From The Wires
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – (11 July 2024) The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest-growing and most innovative sports league in the world, held the ceremonial weigh-ins for PFL MENA 2, the second event in the inaugural season of PFL MENA. Lightweights and Welterweights collide this July 12 at The Green Halls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All fighters successfully made weight ahead of the event.
In the main event, Saudi Arabia’s own Mostafa Nada (8-3-0) takes on Algeria’s Abdel Rahmane Driai (9-2-0) in a Middleweight Showcase bout. Nada weighed in at 184.9-pounds, while Driai weighed in at 186-pounds.
In the co-main event, Kuwait’s Mohammad Alaqraa (5-0-0) meets Algeria’s Youcef Ouabbas (3-0-0) in a Welterweight bout. Alaqraa weighed in at 170.9-pounds, while Ouabbas weighed in at 169.8-pounds.
Also in the Welterweight division, Jordan’s Jarrah Al-Selawe (19-6-0) faces Algeria’s Rayan Atmani (4-2-0). Al-Selawe weighed in at 170.5-pounds, while Atmani weighed in at 170.8-pounds.
Elsewhere on the card, Saudi Arabia’s Hattan Alsaif (1-0-0) will face off against Egypt’s Eman Baraka (1-0-0) in a Women’s Atomweight Showcase bout. Alsaif weighed in at 105.3-pounds, while Baraka weighed in at 105.9-pounds.
OFFICIAL PFL MENA: RIYADH WEIGH-IN RESULTS
Middleweight Showcase Bout:
Mostafa Nada (184.9 lbs) vs. Abdel Rahmane Driai (186 lbs)
Welterweight Bout:
Mohammad Alaqraa (170.9 lbs) vs. Youcef Ouabbas (169.8 lbs)
Welterweight Bout:
Jarrah Al-Selawe (170.5 lbs) vs. Rayan Atmani (170.8 lbs)
Welterweight Bout:
Badreddine Diani (170.5 lbs) vs. Amir Fazli (170.5 lbs)
Lightweight Bout:
Josh Togo (150.5 lbs) vs. Mohsen Mohammadseifi (155.9 lbs)
Lightweight Bout:
Ahmed Amir (155.5 lbs) vs. Souhil Tahiri (155.8 lbs)
Welterweight Bout:
Omar El Dafrawy (171 lbs) vs. Anthony Zeidan (170.3 lbs)
Women’s Atomweight Bout – Amateur:
Hattan Alsaif (105.3 lbs) vs. Eman Baraka (105.9 lbs)
Lightweight Bout:
Abdullah Saleem (156 lbs) vs. Omar Reguigui (155.2 lbs)
Lightweight Bout:
Abbas Khan (155.5 lbs) vs. Georges Eid (155.7 lbs)
Flyweight Showcase Bout:
Hadi Omar Al Hussaini (125.4 lbs) vs. Ziad Ayman Mokhtar (126 lbs)
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