PFL Africa returns to South Africa on Friday, April 10, 2026, when Season 2 kicks off on the SunBet Enviornment in Pretoria. The occasion marks the promotion’s first continental outing for the reason that 2025 finals in Benin and can function a mixture of African prospects and worldwide opponents drawn from greater than 10 totally different nations.
PFL Africa Season 2
Headlining the cardboard is a bantamweight showcase between reigning PFL Africa champion Nkosi “King” Ndebele (11‑3) and Italy’s Michele “The Arrow” Clemente (7‑1). Ndebele, a South African native, enters the bout with an ideal 3‑0 document within the PFL Africa format after profitable the 2025 bantamweight event. He captured the title by knocking out Boule Godogo through a physique‑kick end simply 27 seconds into the second spherical of the finals in Benin, a outcome that cemented his standing because the division’s first champion. Standing 5’10” with a 75.5‑inch attain, Ndebele has recorded stoppage wins throughout a number of promotions, giving him a status for ending fights early when given house to strike.
Michele Clemente, 35, brings a 7‑1 skilled document into the 135‑pound contest, his solely loss coming to a rear‑bare choke in 2019. Since 2022, he has racked up 4 consecutive victories, together with a submission win over Aleksandar Coti in June 2024. Identified for a technical hanging base and strong grappling, Clemente ought to push Ndebele’s protection and management, making the showcase a sensible check of the champion’s skill to deal with increased‑stage competitors exterior the native circuit.
The heavyweight co‑fundamental event pairs South Africa’s Justin Clarke (4‑1) with Senegal’s Abdoulaye Kane (5‑1). Clarke shall be seeking to rebound from his defeat within the 2025 PFL Africa heavyweight closing, the place he fell in need of the event crown. Kane, alternatively, is aiming to safe a 3rd straight knockout win as he seeks to construct title recognition within the PFL ecosystem. Each fighters stand firmly within the 6’3″ to six’5″ vary, which ought to produce an influence‑heavy matchup with important first‑spherical implications for the seasonal standings.
PFL Africa’s Normal Supervisor, Elias Schulze, described the league as a platform that displays African ambition and id, not solely by means of sport but additionally by means of tradition and fan engagement. Tope Lawani, co‑founder and managing associate at Helios Funding Companions, famous that the success of the 2025 season confirmed Africa’s standing as a combined martial arts expertise hub and that additional funding will go towards supporting athletes and increasing the league’s lengthy‑time period footprint.
Extra fights for the Season 2 First Spherical shall be introduced within the coming weeks, with the total card anticipated to incorporate regional champions and rising standouts from throughout the continent. Tickets go on sale completely by means of Ticketmaster from Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 9 a.m. South African time. Broadcast particulars, together with regional streaming and tv companions, shall be confirmed nearer to the occasion.
