JEDDAH: The Professional Fighters League has announced the full fight card for 2025 PFL MENA 1.
This is the first event for PFL MENA Season 2 and takes place in Jeddah on Friday, May 9.
In the main event, 2024 PFL MENA featherweight champion Abdullah “The Reaper” Al-Qahtani of Saudi Arabia will face Egyptian star Islam “The Egyptian Zombie” Reda in a crucial quarterfinal matchup. The rematch has been almost seven years in the making, after Al-Qahtani got the win in their first meeting in 2018. Last season, Reda actually earned a spot in the featherweight finals, but withdrew because of injury and was replaced by Al-Qahtani.
The card features league debuts for top Middle East talent such as Salah Eddine Hamli of Morocco, Izzeddine Al Derbani of Jordan, Yanis Ghemmouri of Algeria, and Hussein Salam of Iraq.
Also making their PFL MENA debuts in showcase bouts will be 2024 Saudi Games champion Abdulaziz Al Moamar of Saudi Arabia and Youssef Alhosani, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion and a highly touted prospect from the UAE.
Full fight card for 2025 PFL MENA 1
Featherweight quarterfinal
Abdullah Al-Qahtani (10-2) vs. Islam Reda (12-1)
Lightweight quarterfinal
Mohsen Mohammadseifi (7-2) vs. Ahmed El Sisy (6-1, 1 NC)
Lightweight quarterfinal
Salah Eddine Hamli (8-0) vs. Abbas Khan (8-3)
Featherweight quarterfinal
Izzedine Al Derbani (15-5) vs. Yanis Ghemmouri (12-3)
Flyweight showcase
Malik Basahel (0-0) vs. Mountasser Boutouta (1-0)
Featherweight quarterfinal
Abdelrahman Alyhasat (5-0) vs. Taha Bendaoud (4-0)
Featherweight quarterfinal
Hussein Salem (12-5) vs. Assem Ghanem (6-0)
Lightweight quarterfinal
Georges Eid (10-5, 1 NC) vs. Mohammad Fahmi (4-0)
Lightweight showcase
Ahmed Makki (1-3-1) vs. Hasham Elnamer (3-0)
Lightweight quarterfinal
Abdullah Saleem (5-0, 1 NC) vs. Souhil Tairi (7-6-1)
Featherweight showcase
Youssef Alhosani (4-1) vs. Neder Jeffel (2-0)
Amateur catchweight (166lbs) showcase
Abdulaziz bin Moammar (10-3) vs. Fares Hamdani (2-0)
