It’s not the main event that was expected for PFL MENA 1 this Friday, but the card’s headliner is official nonetheless.
While Abdullah Al-Qahtani was originally booked opposite Taha Bendaoud, the latter failed to make the contracted weight, and instead Jordan’s Yazeed Hasanain has stepped up, coming in at 146.6 pounds for what is now a catchweight affair.
Al-Qahtani, entering the night off a key win at the PFL vs. Bellator Champions card in February, clocked in at 145.6lbs on Thursday.
Iraq’s Ali Taleb meets Jordan’s Nawras Abzakh in the night’s bantamweight co-main event, with both fighters making weight and Taleb in particular well under the limit.
Full results from the PFL MENA 1 weigh-in can be found below. The event takes place on Friday, May 10, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabaia.
PFL MENA 1 Weigh-In Results
Featherweight: Abdullah Al-Qahtani (145.6 lbs) vs. Yazeed Hasanain (146.6 lbs)
Bantamweight: Ali Taleb (133.4 lbs) vs. Nawras Abzakh (135.4 lbs)
Bantamweight: Xavier Alaoui (135.6 lbs) vs. Rachid El Hazoume (134.8 lbs)
Featherweight: Islam Reda (145.6 lbs) vs. Adam Meskini (145.8 lbs)
Bantamweight: Tariq Ismail (136.4 lbs) vs. Jalal Al Daaja (135.6 lbs)
Bantamweight: Elias Boudegzdame (135.8 lbs) vs. Hassan Mandour (135.8 lbs)
Women’s Atomweight: Hattan Alsaif (104.0 lbs) vs. Nada Faheem (105.8 lbs) – Amateur
Featherweight: Maraoune Bellagouit (145.8 lbs) vs. Mido Mohamed (145.2 lbs)
Featherweight: Ahmed Tarek (145.4 lbs) vs. Abdelrahman Alhyasat (146.0 lbs)
Flyweight: Malik Basahel (125.4 lbs) vs. Harsh Pandya (125.0 lbs) – Amateur
