There’s a whole lot of MMA on tap for this Saturday, including UFC Vancouver, plus KSW and Oktagon MMA shows – and the Professional Fighters League returns as well with PFL Africa Semifinals: Rwanda.
Weigh-ins for the event, which will determine the finalists in the PFL Africa bantamweight, featherweight, welterweight, and heavyweight tournaments, were not exactly an orderly affair. In fact, an entire featherweight semifinal was demoted after both Patrick Ocheme (156.2 lbs) vs. Abdoul Razac Sankara (151 lbs) missed weight for their fight. It’s now a catchweight “showcase” bout, while Mohamed Camara vs. Alain Majorique gets to take its place in the tournament.
Two other fighters also missed weight, with both of their respective bouts moving forward. Results from Friday’s weigh-in can be found below.
2025 PFL Africa Semifinals: Rwanda Weigh-In Results
Bantamweight Semifinal Main Event: Nkosi Ndebele (135.6 lbs) vs. Simbarashe Hokonya
(135.2 lbs)
Welterweight Semifinal Co-Main Event: Shido Boris Esperança (170.6 lbs) vs. Octave Ayinda (169.2 lbs)
Heavyweight Semifinal Bout: Maxwell Djantou Nana (263.2 lbs) vs. Justin Clarke (244.6 lbs)
157 lbs Catchweight Showcase Bout: Patrick Ocheme (156.2 lbs) vs. Abdoul Razac Sankara
(151 lbs)*
Heavyweight Semifinal Bout: Abraham Bably (245 lbs) vs. Joffie Houlton (263.8 lbs)
Bantamweight Semifinal Bout: Boule Godogo (135.4 lbs) vs. Karim Henniène (137.2 lbs)**
Welterweight Semifinal Bout: Yabna N’tchala (170.4 lbs) vs. Emilios Dassi (170.6 lbs)
Featherweight Semifinal Bout: Wasi Adeshina (148 lbs)*** vs. Dwight Joseph (145.6 lbs)
Featherweight Showcase Bout: James Opio (146) vs Isaac Omeda (139.8)
Alternate Heavyweight Bout: Abdoulaye Kane (263.8 lbs) vs. Emmanuel Mukam (235.6 lbs)
Semifinal Featherweight Bout: Mohamed Camara (145.8 lbs) vs. Alain Majorique (146 lbs)
* Ocheme vs Sankara is now a 157 lbs Catchweight Showcase after both missed weight. Camara vs Majorique replaces it as the Featherweight Semifinal.
** Henniène missed weight; Godogo will receive 20% of his purse.
*** Adeshina missed the 146 lbs featherweight limit; Joseph will receive 20% of his purse.
