAIN EVENT: Vadim Nemkov (c) vs Sergei Bilostenniy – for PFL Heavyweight ChampionshipCo-main: Patrick Habirora vs Omar El Dafrawy – WelterweightPouya Rahmani vs Oleg Popov – HeavyweightAbubakar Nurmagomedov vs David Martinez – WelterweightSergio Pettis vs Joji Goto – BantamweightPrelimsShem Rock vs Connor Hughes – LightweightLewis McGrillen vs Nawras Abzakh – BantamweightAlexei Pergande vs Akhmed Magomedov – LightweightKhasan Magomedsharipov vs Adam Borics – FeatherweightDenis Goltsov vs Maxwell Djantou Nana – HeavyweightErnesto Rodriguez vs Rhys McKee – WelterweightKhabib Nabiev vs Styve Ngono – Light HeavyweightAleksandra Savicheva vs Jacinta Austin – Women’s StrawweightDan Hardy previews PFL Dubai main eventSpeaking to talkSPORT.com, former UFC welterweight title challenger and current PFL commentator Dan Hardy provided an in-depth analysis of the main event stars.“The very fact that he [Nemkov] comes from that Fedor lineage is really what makes people excited about him,” Hardy said.Hardy believes the PFL Dubai headliner could go in a variety of different directionsPFLHe is also looking forward to the return of Habirora, left, who faces El Dafrawy in the co-main eventPFL“And he looks like a Fedor student as well. He’s stoic, emotionless, very difficult to read when he’s fighting, and just like Fedor, he can fight anywhere the fight goes.“He’s got an excellent kickboxing skill set. He’s been able to kick guys clean in the head and knock them out. He’s able to take them out with low kicks.“And then as soon as it hits the floor, he’s got that very kind of grinding, oppressive top game where he just beats you into the canvas until you want to submit to a choke.“It’s just a lovely style of direct mixed martial arts that you can see has been inspired by Fedor.“Fedor was a great athlete. He may not have looked like it, but the way that he performed, he was a good athlete.“Nemkov is clearly a good athlete, and he trains the same way as Fedor, so I genuinely think the sky’s the limit for him.Both Nemkov and Bilostenniy defeated former PFL heavyweight tournament champion Ferreira in their last fightJose Peñuela / PFL“But everything I’ve said about Nemkov I can say about Bilostenniy. He’s the junior in the gym when it comes to being a Fedor student.“Obviously he’s moved on from that now, but he has those kind of cruiserweight qualities where he moves like a light heavyweight, but he hits like a heavyweight.“So I mean for me that is just that’s elite heavyweight right there in that fight.”Asked about paths to victory, Hardy explained the PFL Dubai headliner could go in a variety of different directions.“I do think that Nemkov has got a clear advantage when it hits the floor… there is a clear difference in technique there,” he added.“I do feel like if Nemkov gets on top, Bilostenniy’s gonna spend a lot of energy trying to get back up.PFL Dubai also welcomes a huge UK MMA fight between fellow Liverpudlians Rock and HughesPFL“But what I will say is when it comes to the striking, it’s very, very even. Bilostenniy’s speed and athleticism are problematic for Nemkov.“Nemkov usually has that advantage over guys in this division. It’s kind of like when Jon Jones fought [Alexander] Gustafsson.“As soon as you put someone in front of him that’s got the same attributes, he kind of nullifies the advantage that he’s been so used to.“Honestly, I think Nemkov bookends the skills of Bilostenniy. If it’s on the outside, Nemkov’s winning with kicks, and if it’s close range, then he’s winning with grappling.“If it stays in the middle, in boxing or clinch range, it’s Bilostenniy all day.”