| PFL MENA 3 | ||||
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 The poster for PFL MENA 3 | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | September 20, 2024 (2024-September-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.
Background
The event marked the promotion's first host at the Boulevard City in Riyadh.
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.
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 | |
| Welterweight | Omar El Dafrawy | def. | Jarrah Al-Silawi | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:11 | |
| Welterweight | Mohammad Alaqraa | def. | Amir Fazli | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Mohsen Mohammadseifi | def. | Souhil Taïri | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Ali Taleb | def. | Jalal Al Daaja | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:25 | |
| Featherweight | Islam Reda | def. | Maraoune Bellagouit | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Rachid Haz | def. | Elias Boudegzdame | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Georges Eid | def. | Omar Reguigui | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:39 | |
| Flyweight | Malik Basahel | def. | Saher Qasmieh | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 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 | 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | 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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