| PFL MENA 2 | ||||
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 The poster for PFL MENA 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | July 12, 2024 (2024-July-12) | |||
| Venue | The Green Halls | |||
| City | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |||
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PFL MENA 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on July 12, 2024, at The Green Halls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Background
This event marked the quarterfinals of the 2024 PFL MENA tournament in a welterweight and lightweight divisions. The event also marks the promotion's third card held in Saudi Arabia and first since PFL MENA 1 (2024) in May 2024.
Results
| Main card (DAZN) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Mostafa Rashed Neda | def. | Abdel Rahmane Driai | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:34 | |
| Welterweight | Mohammad Alaqraa | def. | Youcef Ouabbas | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:53 | |
| Welterweight | Jarrah Al-Silawi | def. | Rayan Atmani | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:20 | |
| Welterweight | Badreddine Diani | def. | Amir Fazli | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Mohsen Mohammadseifi | def. | Josh Togo | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:33 | |
| Preliminary card (DAZN) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Souhil Tahiri | def. | Ahmed Amir | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Omar El Dafrawy | def. | Anthony Zeidan | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Atomweight | Hattan Alsaif | def. | Eman Baraka | TKO (retirement) | 2 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Abdullah Saleem | vs. | Omar Reguigui | NC (overturned) | 1 | 1:30 | |
| Lightweight | Georges Eid | def. | Abbas Khan | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Ziad Ayman Mokhtar | def. | Hadi Al-Hussaini | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:24 | |
- 2024 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- 2024 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- 2024 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- 2024 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- 2024 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal. Tahiri had a point deducted for an illegal knee.
- 2024 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- Amateur bout.
- 2024 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal. Originally a submission (triangle choke) win for Saleem; overturned after he failed an in-competition drug test.
- 2024 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Brackets
Welterweight
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Omar El-Dafrawy | UD | |||||||||
 Anthony Zeidan | 3r. | |||||||||
| Omar El-Dafrawy | ||||||||||
 Jarrah Hussein Al-Silawi | ||||||||||
| Jarrah Hussein Al-Silawi | SUB | |||||||||
 Rayan Atmani | 1r. | |||||||||
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 Amir Fazli | 3r. | |||||||||
 Badreddine Diani | UD | |||||||||
| Badreddine Diani | ||||||||||
 Mohammad Alaqraa | ||||||||||
| Mohammad Alaqraa | TKO | |||||||||
 Youcef Ouabbas | 3r. | |||||||||
Lightweight
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Ahmed Amir | 3r. | |||||||||
| Souhil Tahiri | UD | |||||||||
| Souhil Tahiri | ||||||||||
| Mohsen Mohammadseifi | ||||||||||
| Josh Togo | 1r. | |||||||||
| Mohsen Mohammadseifi | TKO | |||||||||
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| Georges Eid | UD | |||||||||
 Abbas Khan | 3r. | |||||||||
| Georges Eid | ||||||||||
 Omar Reguigui | ||||||||||
| Abdullah Saleem | 1r. | |||||||||
| Omar Reguigui | NC | |||||||||
- Originally a submission (triangle choke) win for Saleem; overturned after he failed an in-competition drug test, Reguigui advanced to semifinal.
See also
References
- "PFL MENA 2 confirmed for July 12 in Riyadh". Arab News. 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- Abueish, Tamara (2024-06-05). "PFL returns to Riyadh for second MENA league matchups". Al Arabiya English.
- Sherdog.com. "Jarrah Al-Silawi vs. Bashar Thaer Tops PFL MENA 2 Lineup on July 12". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- "2024 PFL MENA 2: Welterweight and Lightweight Action in Riyadh". FightBook MMA. 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- Sherdog.com. "PFL MENA Semifinals Set for Sept. 20 with One New Lightweight Pairing". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
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