The Skilled Fighters League will kick off the 2026 PFL MENA season at Coca-Cola Enviornment in Dubai, the place followers can anticipate an evening of event motion, showcase bouts, and potential breakout performances from throughout the area.
Within the featherweight event principal occasion, the United Arab Emirates’ Mohammad Yahya will face Tunisia’s Mehdi Saadi in a high-stakes conflict to shut the present. With each males trying to make an early assertion within the bracket, the bout is predicted to hold main implications for the highway to the featherweight ultimate.
PFL MENA 9: Satisfaction of Arabia
The co-main occasion will characteristic a light-weight event quarterfinal between Morocco’s undefeated Salah Eddine Hamli and Algeria’s Ylies Djiroun. Hamli will look to proceed his momentum as one of many division’s most promising names, whereas Djiroun will intention to make use of his expertise to spoil these plans and transfer on to the semi-finals.
In one other featherweight event quarterfinal, Hamza Kooheji will tackle Taha Bendaoud in a pivotal opening-round matchup. With a semi-final berth at stake, each fighters could have an opportunity to strengthen their standing in some of the aggressive divisions on the cardboard.
Rising Emirati prospect Zamzam Al Hammadi will make her extremely anticipated PFL MENA debut in a ladies’s strawweight novice showcase in opposition to Abeer Mansour. Preventing in entrance of a house crowd, Al Hammadi will enter some of the carefully watched showcase appearances of the night time.
In a light-weight event quarterfinal, Mohammad Fahmi will meet Assem Ghanem with a semi-final slot on the road. Each males will look to grab the second and emerge as one of many division’s early contenders.
Ahmed El Sisy and Harda Karim will sq. off in one other light-weight event quarterfinal with main implications for the bracket. After being elevated to event standing following modifications to the cardboard, Basel Shalaan and Abdullah Saleem will even meet in an official light-weight event quarterfinal bout, including much more weight to the night time’s light-weight slate.
In flyweight showcase motion, Hamad Marhoon will face Saher Qasmieh in what guarantees to be a fast-paced contest. Ahmed Albrahim and Ibrahim Mahmoud will even collide in a welterweight showcase bout, whereas Butti Suwaid Alameri and Hamada Osman will open the cardboard in a featherweight novice showcase.
PFL MENA: DUBAI – PRIDE OF ARABIA RESULTS
Mohammad Yahya (12-6) vs. Mehdi Saadi (6-2)
Salah Eddine Hamli (11-0) vs. Ylies Djiroun (24-9)
Hamza Kooheji (14-4) vs. Taha Bendaoud (5-1)
Zamzam Al Hammadi (2-0) vs. Abeer Mansour (2-1)
Mohammad Fahmi (4-1) vs. Assem Ghanem (5-0)
Ahmed El Sisy (7-2) vs. Harda Karim (5-2)
Basel Shalaan (5-1) vs. Abdullah Saleem (6-1)
Hamad Marhoon (1-0) vs. Saher Qasmieh (2-0)
Ahmed Albrahim (0-0) vs. Ibrahim Mahmoud (0-0)
Butti Suwaid Alameri (0-0) vs. Hamada Osman (3-1) (Amatuer)
