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Saudi Abdullah Al-Qahtani faces Moroccan Taha Bin Daoud in the main fight
The Professional Fighters League becomes a home for mixed arts fighters in the Middle East and North Africa and organizes high-level tournaments throughout the season.
The confrontation card includes elite fighters in the featherweight and bantamweight divisions, and is held in a system of elimination bouts to qualify for the final rounds.
All Professional Fighters Association matches will be broadcast on “MBC Action” and “Shahid”
Riyadh April 25, 2024
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) revealed the main bout card for the inaugural edition of the fastest growing and most innovative sports league in the world, which will be held for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa region, specifically in the “Green Halls” in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Tickets for the event are available through WeBook.com and orders are available through the link here.
At the top of the list of participants in the fights is the Kingdom’s player, Abdullah Al-Qahtani, nicknamed “The Thug,” who will face Moroccan Taha Bin Daoud in a featherweight fight, in addition to the participation of an elite group of fighters in the featherweight and bantamweight divisions, competing in elimination rounds. The winner of each fight qualifies for the final. Next Round, a system patented at PFL.
All events of the four seasons of the Professional Fighters League in the Middle East and North Africa will be broadcast live on the “MBC Action” channel and “Shahid”, the leading broadcast platform in the Middle East and North Africa region, from the “MBC” group, and will be in… Reached by fans across the region. In addition to the Professional Fighters League in the Middle East and North Africa, the Professional Fighters League’s global season, the League’s European season, Bellator Champions Series events, and the events of the Professional Fighters League’s pay-per-view division will be available for viewing on the Saudi Sports Company SSC via the Shahid VIP+Sports package. All recaps and highlights can be watched on MBC Action, Shahid and SSC.
The league, which will be held in cooperation with the “Sarj” Sports Investments Company, will be played in four rounds, in which the best fighters in the region will participate, starting in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and then heading to the most important fighting capitals in accordance with marketing and technical standards determined by the association.
Peter Murray, CEO of the Professional Fighters Association, stressed that working with “Sarj” to build the Professional Fighters Association in the Middle East and North Africa region was very important, especially given the high competence and great passion of Arab talent. He said: “The Association focuses on creating Opportunities for fighters in the region to showcase their skills and compete for titles, and this gives them a space to fight and showcase the quality of performance.”
Murray added: “We not only serve mixed martial arts fans, but we push this sport forward by organizing high-level tournaments in the region,” explaining that their goal is to develop mixed martial arts (MMA) and expand the scope of the Professional Fighters League (PFL) globally.” .
The inaugural season will witness the participation of elite fighters in the region, such as Abdullah Al-Qahtani vs. Taha Bin Daoud in a featherweight bout, Ali Talib vs. Nawras Abzakh in a bantamweight bout, Javier Al-Alawi vs. Rashid Al-Hazoumi in a bantamweight bout, and Tariq Ismail vs. Jalal Al-Daja in a bantamweight bout. Islam Reda vs. Adam El Meskini in a featherweight bout, Mido Muhammad vs. Yazid Hassanein in a featherweight bout, Elias Budgzdam vs. Hassanmandour in a bantamweight bout, Marwan Blaguette vs. Moataz Askar in a bantamweight bout, Malek Basahal vs. Harsh Bandaya in a flyweight bout, and Ahmed Tariq vs. Abdul Rahman Al-Hiyasat in the featherweight fight and the participation of a fighter from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Hattan Al-Saif, against Nada Fahim in the women’s amateur fight
The Association is considered the only organization in mixed martial arts that features a sports season system, where individual fighters compete within a regular season, qualifiers, and a tournament every year. The joint list of the Professional Fighters Association and the Bellator Association also includes 30% of its fighters who are independently ranked internationally among the top 25. fighter in their weight class, which is the same percentage as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
The Professional Fighters Association has a global vision to expand the sport, and build a “Champions League in Mixed Martial Arts” with the Professional Fighters Association in Europe and the Professional Fighters Association in the Middle East and North Africa, in addition to more similar international fights under development. The Professional Fighters Association is at the forefront of technology. And innovation, through its PFL SmartCage software, which enhances combat analytics, artificial intelligence score calculations, and an advanced next-generation viewing experience. The PFL airs primetime on ESPN/ESPN+ in the US, and is broadcast and viewed in 150 countries with 20 premium rights distributor partners.
