PFL MENA 2 (2024)
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Mixed martial arts event
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateJuly 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)
VenueThe Green Halls
CityRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
| PFL MENA 2 | ||||
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 The poster for PFL MENA 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | July 12, 2024 (2024-07-12) | |||
| Venue | The Green Halls | |||
| City | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |||
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PFL MENA 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on July 12, 2024, at The Green Halls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1][2][3]
This event marked the quarterfinals of the 2024 PFL MENA tournament in a welterweight and lightweight divisions. The event also marks the promotion's third card held in Saudi Arabia and first since PFL MENA 1 (2024) in May 2024.[4]
Results
| Main card (DAZN) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Mostafa Rashed Neda | def. | Abdel Rahmane Driai | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:34 | |
| Welterweight | Mohammad Alaqraa | def. | Youcef Ouabbas | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:53 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Jarrah Al-Silawi | def. | Rayan Atmani | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:20 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Badreddine Diani | def. | Amir Fazli | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Mohsen Mohammadseifi | def. | Josh Togo | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:33 | [d] |
| Preliminary card (DAZN) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Souhil Tahiri | def. | Ahmed Amir | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [e] |
| Welterweight | Omar El Dafrawy | def. | Anthony Zeidan | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [f] |
| Women's Atomweight | Hattan Alsaif | def. | Eman Baraka | TKO (retirement) | 2 | 3:00 | [g] |
| Lightweight | Abdullah Saleem | vs. | Omar Reguigui | NC (overturned) | 1 | 1:30 | [h] |
| Lightweight | Georges Eid | def. | Abbas Khan | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [i] |
| Flyweight | Ziad Ayman Mokhtar | def. | Hadi Al-Hussaini | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:24 | |
- ↑ 2024 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ↑ 2024 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ↑ 2024 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ↑ 2024 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ↑ 2024 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal. Tahiri had a point deducted for an illegal knee.
- ↑ 2024 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ↑ Amateur bout.
- ↑ 2024 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal. Originally a submission (triangle choke) win for Saleem; overturned after he failed an in-competition drug test.[5]
- ↑ 2024 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Brackets
Welterweight
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Omar El-Dafrawy | UD | |||||||||
 Anthony Zeidan | 3r. | |||||||||
| Omar El-Dafrawy | ||||||||||
 Jarrah Hussein Al-Silawi | ||||||||||
| Jarrah Hussein Al-Silawi | SUB | |||||||||
 Rayan Atmani | 1r. | |||||||||
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 Amir Fazli | 3r. | |||||||||
 Badreddine Diani | UD | |||||||||
| Badreddine Diani | ||||||||||
 Mohammad Alaqraa | ||||||||||
| Mohammad Alaqraa | TKO | |||||||||
 Youcef Ouabbas | 3r. | |||||||||
Lightweight
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Ahmed Amir | 3r. | |||||||||
| Souhil Tahiri | UD | |||||||||
| Souhil Tahiri | ||||||||||
| Mohsen Mohammadseifi | ||||||||||
| Josh Togo | 1r. | |||||||||
| Mohsen Mohammadseifi | TKO | |||||||||
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| Georges Eid | UD | |||||||||
 Abbas Khan | 3r. | |||||||||
| Georges Eid | ||||||||||
 Omar Reguigui | ||||||||||
| Abdullah Saleem | 1r. | |||||||||
| Omar Reguigui[a] | NC | |||||||||
- ↑ Originally a submission (triangle choke) win for Saleem; overturned after he failed an in-competition drug test, Reguigui advanced to semifinal.
See also
References
- ↑ "PFL MENA 2 confirmed for July 12 in Riyadh". Arab News. 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ↑ Abueish, Tamara (2024-06-05). "PFL returns to Riyadh for second MENA league matchups". Al Arabiya English.
- ↑ Sherdog.com. "Jarrah Al-Silawi vs. Bashar Thaer Tops PFL MENA 2 Lineup on July 12". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ↑ "2024 PFL MENA 2: Welterweight and Lightweight Action in Riyadh". FightBook MMA. 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ↑ Sherdog.com. "PFL MENA Semifinals Set for Sept. 20 with One New Lightweight Pairing". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
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