PFL MENA 3 (2025)

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PFL MENA 3
PFL MENA 3 2025.jpg
The poster for PFL MENA 3
Promotion Professional Fighters League
DateSeptember 27, 2025 (2025-09-27)
VenueThe Arena Riyadh Venue for Exhibitions
City Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Event chronology
PFL Europe 3 PFL MENA 3 PFL Champions Series 3

PFL MENA 3: Champions Collide is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that will take place on September 27, 2025, at The Arena Riyadh Venue for Exhibitions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Background

The event will feature the semifinals of 2025 PFL MENA Tournament in a welterweight, lightweight, featherweight and bantamweight divisions. [4]

Fight card

Main card (DAZN / PFL App)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
WelterweightMohammad Alaqraavs.Ayman Galal [a]
Lightweight Mohsen Mohammadseifi vs.Mohammad Fahmi [b]
FlyweightMalik Basahelvs.Ahmed Mostafa
FeatherweightIslam Redavs.Taha Bendaoud [c]
LightweightSalah Eddine Hamlivs.Souhil Taïri [d]
BantamweightMoktar Benkacivs.Nawras Abzakh [e]
Preliminary card (DAZN / PFL App)
Catchweight (160 lb)Abdulaziz bin Moammarvs.Hassan Ahmed Moustafa [f]
WelterweightBadreddine Dianivs.Amir Fazli [g]
FeatherweightYanis Ghemmourivs.Assem Ghanem [h]
BantamweightXavier Alaouivs.Islam Youssef [i]
FeatherweightHussein Salemvs.Izzeddine Al Derbani
LightweightAhmed El Sisyvs.Abdullah Saleem
  1. 2025 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament Semifinal.
  2. 2025 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
  3. 2025 PFL MENA Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
  4. 2025 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
  5. 2025 PFL MENA Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal.
  6. Amateur bout.
  7. 2025 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament Semifinal.
  8. 2025 PFL MENA Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
  9. 2025 PFL MENA Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal.

[5]

Tournament brackets

2025 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of Palestine.svg Omar Hussein 3
 
 
 
Flag of Kuwait.svg Mohammad AlaqraaUD
 
Flag of Kuwait.svg Mohammad Alaqraa
 
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg Ayman Galal
 
Flag of Iraq.svg Mohamed ZareyUD [a]
 
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg Ayman Galal 3
 
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Flag of Morocco.svg Badreddine DianiUD
 
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmad Abdelbast Darwish 3
 
Flag of Morocco.svg Badreddine Diani
 
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg Amir Fazli
 
Flag of Turkey.svg Rostem Akman 2
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg Amir FazliKO
 
  1. Originally a unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) win for Zarey, overturned after he tested positive for banned substances. Galal advanced to semifinals instead.

2025 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg Mohsen Mohammadseifi UD
 
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed El Sisy 3
 
Flag of Iran.svg Mohsen Mohammadseifi
 
 
 
Flag of Iraq.svg Mohammad Fahmi
 
Flag of Lebanon.svg Georges Eid 1
 
 
 
Flag of Iraq.svg Mohammad FahmiSUB
 
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Flag of Morocco.svg Salah Eddine HamliSUB
 
 
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg Abbas Khan 3
 
Flag of Morocco.svg Salah Eddine Hamli
 
 
 
Flag of Algeria.svg Souhil Taïri
 
Flag of Kuwait.svg Abdullah Saleem TKO
 
 
Flag of Algeria.svg Souhil Taïri 2
 

    2025 PFL MENA Featherweight Tournament

     
    Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
     
              
     
     
     
     
    Flag of Algeria.svg Akram Nasri [a] 3
     
     
     
    Flag of Egypt.svg Islam RedaSUB
     
    Flag of Egypt.svg Islam Reda
     
     
     
    Flag of Morocco.svg Taha Bendaoud
     
    Flag of Algeria.svg Drissi Boualem [b] 1
     
     
     
    Flag of Morocco.svg Taha BendaoudSUB
     
    Flag placeholder.svg
     
     
     
    Flag placeholder.svg
     
    Flag of Jordan.svg Izzeddine Al-Derbani
     
     
     
    Flag of Algeria.svg Yanis GhemmouriBYE [c]
     
    Flag of Algeria.svg Yanis Ghemmouri
     
     
     
    Flag of Egypt.svg Assem Ghanem
     
    Flag of Iraq.svg Hussein Salem 3
     
     
    Flag of Egypt.svg Assem GhanemUD
     
    1. Abdullah Al-Qahtani withdrew from the tournament due to injury and was replaced by Akram Nasri.
    2. Abdelrahman Alhyasat withdrew from the tournament due to weight cut issues and was replaced by Drissi Boualem.
    3. Al Derbani pulled out of the bout due to medical issues and Ghemmouri therefore got a bye to the semi-finals.

    2025 PFL MENA Bantamweight Tournament

     
    Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
     
              
     
     
     
     
    Flag of Morocco.svg Xavier AlaouiUD
     
     
     
    Flag of Egypt.svg Ziad Ayman Mokhtar 3
     
    Flag of Morocco.svg Xavier Alaoui
     
     
     
    Flag of Egypt.svg Islam Youssef
     
    Flag of Iran.svg Benyamin Ghahraman [a] 2
     
     
     
    Flag of Egypt.svg Islam Youssef [b] KO
     
    Flag placeholder.svg
     
     
     
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    Flag of Algeria.svg Moktar BenkaciTKO
     
     
     
    Flag of Lebanon.svg Marcel Adur 1
     
    Flag of Algeria.svg Moktar Benkaci
     
     
     
    Flag of Jordan.svg Nawras Abzakh
     
    Flag of Jordan.svg Nawras AbzakhKO
     
     
    Flag of Lebanon.svg Ali Yazbeck 2
     
    1. Elias Boudegzdame withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Benyamin Ghahraman.
    2. Tariq Ismail withdrew from the tournament due to injury and was replaced by Mehdi Saadi. In turn, Saadi withdrew from the event due to significantly missing weight and was replaced by alternate Islam Youssef.

    See also

      References

      1. "Full Fight Card Revealed For 2025 PFL MENA Semifinals: Champions Collide in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia". Professional Fighters League. 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
      2. "PFL MENA Semifinals Set for September 27 in Riyadh | Full Fight Card & Main Event". FightBook MMA. 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
      3. "Full card revealed for 2025 PFL MENA semifinals". Arab News. 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
      4. Critchfield, Tristen. "Full Card Announced for PFL MENA Semifinals on Sept. 27". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
      5. "2025 PFL MENA 3: Champions Collide". Professional Fighters League. Retrieved 2025-08-28.