PFL MENA 3 (2024)
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Mixed martial arts event
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateSeptember 20, 2024 (2024-09-20)
VenuePFL MENA Studio, Boulevard City
CityRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
| PFL MENA 3 | ||||
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 The poster for PFL MENA 3 | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | September 20, 2024 (2024-09-20) | |||
| Venue | PFL MENA Studio, Boulevard City | |||
| City | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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PFL MENA 3 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on September 20, 2024, at the PFL MENA Studio, Boulevard City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1][2]
The event marked the promotion's first host at the Boulevard City in Riyadh.[3]
The event featured the semifinals of 2024 PFL MENA seasons in a welterweight, lightweight, featherweight and bantamweight divisions. Abdullah Saleem has failed an in-competition drug test against Omar Reguigui and Reguigui advanced to semifinal against Georges Eid.[4]
Results
| Main card (DAZN) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Abdalrahman Alhyasat | def. | Abdullah Al-Qahtani | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Omar El Dafrawy | def. | Jarrah Al-Silawi | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:11 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Mohammad Alaqraa | def. | Amir Fazli | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Mohsen Mohammadseifi | def. | Souhil Taïri | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Bantamweight | Ali Taleb | def. | Jalal Al Daaja | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:25 | [e] |
| Featherweight | Islam Reda | def. | Maraoune Bellagouit | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [f] |
| Bantamweight | Rachid Haz | def. | Elias Boudegzdame | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [g] |
| Lightweight | Georges Eid | def. | Omar Reguigui | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:39 | [h] |
| Flyweight | Malik Basahel | def. | Saher Qasmieh | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 3:00 | [i] |
| Featherweight | Adam Meskini | def. | Yazeed Hasanain | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ↑ 2024 PFL MENA Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
- ↑ 2024 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament Semifinal.
- ↑ 2024 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament Semifinal.
- ↑ 2024 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
- ↑ 2024 PFL MENA Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal.
- ↑ 2024 PFL MENA Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
- ↑ 2024 PFL MENA Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal.
- ↑ 2024 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
- ↑ Amateur bout.
Bracket
Welterweight
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Omar El-Dafrawy | UD | |||||||||
 Anthony Zeidan | 3 | |||||||||
| Omar El-Dafrawy | KO | |||||||||
 Jarrah Al-Silawi | 1 | |||||||||
| Jarrah Al-Silawi | SUB | |||||||||
 Rayan Atmani | 1 | |||||||||
| Omar El-Dafrawy | ||||||||||
 Mohammad Alaqraa | ||||||||||
 Amir Fazli | 3 | |||||||||
 Badreddine Diani | UD | |||||||||
| Amir Fazli [a] | 3 | |||||||||
| Mohammad Alaqraa | UD | |||||||||
| Mohammad Alaqraa | TKO | |||||||||
 Youcef Ouabbas | 3 | |||||||||
- ↑ Alaqraa was originally scheduled to face Badreddine Diani, but he forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Amir Fazli.
Lightweight
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Ahmed Amir | 3 | |||||||||
| Souhil Tahiri | UD | |||||||||
| Souhil Tahiri | 3 | |||||||||
| Mohsen Mohammadseifi | UD | |||||||||
| Josh Togo | 1 | |||||||||
| Mohsen Mohammadseifi | TKO | |||||||||
| Mohsen Mohammadseifi | ||||||||||
| Georges Eid | ||||||||||
| Georges Eid | UD | |||||||||
 Abbas Khan | 3 | |||||||||
| Georges Eid | TKO | |||||||||
 Omar Reguigui | 1 | |||||||||
| Abdullah Saleem | SUB[a] | |||||||||
| Omar Reguigui | 1 | |||||||||
- ↑ Originally a submission (triangle choke) win for Saleem; overturned after he failed an in-competition drug test, Reguigui advanced to semifinal.
Featherweight
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Yazeed Hasanain | 2 | |||||||||
 Abdullah Al-Qahtani | TKO | |||||||||
| Abdullah Al-Qahtani | 3 | |||||||||
| Abdalrahman Alhyasat | UD | |||||||||
| Abdalrahman Alhyasat | UD | |||||||||
| Ahmed Tarek | 3 | |||||||||
| Abdalrahman Alhyasat | ||||||||||
| Islam Reda | ||||||||||
| Mido Mohamed | 3 | |||||||||
| Maraoune Bellagouit | TKO | |||||||||
| Maraoune Bellagouit | 3 | |||||||||
| Islam Reda | UD | |||||||||
| Islam Reda | UD | |||||||||
| Adam Meskini | 3 | |||||||||
Bantamweight
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Jalal Al Daaja[a] | DRAW | |||||||||
| Tariq Ismail | 3 | |||||||||
| Jalal Al Daaja | 1 | |||||||||
 Ali Taleb | KO | |||||||||
| Nawras Abzakh | 3 | |||||||||
| Ali Taleb | UD | |||||||||
| Ali Taleb | ||||||||||
| Rachid Haz | ||||||||||
| Xavier Alaoui | 2 | |||||||||
| Rachid Haz | SUB | |||||||||
| Rachid Haz | UD | |||||||||
| Elias Boudegzdame | 3 | |||||||||
| Elias Boudegzdame | SUB | |||||||||
| Hassan Mandour | 2r. | |||||||||
- ↑ Officially a unanimous decision win for Ismail, Al Daaja advanced to the semifinal due to Ismail missed weight.
See also
Official Website
References
- ↑ "Saudi's Al-Qahtani to headline PFL MENA postseason action in Riyadh". Arab News. 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ↑ "PFL MENA 3: Epic Semifinals Set to Rock Riyadh as Fighters Battle for Championship Glory!". Black Belt Magazine. 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ↑ "PFL MENA returns to Saudi Arabia's Riyadh as it enters its playoff season". Al Arabiya English. 2024-08-28.
- ↑ Sherdog.com. "PFL MENA Semifinals Set for Sept. 20 with One New Lightweight Pairing". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
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