{"id":231843,"date":"2025-10-22T12:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/231843\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T12:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:21:07","slug":"pfl-mena-finals-set-to-crown-four-champions-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/231843\/","title":{"rendered":"PFL MENA Finals Set To Crown Four Champions In Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The PFL is set to crown four champions at the PFL MENA Finals: All or Nothing, scheduled for December 5, 2025, in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The event will take place at the Dhahran Expo and concludes the second season of the PFL MENA League. Four titles, Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight, and Welterweight, will be decided, each carrying a $100,000 prize alongside the championship belt. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-636822 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PFL-MENA-1024x576.jpg\"  data-\/><\/p>\n<p>PFL MENA on December 5<\/p>\n<p>In the main event, Kuwaiti Mohammad Alaqraa (9-1) faces Morocco\u2019s Badreddine Diani (10-3) for the Welterweight Championship. Alaqraa reached the final by a swift 21-second technical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowkickmma.com\/watch-abdoullah-kane-lands-a-stunning-23-second-head-kick-knockout-at-pfl-africa-3\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">knockout<\/a> over Egypt\u2019s Ayman Galal, showing his striking efficiency. Diani secured his place via a hard-fought split decision against Amir Fazli. Alaqraa is a returning finalist from the previous season, while Diani has multiple finishes in his career and is a nine-time African Combat Sambo champion.<\/p>\n<p>The co-main event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/mixed-martial-arts\/articles\/cwyldjk7k45o\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pits<\/a> undefeated Moroccan Salah Eddine Hamli (10-0) against Iraq\u2019s Mohammad Fahmi (6-0) for the Lightweight Championship. Hamli earned his final booking through a submission win in the semifinals, using his grappling skills to advance. Fahmi, who also relies on grappling and holds black belts in judo and Brazilian <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lowkickmma.com\/jiu-jitsu\/\" title=\"jiu-jitsu\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"23691\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jiu-jitsu<\/a>, secured a notable upset win over the defending lightweight champion Mohsen Mohammadseifi with a first-round submission.<\/p>\n<p>The Featherweight and Bantamweight titles will also be contested. Egypt\u2019s Islam Reda (14-1), nicknamed \u201cEgyptian Zombie,\u201d meets Algeria\u2019s Yanis Ghemmouri (12-3) for the Featherweight belt. Reda\u2019s semifinal victory featured control and dominance on the ground. Jordanian Nawras Abzakh (14-6) faces Egypt\u2019s Islam Youssef (7-2) in the Bantamweight final.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the card is the professional debut of Saudi Arabia\u2019s Hattan Alsaif, a pioneer for women\u2019s MMA in the region. Alsaif, who has an undefeated amateur record and is a decorated <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\" title=\"Muay Thai\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"23692\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Muay Thai<\/a> and World Combat Games gold medalist, will square off against Egypt\u2019s Haidy Ahmed (2-1). This debut marks a significant moment for Saudi women in combat sports, reflecting growth in regional MMA representation.<\/p>\n<p>Additional bouts include showcase fights at Lightweight, Flyweight, and amateur levels. The event promises to deliver competitive fights, regional prestige, and a growing platform for fighters in the Middle East and North Africa.<\/p>\n<p>This event represents a key milestone for the PFL\u2019s regional expansion and the sport\u2019s ongoing growth in Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries.<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pflmma.com\/all-seasons\">\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The PFL is set to crown four champions at the PFL MENA Finals: All or Nothing, scheduled for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231844,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,638,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-231843","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-fighting","11":"tag-mma","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}