The PFL’s new Middle East-North Africa off-shoot, PFL MENA, has its first event set.
On Thursday, league officials announced via press release that the first PFL MENA event would take place on May 10, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Along with that announcement, a full slate of fights was unveiled for the card, which will be headlined by featherweights Abdullah Al-Qahtani and Taha Bendaoud.
Al-Qahtani (8-1), a Saudi national, is not new to the PFL, and holds three wins under the promotional banner. He’s coming into the bout off a win over Edukondala Rao; Bendaoud (3-0) most recently competed for UAE Warriors.
Also of note on the PFL MENA 1 card, Ali Taleb (9-1) returns. 2-1 under the PFL banner, Taleb will look to bounce back from a loss to Khurshed Kakhorov last time out. He faces Nawras Abzakh (12-5).
PFL MENA will air on MBC ACTION and on SHAHID in the Middle East-North Africa region; international broadcast plans have not been announced. The full card at The Green Halls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 10 breaks down as follows:
- Abdullah Al-Qahtani vs. Taha Bendaoud
- Ali Taleb vs. Nawras Abzakh
- Xavier Alaoui vs. Rachid El Hazoume
- Islam Reda vs. Adam Meskini
- Tariq Ismail vs. Jalal Al Daaja
- Elias Boudegzdame vs. Hassan Mandour
- Hattan Alsaif vs. Nada Faheem
- Maraoune Bellagouit vs. Motaz Askar
- Ahmed Tarek vs. Abdelrahman Alhyasat
- Mido Mohamed vs. Yazeed Hasanain
- Malik Basahel vs. Harsh Pandya
