The second occasion underneath the PFL MENA league occurred on Friday, July 12 as the primary yr of the MENA (Center East North Africa) model for PFL set their playoff matchups. Light-weight and welterweight divisions have been atop the marquee as 4 fighters from every division stamped their ticket to the Playoffs that are scheduled to happen in September.
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA (July 12, 2024) – The Skilled Fighters League (PFL), the fastest-growing and most modern sports activities league on the earth, stored the inaugural season of PFL MENA rolling with its second occasion at The Inexperienced Halls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday, with athletes within the Light-weight and Welterweight divisions taking to the SmartCage and trying to safe their spots within the PFL MENA Playoffs.
In the primary occasion, Saudi Arabia’s Mostafa Nada wanted just a bit over two minutes to knock out Abdel Rahmane Driai with a flurry of strikes. Whereas within the co-main occasion, Mohammad Alaqraa punched his method into the Welterweight semifinals with a dominant third-round TKO win over Youcef Ouabbas.
Earlier on the cardboard, Jarrah Al-Selawe made fast work of Rayan Atmani of their Welterweight Common Season bout, profitable by rear bare choke submission within the first spherical to maneuver on to the semifinals.
Additionally within the Welterweight division, Badreddine Diani defeated Amir Fazli by unanimous determination to assert his spot within the semifinals.
Mohsen Mohammadseifi put his placing energy on full show as he stopped Josh Togo by TKO within the first spherical to advance to the Light-weight semifinals.
Souhil Tahiri earned a hard-fought unanimous determination victory over Ahmed Amir in a Light-weight Common Season bout to safe his spot within the semifinals.
Omar El-Dafrawy placed on a dominant efficiency in opposition to Anthony Zeidan, profitable by unanimous determination and advancing to the Welterweight semifinals.
In a Girls’s Flyweight newbie showcase bout, Saudi Arabia’s personal Hattan Alsaif earned her second straight TKO win, defeating Eman Baraka within the second spherical.
Abdullah Saleem secured his spot within the Light-weight semifinals by submitting Omar Reguigui with a triangle choke within the first spherical.
Within the first Common Season Light-weight bout of the night time, Georges Eid outclassed Abbas Khan for 3 rounds to select up a unanimous determination win and advance to the semifinals.
Kicking off the cardboard’s motion in a Flyweight showcase bout, Ziyad Ayman Mokhtar confirmed off his grappling expertise by submitting Hadi Omar Al Hussaini by rear-naked choke within the third spherical.
The inaugural PFL MENA season will proceed on Friday, September twentieth, with the PFL MENA Playoffs emanating from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and kicking off with the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions.
COMPLETE PFL MENA 2 RESULTS
Middleweight Predominant Occasion:Mostafa Nada defeated Abdel Rahmane Driai by KO (strikes) at 2:34 of spherical one
Welterweight Co-Predominant Occasion:Mohammad Alaqraa defeated Youcef Ouabbas by TKO (strikes) at 0:52 of spherical three
Welterweight Bout:Jarrah Al-Selawe defeated Rayan Atmani by submission (rear bare choke) at 4:20 of spherical one
Welterweight Bout:Badreddine Diani defeated Amir Fazli by unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Light-weight Bout:Mohsen Mohammadseifi defeated Josh Togo by TKO (strikes) at 3:32 of spherical one
Light-weight Bout:Souhil Tahiri defeated Ahmed Amir by unanimous determination (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
Welterweight Bout:Omar El-Dafrawy defeated Anthony Zeidan by unanimous determination (30-25, 30-26, 30-27)
Girls’s Atomweight Bout – Beginner:Hattan Alsaif defeated Eman Baraka by TKO (Retirement) at 5:00 of spherical two
Light-weight Bout:Abdullah Saleem defeated Omar Reguigui by submission (triangle choke) at 1:29 of spherical one
Light-weight Bout:Georges Eid defeated Abbas Khan by unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight Bout:Ziad Ayman Mokhtar defeated Hadi Omar Al Hussaini by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:24 of spherical three