In the 2025 PFL World Tournament 6 main event, Rabadanov (26-4-2) defeated Lee (20-9) via TKO due to punches at 2:37 of Round 1. The fight served as one of two lightweight tournament semifinal bouts at INTRUST Bank Arena.

Gadzhi Rabadanov delivers a first-round TKO against Kevin Lee at PFL 6 on June 20, 2025, securing a lightweight title shot.

Gadzhi Rabadanov ran through Kevin Lee to book his ticket to the finals. In Friday's PFL 6 main event in Wichita, Kansas, the Dagestani star needed a little more than half a round to pummel Lee with punches and send him crashing face-first to the mat.