PFL MENA 3 2025 Semifinals: Alaqraa vs. Galal (also known as PFL MENA 3: Champions Collide) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that will take place on September 27, 2025, at The Arena Riyadh Venue for Exhibitions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Main card (DAZN / PFL App)
Welterweight Mohammad Alaqraa vs. Ayman Galal Welterweight Tournament Semifinal
Lightweight Mohsen Mohammadseifi vs. Mohammad Fahmi Lightweight Tournament Semifinal
Flyweight Malik Basahel vs. Ahmed Mostafa
Featherweight Islam Reda vs. Taha Bendaoud Featherweight Tournament Semifinal
Lightweight Salah Eddine Hamli vs. Souhil Taïri Lightweight Tournament Semifinal
Bantamweight Moktar Benkaci vs. Nawras Abzakh Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal
Preliminary card (DAZN / PFL App)
Amateur Catchweight (160 lb) Abdulaziz bin Moammar vs. Hassan Ahmed Moustafa
Welterweight Badreddine Diani vs. Amir Fazli Welterweight Tournament Semifinal
Featherweight Yanis Ghemmouri vs. Assem Ghanem Featherweight Tournament Semifinal
Bantamweight Xavier Alaoui vs. Islam Youssef Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal
Featherweight Hussein Salem vs. Izzeddine Al Derbani
Flyweight Hamad Marhoon vs. Ibrahim Chelabi
Background
PFL MENA SEMIFINALS: CHAMPIONS COLLIDE, set to take place at The Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Regional champions will collide in high-stakes Semifinals matchups, all looking to secure their spots in the PFL MENA Finals. Explosive action in the Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight, and Welterweight Divisions guarantee an exciting night of fights.
The event will feature the semifinals of 2025 PFL MENA Tournament in a welterweight, lightweight, featherweight and bantamweight divisions.
The expected Lightweight bout between Abdullah Saleem and Ahmed El Sisy was been cancelled due to an injury, and the Women's Strawweight fight between Eithar Hayyan and Marwa Abdelmonem was been rescheduled for a future event due to unknown cirumstances.
In the must-see Main Event, 2024 PFL MENA Welterweight Finalist Mohammad Alaqraa (8-1) of Kuwait will face Egypt’s Ayman “The Maestro” Galal (4-1, 2 NC) in a Welterweight Semifinal contest. Alaqraa is coming off a unanimous decision win over Omar Hussein at PFL MENA 1, while Galal enters the semifinals after his loss at PFL MENA 2 was overturned.
In the exciting Co-Main Event, 2024 PFL MENA Lightweight Champion Mohsen “The Golden Boy” Mohammadseifi (8-2) of Iran will take on the undefeated Mohammad “Soulkeeper” Fahmi (5-0) of Iraq in a Lightweight Semifinal matchup. Mohammadseifi is on an eight-fight winning streak and is coming off a win over Ahmed El Sisy at PFL MENA 1 earlier this year. Fahmi, on the other hand, was successful in his PFL MENA debut, choking out Georges Eid, also at PFL MENA 1.
In a Featherweight Showcase bout, Saudi Arabia’s own Malik Basahel (1-0) looks to stay undefeated as a pro when he meets Egyptian Ahmed “Ninja” Mostafa (3-1). Basahel was impressive in his professional debut, winning by TKO in the second round. Mostafa, meanwhile, makes his PFL MENA debut having won three of his first four professional bouts.
Also on the card, Egypt’s Islam “The Egyptian Zombie” Reda (13-1) goes up against the undefeated Taha “Atlas Lion” Bendaoud (5-0) of Morocco in a Featherweight Semifinal bout. Originally a semifinalist in the inaugural season of PFL MENA, Reda is riding a seven-fight winning streak and is coming off a third-round TKO win at PFL MENA 1 last May. Bendaoud, meanwhile, was dominant in his PFL MENA debut, scoring a first-round submission win at PFL MENA 1 to advance to the Featherweight Semifinals.
