PFL MENA 3 (2025)

PFL MENA 3
The poster for PFL MENA 3
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateSeptember 27, 2025 (2025-09-27)
VenueThe Arena Riyadh Venue for Exhibitions
CityRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Event chronology
PFL Europe 3 PFL MENA 3 PFL Champions Series 3
Main article: 2025 in Professional Fighters League

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

Background

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

At the weigh-ins, Assem Ghanem missed weight for his featherweight semifinal against Yanis Ghemmouri and was replaced by alternate Izzeddine Al Derbani, who was originally supposed to fight Hussein Salem. Additionally, the amateur flyweight bout between Hamad Marhoon and Ibrahim Chelabi has been canceled after Chelabi came in overweight.[5]

Results

Main card (DAZN / PFL App)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Mohammad Alaqraa def. Ayman Galal TKO (leg kick) 1 0:21 [a]
Lightweight Mohammad Fahmi def. Mohsen Mohammadseifi Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:25 [b]
Flyweight Malik Basahel def. Ahmed Mostafa Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 1:54
Bantamweight Islam Youssef def. Xavier Alaoui Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 [c]
Lightweight Salah Eddine Hamli def. Souhil Taïri Submission (arm-triangle choke) 3 1:30 [d]
Featherweight Islam Reda def. Taha Bendaoud Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) 3 5:00 [e]
Preliminary card (DAZN / PFL App)
Catchweight (160 lb) Hassan Ahmed Moustafa def. Abdulaziz bin Moammar Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 3:00 [f]
Bantamweight Nawras Abzakh def. Moktar Benkaci Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 30–26) 3 5:00 [g]
Welterweight Badreddine Diani def. Amir Fazli Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 [h]
Featherweight Yanis Ghemmouri def. Izzeddine Al Derbani Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [i]
  1. ^ 2025 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament Semifinal.
  2. ^ 2025 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
  3. ^ 2025 PFL MENA Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal.
  4. ^ 2025 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
  5. ^ 2025 PFL MENA Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
  6. ^ Amateur bout.
  7. ^ 2025 PFL MENA Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal. Benkaci was deducted one point in round 2 due to an illegal elbows.
  8. ^ 2025 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament Semifinal.
  9. ^ 2025 PFL MENA Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.

[6]

Tournament brackets

2025 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Omar Hussein 3
 
 
 
 Mohammad Alaqraa UD
 
 Mohammad Alaqraa TKO
 
 
 
 Ayman Galal 1
 
 Mohamed Zarey UD[a]
 
 
 
 Ayman Galal 3
 
 Mohammad Alaqraa
 
 
 
 Badreddine Diani
 
 Badreddine Diani UD
 
 
 
 Ahmad Abdelbast Darwish 3
 
 Badreddine Diani SD
 
 
 
 Amir Fazli 3
 
 Rostem Akman 2
 
 
 Amir Fazli KO
 
  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
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Mohsen Mohammadseifi UD
 
 
 
 Ahmed El Sisy 3
 
 Mohsen Mohammadseifi 1
 
 
 
 Mohammad Fahmi SUB
 
 Georges Eid 1
 
 
 
 Mohammad Fahmi SUB
 
 Mohammad Fahmi
 
 
 
 Salah Eddine Hamli
 
 Salah Eddine Hamli SUB
 
 
 
 Abbas Khan 3
 
 Salah Eddine Hamli SUB
 
 
 
 Souhil Taïri 3
 
 Abdullah Saleem TKO
 
 
 Souhil Taïri 2
 

2025 PFL MENA Featherweight Tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Akram Nasri[a] 3
 
 
 
 Islam Reda SUB
 
 Islam Reda UD
 
 
 
 Taha Bendaoud 3
 
 Drissi Boualem[b] 1
 
 
 
 Taha Bendaoud SUB
 
 Islam Reda
 
 
 
 Yanis Ghemmouri
 
 Izzeddine Al-Derbani –
 
 
 
 Yanis Ghemmouri BYE[c]
 
 Yanis Ghemmouri UD
 
 
 
 Izzeddine Al-Derbani[d] 3
 
 Hussein Salem 3
 
 
 Assem Ghanem UD
 
  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.
  4. ^ Assem Ghanem missed weight and was replaced by Al-Derbani.

2025 PFL MENA Bantamweight Tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Xavier Alaoui UD
 
 
 
 Ziad Ayman Mokhtar 3
 
 Xavier Alaoui 3
 
 
 
 Islam Youssef UD
 
 Benyamin Ghahraman[a] 2
 
 
 
 Islam Youssef[b] KO
 
 Islam Youssef
 
 
 
 Nawras Abzakh
 
 Moktar Benkaci TKO
 
 
 
 Marcel Adur 1
 
 Moktar Benkaci 3
 
 
 
 Nawras Abzakh UD
 
 Nawras Abzakh KO
 
 
 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. ^ Treese, Tyler. "PFL MENA 3 Weigh-in Results: 2025 Semifinals Set; 2 Fights Canceled". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  6. ^ "2025 PFL MENA 3: Champions Collide". Professional Fighters League. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
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