[Event] PFL MENA 3 - Al-Qahtani vs. Alhyasat - Sep 20

Dent · **Posted:** Tue Sep 17, 2024 5:14 am

PFL MENA 3: Al-Qahtani vs. Alhyasat is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that will take place on September 20, 2024, at the PFL MENA Studio in Boulevard City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Main card (DAZN)

Featherweight Abdullah Al-Qahtani vs. Abdalrahman Alhyasat Featherweight Tournament Semifinal
Welterweight Jarrah Al-Silawi vs. Omar El Dafrawy Welterweight Tournament Semifinal
Welterweight Mohammad Alaqraa vs. Amir Fazli Welterweight Tournament Semifinal
Lightweight Mohsen Mohammadseifi vs. Souhil Taïri Lightweight Tournament Semifinal
Bantamweight Jalal Al Daaja vs. Ali Taleb Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal
Featherweight Islam Reda vs. Maraoune Bellagouit Featherweight Tournament Semifinal
Bantamweight Elias Boudegzdame vs. Rachid Haz Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal
Lightweight Georges Eid vs. Omar Reguigui Lightweight Tournament Semifinal
Flyweight Malik Basahel vs. Saher Qasmieh
Featherweight Adam Meskini vs. Yazeed Hasanain

Background

PFL has announced the semifinal matchups set to take place at PFL MENA 3, which will happen live from the PFL MENA Studio in Boulevard City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Fighters in the Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight, and Welterweight Divisions will compete for a spot in the PFL MENA Finals and will look to move one win away from becoming among the inaugural PFL MENA Champions.

In the main event, Saudi Arabia’s own Abdullah Al-Qahtani (9-1) takes on Jordan’s Abdelrahman Alhyasat (4-0) in the Featherweight Semifinals. Meanwhile, the co-main event will feature PFL veteran and former two-division champion Jarrah Al-Selawe (20-6) of Jordan taking on Egypt’s Omar El Dafrawy (11-6) in a Welterweight Semifinal bout.

PFL MENA 3 will air live in primetime on MBC Action; the free-to-air broadcasts will be accessible to fans across the region. In addition to PFL MENA, MBC Action will air the PFL Global Season, PFL Europe, Bellator Champions Series and PFL’s Pay-Per-View Superfight Division events.

Other Semifinals matchups will feature Algeria’s Souhil Taïri (7-4-1) taking on Mohsen Mohammadseifi (5-1) of Iran in the Lightweight Division, while Iraq’s Ali Taleb (10-1) meets Jordan’s Jalal Al Daaja (11-8) in the Bantamweight Division.

Jerome Mazet, General Manager of PFL MENA, said: “We’re very excited to be heading into the playoffs of the inaugural PFL MENA season. Fighters in the Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight, and Welterweight Divisions are competing for a spot in the finals and are looking to become the first PFL MENA champions. We’re building stars here, and we can’t wait to see who makes it to the finale.”

The event will mark the promotion's first host at the Boulevard City in Riyadh.

The event will be featuring the semifinals of 2024 PFL MENA seasons in a welterweight, lightweight, featherweight and bantamweight divisions. Abdullah Saleem has failed an in-competition drug test against Omar Reguigui and Reguigui advanced to semifinal against Georges Eid.

PFL MENA 3 inside PFL MENA Studio, at Boulevard City, Saudi Arabia will be the third installment of the thrilling four-event, sport-season format featuring the region’s top fighters and a groundbreaking initiative with SURJ Sports Investments ("SURJ"). The rest of the inaugural season will take place across key markets in the Middle East.

[Event] PFL MENA 3 - Al-Qahtani vs. Alhyasat - Sep 20

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