DUBAI: British-Pakistani middleweight Haider Khan heads into the PFL’s Road to Dubai contest on Feb. 7 with a 10-1 professional record and growing international stature.

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Khan faces Brazilian veteran Jhony Gregory at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, opening a card that features title fights and further accelerates the league’s push into the Middle East.

Khan grew up in Oldham in a sports-first household, where rugby, football and athletics filled most of his childhood.

“As a grown up in the UK, it was good for me. I was always a sporty child. I played many sports, rugby, football. I did athletics, but I got into MMA a bit later,” he said during an exclusive interview.