RIYADH: The Professional Fighters League has announced the matchups for PFL MENA 2 (Middle East and North Africa), which takes place at The Green Halls in Riyadh on July 12.
The second fight card of PFL MENA’s debut season features fighters in the welterweight and lightweight divisions competing in the patented PFL Playoff win and advance format. In the welterweight main event, PFL veteran and multiple champion Jarrah “The Jordanian Lion” Al-Silawi (19-6-0) of Jordan meets Iraq’s Bashar Thaer (7-2-0).
PFL MENA 2 will air live in prime time on MBC Action, with the free-to-air broadcasts accessible to fans across the region. In addition to PFL MENA, MBC Action will air the PFL Global Season, PFL Europe, the Bellator Champions Series and PFL’s pay-per-view Superfight Division events.
In the lightweight division, Josh Togo (13-5-0) of Lebanon takes on Iran’s Mohsen Mohammadseifi (4-2-0) and Saudi Arabia’s own Hattan Alsaif, fresh from her spectacular mixed martial arts debut earlier this month, makes her return to the PFL SmartCage in a women’s atomweight amateur showcase bout.
Pete Murray, CEO of PFL, said: “The Professional Fighters League is excited to return to Riyadh for PFL MENA 2. The PFL, along with our great partners SURJ Sports, could not be happier to see a shared vision become a reality. PFL MENA has put a global spotlight on great fighters across the region and provided passionate MMA fans with a premium live experience.”
The complete PFL MENA 2 fight card:
Welterweight bout:
Jarrah Al-Silawi (19-6-0) vs. Bashar Thaer (7-2-0)
Welterweight bout:
Badreddine Diani (7-3-0) vs. Amir Fazli (6-1-0)
Welterweight bout:
Mohammad Alaqraa (5-0-0) vs. Youcef Ouabbas (3-0-0)
Middleweight showcase bout:
Mostafa Rashed Neda (8-3-0) vs. TBD
Lightweight bout:
Josh Togo (13-5-0) vs. Mohsen Mohammadseifi (4-2-0)
Lightweight bout:
Ahmed Amir (12-4-1) vs. Souhil Tahiri (6-4-1)
Welterweight bout:
Omar El Dafrawy (10-6-0) vs. Anthony Zeidan (5-1-0)
Women’s atomweight amateur showcase bout:
Hattan Alsaif (1-0) vs. Eman Baraka (1-0)
Lightweight bout:
Abdullah Saleem (5-0-0) vs. Omar Reguigui (4-0-0)
Lightweight bout:
Abbas Khan (6-2-0) vs. Georges Eid (8-4-0)
Flyweight showcase bout:
Hadi Al-Hussaini (5-0-1) vs. Ziad Ayman Kareem (3-1-0)
