Saudi fighter Al-Qahtani faces Morocco’s Bendaoud as PFL makes MENA debut

Riyadh: Abdullah “The Reaper” Al-Qahtani headlines the fight card when the Professional Fighters League stages its first PFL MENA event in Riyadh on May 10.

The capital hosts the opening instalment of a four-event sport-season format featuring the region’s top fighters in a groundbreaking initiative with SRJ Sports Investments.

The action at the Green Halls in Riyadh will feature fights in the featherweight and bantamweight divisions, with the best Middle Eastern and North African fighters competing in a PFL playoff win-and-advance format. 

Al-Qahtani takes on Morocco’s Taha Bendaoud in a featherweight bout, while the co-main event features Iraqi fighter Ali Taleb, who will meet Jordan’s Nawras Abzakh in a bantamweight showdown.

PFL MENA Fight Card 

Featherweight main event: Abdullah Al-Qahtani vs. Taha Bendaoud 

Bantamweight co-main event: Ali Taleb vs. Nawras Abzakh

Bantamweight: Xavier Alaoui vs. Rachid El-Hazoume 

Featherweight: Islam Reda vs. Adam Meskini

Bantamweight: Tariq Ismail vs. Jalal Al-Daaja

Bantamweight: Elias Boudegzdame vs. Hassan Mandour

Amateur female atomweight: Hattan Alsaif vs. Nada Faheem

Featherweight: Maraoune Bellagouit vs. Motaz Askar

Featherweight: Ahmed Tarek vs. Abdelrahman Alhyasat

Showcase featherweight: Mido Mohammed vs. Yazeed Hasanain

Showcase flyweight: Malik Basahel vs. Harsh Pandya