Booking an incredible night of fights in the city of Jeddah, the PFL will introduce their latest MENA event, PFL MENA 1 including a main card slotted with 12 fights composed of some of the Middle East’s top aspiring talent. In the PFL MENA 1 main event, accredited wushu practitioner Mohsen Mohammadseifi battles Egypt native Ahmed El Sisy, while Izzeddine Al Derbani contends with Yanis Ghemmouri in the second to last scrap of the evening.
Fighters are weighed in!
The main event of @PFLMENA is ready as they go to battle tomorrow!
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— PFL (@PFLMMA) May 8, 2025
A former five-time wushu world champion, Mohammadseifi has found much success since moving to mixed martial arts in 2019. Possessing a 7-2 record, “The Golden Boy” looks to continue his success in the brand new PFL season, starting with the PFL MENA 1 main event, by scoring a second championship after a dominant run in the company last year.
Undefeated since 2022, El Sisy has racked up an exceptional 5-1 record with one no-contest in his past six bouts. Owning four knockouts across his six wins as a professional, he has the chance to make a monumental splash in the PFL’s lightweight division by dethroning last season’s title holder.
A veteran of 20 contests, Al Derbani is easily one of the most experienced competitors on the entire card. Although this will be his first time fighting in a major organization, “The Palestinian Samurai” can announce himself to a wider audience within the combat sports world with a statement-making stoppage.
With experience of having fought twice in the UFC, Ghemmouri steps up for the next big phase of his journey as a mixed martial artist in the co-main event of one of the largest PFL shows of the year. Eager to move on from a recent loss to Payton Talbott, “The Desert Warrior” can reenter the winner’s circle with a bang by turning away the well-traveled Al Derbani.
Online Streaming: You can catch the entire card on StarzPlay, but you will need to subscribe in order to do so. When selecting to subscribe, you will be promoted to create an account with the website. The company is offering a monthly payment plan of $10.99, but customers can also purchase a semi-annual plan for $45.99.
For viewers in the Middle East, the monthly payment plan will cost 40.37 AED, with the semi-annual plan costing 168.92 AED.
Start Time and Date: The Main Card will begin at 12pm ET on May 9th.
Main Card:
Mohsen Mohammadseifi vs. Ahmed El Sisy (Lightweight)
Izzeddine Al-Derbani vs. Yanis Ghemmouri (Featherweight)
Abbas Khan vs. Salah Eddine Hamli (Lightweight)
Abdelrahman Alhyasat vs. Taha Bendaoud (Featherweight)
Malik Basahel vs. Mountasser Boutouta (Flyweight)
Hussien Salem vs. Assem Ghanem (Featherweight)
Akram Nasri vs. Islam Reda (Featherweight)
Georges Eid vs. Mohammad Fahmi (Lightweight)
Ahmed Makki vs. Hasham Elnamer (Lightweight)
Souhil Taïri vs. Abdullah Saleem (Lightweight)
Eman Almudhaf vs. Shamara Braga (Women’s Featherweight)
Youssef Al-Hosani vs. Drissi Boualem (Featherweight)
Amateur Bout:
Abdulaziz bin Moammar vs. Fares Hamdani (Catchweight of 166-lb)
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