The Professional Fighters League (PFL) on Monday announced the full fight card for PFL MENA Semifinals: Champions Collide, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at The Arena in Riyadh. The event will feature high-stakes semifinal bouts across the Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight, and Welterweight divisions as fighters battle for a place in the PFL MENA Finals.
Tickets go on sale later this week, with fans able to register on WeBook for early-bird discounts. The event will stream for free on the STARZPLAY App in the MENA region and on the PFL App in the United States.
In the Main Event, Kuwait’s Mohammad Alaqraa (8-1), a 2024 PFL MENA Welterweight Finalist, will face Egypt’s Ayman “The Maestro” Galal (4-1, 2 NC) in a welterweight semifinal showdown. Alaqraa earned his spot with a unanimous decision victory at PFL MENA 1, while Galal advances following his overturned result at PFL MENA 2.
The Co-Main Event will feature 2024 PFL MENA Lightweight Champion Mohsen “The Golden Boy” Mohammadseifi (8-2) of Iran against Iraq’s undefeated Mohammad “Soulkeeper” Fahmi (5-0). Mohammadseifi enters with an eight-fight winning streak, while Fahmi impressed in his debut by submitting Georges Eid at PFL MENA 1.
In a Featherweight Showcase, Saudi Arabia’s Malik Basahel (1-0) will look to remain unbeaten as he meets Egypt’s Ahmed “Ninja” Mostafa (3-1). Basahel secured a second-round TKO in his professional debut, while Mostafa makes his PFL debut after three wins in four professional bouts.
Elsewhere on the card, Egypt’s Islam “The Egyptian Zombie” Reda (13-1) takes on Morocco’s undefeated Taha “Atlas Lion” Bendaoud (5-0) in a featherweight semifinal clash. Reda, a semifinalist in the inaugural PFL MENA season, rides a seven-fight win streak. Bendaoud, meanwhile, advanced with a dominant submission victory at PFL MENA 1.
The full updated fight card for PFL MENA Semifinals: Champions Collide is as follows:
Saturday, Sept. 27 — 7 p.m. AST
Streaming on STARZPLAY (MENA) | PFL App (U.S.)
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Welterweight Semifinal Main Event: Mohammad Alaqraa (8-1) vs. Ayman Galal (4-1, 2 NC)
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Lightweight Semifinal Co-Main Event: Mohsen Mohammadseifi (8-2) vs. Mohammad Fahmi (5-0)
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Featherweight Showcase: Malik Basahel (1-0) vs. Ahmed Mostafa (3-1)
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Featherweight Semifinal: Islam Reda (13-1) vs. Taha Bendaoud (5-0)
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Lightweight Semifinal: Salah Eddine Hamli (9-0) vs. Souhil Tairi (8-6-1)
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Bantamweight Semifinal: Mokhtar Benkaci (25-9) vs. Nawras Abzakh (13-6)
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Amateur Catchweight Showcase: Abdulaziz Bin Moammar (AM 1-0) vs. Hassan Ahmed Moustafa (AM 3-1)
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Welterweight Semifinal: Badreddine Diani (9-3) vs. Amir Fazli (7-3)
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Featherweight Semifinal: Yanis Ghemmouri (12-3) vs. Assem Ghanem (7-0)
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Bantamweight Semifinal: Xavier Alaoui (16-6) vs. Islam Youssef (6-2)
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Flyweight Showcase: Hussein Salem (12-6) vs. Izzeddine Al Derbani (15-5)
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Lightweight Showcase: Abdullah Saleem (5-1) vs. Ahmed El Sisy (6-2)
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