- George Chung
- Apr 11
- 2 min read
PFL MENA Featherweight Champion Abdullah Al-Qahtani faces Islam Reda in the Main Event
Featherweights and Lightweights face off in all-important Quarterfinal matches
Fight card available here.
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has announced the full fight card for 2025 PFL MENA 1, the debut event for PFL MENA Season 2, which takes place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday, May 9, 2025.
In the main event, 2024 PFL MENA Featherweight Champion Abdullah “The Reaper” Al-Qahtani of Saudi Arabia will begin his campaign for a title defense when he faces Egyptian star Islam “The Egyptian Zombie” Reda in a crucial Quarterfinals matchup in the Featherweight Division.
A rematch almost seven years in the making, Al-Qahtani got the win in their first meeting back in 2018. Last season, Reda actually earned a spot in the Featherweight Finals, but withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Al-Qahtani.
The card will also feature the PFL MENA league debuts of top Middle Eastern talents such as Salah Eddine Hamli of Morocco, Izzeddine Al Derbani of Jordan, Yanis Ghemmouri of Algeria, and Hussein Salam of Iraq.
Also making their PFL MENA debuts in showcase bouts will be 2024 Saudi Games champion Abdulaziz Al Moamar of Saudi Arabia and Youssef Alhosani, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion and a highly-touted prospect out of the United Arab Emirates.
See the full fight card for 2025 PFL MENA 1 below:
Featherweight Quarter-Final bout: Abdullah Al-Qahtani (10-2) vs. Islam Reda (12-1)
Lightweight Quarter-Final bout: Mohsen Mohammadseifi (7-2) vs. Ahmed El Sisy (6-1, 1 NC)
Lightweight Quarter-Final bout: Salah Eddine Hamli (8-0) vs. Abbas Khan (8-3)
Featherweight Quarter-Final bout: Izzedine Al Derbani (15-5) vs. Yanis Ghemmouri (12-3)
Flyweight Showcase bout: Malik Basahel (0-0) vs. Mountasser Boutouta (1-0)
Featherweight Quarter-Final bout: Abdelrahman Alyhasat (5-0) vs. Taha Bendaoud (4-0)
Featherweight Quarter-Final bout: Hussein Salem (12-5) vs. Assem Ghanem (6-0)
Lightweight Quarter-Final bout: Georges Eid (10-5, 1 NC) vs. Mohammad Fahmi (4-0)
Lightweight Showcase bout: Ahmed Makki (1-3-1) vs. Hasham Elnamer (3-0)
Lightweight Quarter-Final bout: Abdullah Saleem (5-0, 1 NC) vs. Souhil Tairi (7-6-1)
Featherweight Showcase bout: Youssef Alhosani (4-1) vs. Neder Jeffel (2-0)
Amateur Catchweight 166lbs Showcase bout: Abdulaziz Bin Moammar (10-3 AM) vs. Fares Hamdani (2-0 AM)
Tickets can be purchased at Webook.
