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PFL MENA 3: Fighters battle for glory in night of shocking upsets

October 7, 2024

RIYADH: The highly anticipated PFL MENA 3 fight night took place in Riyadh’s Boulevard City on Sept. 20, showcasing the best of MMA talent across the Middle East and North Africa. Fighters in bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight and wel...

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PFL MENA 3: Playoffs: Best photos from Riyadh

October 7, 2024

Check out these photos from the fights at PFL MENA 3: Playoffs, which took place at Boulevard City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photos courtesy of PFL MMA) Gallery

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Adam Meskini uses grappling pressure, strong third round to edge out decision victory

September 20, 2024

Adam Meskini has fought for various promotions throughout Europe and Asia since making his professional MMA debut in 2019. Meskini, a striking specialist, has even scored a victory over PFL MENA featherweight Jalal Al Daaja. Meskini, who has 7 sto...

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Malik Basahel nearly scores choke multiple times as he scores dominant decision

September 20, 2024

Malik Basahel has produced a dominating resume on the amateur circuit, winning 19 of 22 fights and picking up three amateur flyweight titles. Basahel had an incredibly busy 2023, going 11-1 with eight finishes and picking up an IMMAF silver medal,...

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Georges Eid’s strong counterstriking nabs him PFL MENA title fight spot

September 20, 2024

Georges Eid made his professional MMA debut in 2011, going on to claim regional welterweight gold. Eid, a Sanda specialist, competed in his first fight in over two years when he made his PFL debut at PFL MENA 2 in July. There, Eid defeated Abbas K...

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Rachid El Hazoume comes out on top in high-paced action to move on to championship

September 20, 2024

Making his pro debut back in 2012, Elias Boudegzdame won four of his first five fights as competed on the regional scene in his native France. Boudegzdame ended up claiming regional featherweight gold before going on to lose that championship to P...

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Islam Reda controls the ground, now controls his destiny

September 20, 2024

Islam Reda has shown his success in grappling, becoming a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and an eight-time Egypt National BJJ Champion. Reda, who made his pro MMA debut in 2013, is 11-1, with his sole loss coming against fellow PFL MENA roster mem...

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Ali Taleb advances to championship contest in violent fashion

September 20, 2024

A grappling and jiu-jitsu specialist, Ali Taleb made his professional MMA debut in 2019, going on to claim regional bantamweight gold. After a successful PFL debut in 2022, Taleb competed in the inaugural PFL Europe season last year, losing in the...

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Mohsen Mohammadseifi survives near-finish scare, gets nod in competitive outing to reach championship match

September 20, 2024

Since turning pro in 2016 after a lone amateur bout, Souhil Taïri has competed throughout several promotions in Europe and Asia, previously challenging for a noteworthy regional lightweight MMA title. Taïri has scored six of his victories via a fi...

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Mohammad Alaqraa overwhelms with takedowns, pressure, and control as he clinches championship opportunity

September 20, 2024

Mohammad Alaqraa has shown his expertise in grappling, winning the 2021 National IBJJF tournament. The American Kickboxing Academy product is 6-0 thus far, including two finishes to his credit. Alaqraa scored a third-round TKO of Youcef Oubbas in...

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Omar El Dafrawy ends highlight performance to emphatically clinch title opportunity

September 20, 2024

Jarrah Al-Selawe was already impressive in combat sports prior to his PFL debut, previously winning a PK1 Muay Thai title and amateur Canadian national titles in boxing and Muay Thai. Al-Selawe won a PFL contract on the 2022 Challenger Series but...

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Abdelrahman Alhyasat takes down competition as he locks up spot in championship

September 20, 2024

Abdullah Al-Qahtani made history during last year’s global regular season when he became the first PFL fighter from Saudi Arabia, defeating Lamar Brown. Self-described as an aggressive and violent fighter, Al-Qahtani then went on to score a decisi...

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Ziad Ayman Mokhtar lands combinations, choke in wild, last-minute comeback submission

July 12, 2024

Hadi Omar Al Hussaini has shown versatility in his young career thus far. Al Hussaini enters tonight’s fight with a 5-0-1 record, which includes three victories via submission. The American Kickboxing Academy product last fought in March, scoring...

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Georges Eid brings the heat in powerful display, taking decision win

July 12, 2024

Abbas Khan made his MMA debut in late 2020, winning six of the eight fights he has had thus far. A boxing specialist, Khan, known as “The Golden Eagle,” has scored three finishes and is known for his resilience. Khan last fought in December in a l...

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Abdullah Saleem with lightning quick first-round submission to clinch playoff spot

July 12, 2024

Abdullah Saleem has quickly made a mark for himself at lightweight since his professional MMA debut in February 2021. The grappling specialist has scored finishes in all five of his fights thus far, including four first-round submissions. Saleem l...

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