PFL 10 (2024)

PFL 10
The poster for PFL 10
Promotion	Professional Fighters League
Date	November 29, 2024 (2024-11-29)
Venue	King Saud University Stadium
City	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Event chronology
PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants PFL 10 PFL Europe 4

Main article: 2024 in Professional Fighters League

The PFL 10 mixed martial arts event for the 2024 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on November 29, 2024, at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This was the finale of the playoffs for all weight divisions, with the winners getting a $1 million cash prize. ^[1]

Background

The event marked the promotion's first championships season held outside the United States. ^[2]

The event featured the finals of 2024 PFL Tournament season in a six weight-class divisions. ^[3]

At the preliminary card took place the four finals of 2024 PFL MENA Tournament. ^[4] Islam Reda pulled out of the featherweight final against Abdalrahman Alhyasat due to injury and was replaced by Abdullah Al-Qahtani. ^[5] In turn, Alhyasat withdrew due to a "urgent health problem" and was replaced by Maraoune Bellagouit. ^[6]

At the weigh-ins, Lilia Osmani came in at 108.3 lb, 2.3 pounds over the atomweight limit and she was fined a percentage that went to Hattan Alsaif. ^[6] 2023 PFL featherweight winner Jesus Pinedo reportedly came in 6 pounds heavy for his featherweight against Jeremy Kennedy. ^[7] As a result, Pinedo pulled out and was replaced by Gabriel Alves Braga on a day's notice. ^[8]

Results

Main card - 2024 PFL World Championship (ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Timur Khizriev	def.	Brendan Loughnane	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00	[a]
Women's Flyweight	Dakota Ditcheva	def.	Taila Santos	TKO (punches to the body)	2	4:41	[b]
Light Heavyweight	Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov	def.	Impa Kasanganay	KO (punches)	1	0:58	[c]
Welterweight	Shamil Musaev	def.	Magomed Umalatov	TKO (punches)	3	1:44	[d]
Lightweight	Gadzhi Rabadanov	def.	Brent Primus	KO (punches)	3	2:31	[e]
Heavyweight	Denis Goltsov	def.	Oleg Popov	Technical Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:55	[f]
Preliminary card - 2024 PFL MENA Championship (ESPN+)
Featherweight	Abdullah Al-Qahtani	def.	Maraoune Bellagouit	KO (punches)	1	3:21	[g]
Welterweight	Omar El Dafrawy	def.	Mohammad Alaqraa	TKO (punches)	2	0:57	[h]
Women's Atomweight	Hattan Alsaif	def.	Lilya Osmani	TKO (knees to the body)	2	1:37	[i]
Bantamweight	Ali Taleb	def.	Rachid El Hazoume	KO (punch)	1	1:25	[j]
Lightweight	Mohsen Mohammadseifi	def.	Georges Eid	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46)	5	5:00	[k]
Early preliminary card (ESPN+)
Lightweight	Mansour Barnaoui	def.	Alfie Davis	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	3:41
Heavyweight	Slim Trabelsi	def.	Abraham Bably	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Gabriel Alves Braga	def.	Jeremy Kennedy	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Asaël Adjoudj	def.	Jose Perez	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	1:10
Welterweight	Costello van Steenis	def.	João Vitor Dantas	KO (head kick)	1	0:48

1. 2024 PFL World Featherweight Championship Tournament Final.
2. 2024 PFL Women's World Flyweight Championship Tournament Final.
3. 2024 PFL World Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Final.
4. 2024 PFL World Welterweight Championship Tournament Final.
5. 2024 PFL World Lightweight Championship Tournament Final.
6. 2024 PFL World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Final.
7. 2024 PFL MENA Featherweight Championship Tournament Final.
8. 2024 PFL MENA Welterweight Championship Tournament Final.
9. Amateur bout. Osmani missed weight (108.3 lb).
10. 2024 PFL MENA Bantamweight Championship Tournament Final.
11. 2024 PFL MENA Lightweight Championship Tournament Final.

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Playoff brackets

2024 PFL Heavyweight playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Denis Goltsov	TKO
	4	Timothy Johnson	1
						1	Denis Goltsov	SUB
						2	Oleg Popov	1
	2	Oleg Popov	UD
	6	Linton Vassell [a]	3

1. Popov was originally scheduled to face #3 ranked Valentin Moldavsky, but he forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by #6 ranked Linton Vassell. ^[11]

2024 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Impa Kasanganay	UD
	4	Josh Silveira	3
						1	Impa Kasanganay	1
						3	Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov	KO
	2	Rob Wilkinson	3
	3	Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov	UD

2024 PFL Welterweight playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Shamil Musaev	UD
	4	Murad Ramazanov	3
						1	Shamil Musaev	TKO
						2	Magomed Umalatov	3
	2	Magomed Umalatov	UD
	7	Neiman Gracie [a]	3

1. Umalatov was originally scheduled to face #3 ranked Don Madge, but he forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by #7 ranked Neiman Gracie. ^[12]

2024 PFL Lightweight playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Brent Primus	UD
	4	Clay Collard	3
						1	Brent Primus	3
						2	Gadzhi Rabadanov	KO
	2	Gadzhi Rabadanov	KO
	3	Michael Dufort	2

2024 PFL Featherweight playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Brendan Loughnane	SD
	4	Kai Kamaka III	3
						1	Brendan Loughnane	5
						3	Timur Khizriev	UD
	2	Gabriel Alves Braga	3
	3	Timur Khizriev	SD

2024 PFL Women's Flyweight playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Dakota Ditcheva	TKO
	4	Jena Bishop	1
						1	Dakota Ditcheva	TKO
						2	Taila Santos	2
	2	Taila Santos	UD
	3	Liz Carmouche	3

Legend

(SD)		(Split Decision)
(UD)		(Unanimous Decision)
(MD)		(Majority Decision)
SUB		Submission
(T)KO		(Technical) Knock Out
L		Loss

PFL MENA brackets

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	TKO
									Mohammad Alaqraa	2
	Amir Fazli	3
	Badreddine Diani	UD
					Amir Fazli [a]	3
					Mohammad Alaqraa	UD
	Mohammad Alaqraa	TKO
	Youcef Ouabbas	3

1. 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	UD
									Georges Eid	5
	Georges Eid	UD
	Abbas Khan	3
					Georges Eid	TKO
					Omar Reguigui	1
	Abdullah Saleem	SUB [a]
	Omar Reguigui	1

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
									Abdullah Al-Qahtani [a]	TKO
									Maraoune Bellagouit [b]	1
	Mido Mohamed	3
	Maraoune Bellagouit	TKO
					Maraoune Bellagouit	3
					Islam Reda	UD
	Islam Reda	UD
	Adam Meskini	3

1. Islam Reda pulled out with injury and was replaced by Al-Qahtani.
2. Abdalrahman Alhyasat withdrew due to "urgent health problem" and was replaced by Maraoune Bellagouit.

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	KO
									Rachid El Hazoume	1
	Xavier Alaoui	2
	Rachid El Hazoume	SUB
					Rachid El Hazoume	UD
					Elias Boudegzdame	3
	Elias Boudegzdame	SUB
	Hassan Mandour	2r.

1. Officially a unanimous decision win for Ismail, Al Daaja advanced to the semifinal due to Ismail missed weight.

See also

• List of PFL events
• List of PFL champions
• List of current PFL fighters
• Riyadh Season

References

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