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PFL MENA Quarterfinals Set Following Official Weigh-ins in Riyadh

By LockerRoom Team July 4, 2025

The 2025 PFL MENA season continues Friday with the PFL MENA Quarterfinals, live from Green Halls in Riyadh, as top Welterweight and Bantamweight fighters from across the Middle East look to advance in the inaugural regional tournament.

Before stepping into the SmartCage, all scheduled athletes took to the scale Thursday for the official weigh-ins.In the main event, 2024 PFL Welterweight Champion Omar “God First” El Dafrawy (13-5) of Egypt returns in a Showcase Welterweight bout against Italian submission specialist Daniele “The Cyborg” Miceli (13-6). El Dafrawy weighed in at 170.1 pounds, while Miceli came in at 170.9 pounds. In the co-main event, Palestine’s Omar “187” Hussein (11-6) will face Mohammad Alaqraa (7-1) of Kuwait, the 2024 PFL MENA Welterweight runner-up. Hussein weighed 171 pounds, and Alaqraa tipped the scale at 170.6 pounds in their Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal bout. Saudi Arabia’s pioneering women’s MMA athlete Hattan Alsaif (3-0 AM) returns in a Showcase Amateur Atomweight bout against Lebanon’s Nour Al Fliti (1-1 AM). Alsaif weighed 105.8 pounds, while Al Fliti registered 106 pounds.

The amateur Catchweight bout between Abdulaziz Bin Moammar and Hassan Ahmed Moustafa was removed after Moustafa was not medically cleared. Additionally, Mehdi Saadi has been pulled from the Bantamweight Tournament after missing weight; Islam Youssef, who also missed weight but by a lesser amount, steps in as an alternate.

The updated card now features 11 fights, including tournament quarterfinals in the Welterweight and Bantamweight divisions, and multiple showcase bouts.

PFL MENA: Riyadh Official Weigh-in Results

Broadcast: STARZPLAY (MENA) | PFL App (U.S.)
Date: Friday, July 4 – 7 p.m. AST / 12 p.m. ET

Main Card

  • Showcase Welterweight Bout: Omar El Dafrawy (170.1) vs. Daniele Miceli (170.9)

  • Welterweight Quarterfinal: Omar Hussein (171) vs. Mohammad Alaqraa (170.6)

  • Amateur Atomweight Showcase: Hattan Alsaif (105.8) vs. Nour Al Fliti (106)

  • Welterweight Quarterfinal: Mohamed Zarey (170.7) vs. Ayman Galal (169.6)

  • Bantamweight Quarterfinal: Xavier Alaoui (135.7) vs. Ziad Ayman (134.6)

  • Bantamweight Quarterfinal: Mokhtar Benkaci (136) vs. Marcel Adur (135.8)

  • Welterweight Quarterfinal: Badreddine Diani (169.4) vs. Ahmed Abdelbast Darwish (170.8)

  • Welterweight Quarterfinal: Rostem Akman (170.8) vs. Amir Fazli (171)

  • Bantamweight Quarterfinal: Nawras Abzakh (135.3) vs. Ali Yazbeck (135.7)

  • Bantamweight Quarterfinal: Islam Youssef (137.3) vs. Benyamin Ghahreman (134.4)

  • Lightweight Showcase Bout: Abdelrahman Alhyasat (155.1) vs. Anthony Zeidan (154.8)