{"id":626442,"date":"2026-04-23T20:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/626442\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:37:08","slug":"pfl-mena-fight-card-despite-unrest-in-middle-east-pride-of-arabia-moving-forward-on-may-24-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/626442\/","title":{"rendered":"PFL MENA fight card: Despite unrest in Middle East, \u2018Pride of Arabia\u2019 moving forward on May 24 in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Professional Fighters League (PFL) today announced the PFL MENA season opener, \u201cPride of Arabia,\u201d will be moving forward with its May 24 fight card, streaming live on Starzplay from inside Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Headlining the event will be local hero Mohammad \u201cThe UAE Warrior\u201d Yahya (12-6) as he makes his PFL debut against Tunisia\u2019s Mehdi Saadi (6-2) in a featherweight quarterfinal bout. In the co-main event, Morocco\u2019s Salah \u201cSupersalah\u201d Eddine Hamli (11-0) faces Algeria\u2019s Ylies \u201cBroly\u201d Djiroun (24-9) in a lightweight affair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The card will also feature the highly-anticipated debut of rising Emirati MMA star Zamzam Al Hammadi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cDubai is a key market for PFL MENA and a global hub for sport and entertainment, making it the ideal stage for our 2026 season opener, aptly titled \u2018Pride of Arabia,\u2019\u201d said Jerome Mazet, General Manager of PFL MENA. \u201cDubai has consistently shown its passion for MMA, and we are excited to bring local stars like Mohammad Yahya and Zamzam Al Hammadi to perform in front of a home crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Complete PFL MENA: \u201cPride of Arabia\u201d fight card below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal Main Event: Mohammad Yahya (12-6) vs. Mehdi Saadi (6-2)<br \/>Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Co-Main Event: Salah Eddine Hamli (11-0) vs. Ylies Djiroun (24-9)<br \/>Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bout: Hamza Kooheji (14-4) vs. Taha Bendaoud (5-1)<br \/>Women\u2019s Strawweight Amateur Showcase Bout: Zamzam Al Hammadi (2-0 AM) vs. TBD<br \/>Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bout: Mohammad Fahmi (6-1) vs. Assem Ghanem (7-0)<br \/>Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bout: Ahmed El Sisy (7-2, 1 NC) vs. Harda Karim (5-2)<br \/>Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bout: Georges Eid (11-6, 1 NC) vs. Hussein Fakher (7-4)<br \/>Lightweight Showcase Alternate Bout: Abdullah Saleem (5-1, 1 NC) vs. Basel Shalaan (6-1)<br \/>Flyweight Showcase Bout: Hamad Marhoon (1-0) vs. Saher Qasmieh (2-0)<br \/>Welterweight Showcase Bout: Ahmed Albrahim (4-1 AM) vs. Khaled Mahmoud (1-1 AM)<br \/>Featherweight Amateur Showcase Bout: Butti Suwaid Alameri (8-4 AM) vs. TBD<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">For more PFL news and notes click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/professional-fighters-league-pfl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Professional Fighters League (PFL) today announced the PFL MENA season opener, \u201cPride of Arabia,\u201d will be moving forward&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":626443,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,40762,785,8081,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-626442","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-fighting","11":"tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","12":"tag-mma","13":"tag-professional-fighters-league-pfl","14":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/626443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}