The most valuable offers banner in 2027, according to reports.
The undefeated featherweight hit
Professional fighter league title and retained his
The reason championship with a unanimous decision win
AJ McKee at the main event of the year Super Rizin 5.
Rizin and PFL champion Rajabali Shaidullaev are expected to join MVP in 2027
According to Shaidullaev, he has already agreed to a two-year contract with MVP Ariel Helwani. The promotion will run under the MVP name from 2027 following the MVP-PFL merger.
The 25-year-old went the distance against McKee for the first time in his career, having previously completed all of his wins. But Shaidullaev is not done with Rizin yet. He is scheduled to make his final appearance in a Japanese ad campaign
New Year carddefending his featherweight title
Kyoma Akimoto.
Razhabali Shaydullaev is now the RIZIN and PFL featherweight champion.
He has one fight left with RIZIN and it will probably be on NYE.
What about his deal with PFL/MVP?
I’m told he has a two-year deal with PFL/MVP starting in January. Deal done.…
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani)
10 September 2026