PFL MENA 3 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on September 20, 2024, at the PFL MENA Studio, Boulevard City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1][2]
Background
The event marked the promotion's first host at the Boulevard City in Riyadh.[3]
The event featured the semifinals of 2024 PFL MENA seasons in a welterweight, lightweight, featherweight and bantamweight divisions. Abdullah Saleem has failed an in-competition drug test against Omar Reguigui and Reguigui advanced to semifinal against Georges Eid.[4]
Results
| Main card (DAZN)
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Featherweight
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Abdalrahman Alhyasat
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def.
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Abdullah Al-Qahtani
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Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
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3
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5:00
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[a]
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| Welterweight
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Omar El Dafrawy
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def.
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Jarrah Al-Silawi
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KO (punches)
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1
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3:11
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[b]
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| Welterweight
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Mohammad Alaqraa
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def.
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Amir Fazli
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Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)
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3
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5:00
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[c]
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| Lightweight
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Mohsen Mohammadseifi
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def.
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Souhil Taïri
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Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)
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3
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5:00
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[d]
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| Bantamweight
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Ali Taleb
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def.
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Jalal Al Daaja
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KO (punches)
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1
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2:25
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[e]
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| Featherweight
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Islam Reda
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def.
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Maraoune Bellagouit
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Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 30–26, 30–27)
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3
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5:00
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[f]
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| Bantamweight
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Rachid Haz
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def.
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Elias Boudegzdame
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Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
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3
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5:00
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[g]
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| Lightweight
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Georges Eid
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def.
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Omar Reguigui
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TKO (punches)
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1
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1:39
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[h]
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| Flyweight
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Malik Basahel
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def.
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Saher Qasmieh
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Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–26)
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3
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3:00
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[i]
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| Featherweight
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Adam Meskini
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def.
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Yazeed Hasanain
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Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
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3
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5:00
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Bracket
Welterweight
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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| Omar El-Dafrawy | UD |
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| Anthony Zeidan | 3
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| Omar El-Dafrawy | KO |
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| | Jarrah Al-Silawi | 1
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| Jarrah Al-Silawi | SUB |
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| Rayan Atmani | 1
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| Omar El-Dafrawy | |
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| | Mohammad Alaqraa | |
| Amir Fazli | 3 |
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| Badreddine Diani | UD
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| Amir Fazli [a] | 3 |
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| | Mohammad Alaqraa | UD
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| Mohammad Alaqraa | TKO |
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| Youcef Ouabbas | 3
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- ^ Alaqraa was originally scheduled to face Badreddine Diani, but he forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Amir Fazli.
Lightweight
- ^ Originally a submission (triangle choke) win for Saleem; overturned after he failed an in-competition drug test, Reguigui advanced to semifinal.
Featherweight
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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| Yazeed Hasanain | 2 |
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| Abdullah Al-Qahtani | TKO
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| Abdullah Al-Qahtani | 3 |
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| | Abdalrahman Alhyasat | UD
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| Abdalrahman Alhyasat | UD |
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| Ahmed Tarek | 3
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| Abdalrahman Alhyasat | |
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| | Islam Reda | |
| Mido Mohamed | 3 |
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| Maraoune Bellagouit | TKO
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| Maraoune Bellagouit | 3 |
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| | Islam Reda | UD
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| Islam Reda | UD |
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| Adam Meskini | 3
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Bantamweight
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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| Jalal Al Daaja[a] | DRAW |
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| Tariq Ismail | 3
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| Jalal Al Daaja | 1 |
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| | Ali Taleb | KO
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| Nawras Abzakh | 3 |
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| Ali Taleb | UD
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| Ali Taleb | |
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| | Rachid Haz | |
| Xavier Alaoui | 2 |
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| Rachid Haz | SUB
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| Rachid Haz | UD |
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| | Elias Boudegzdame | 3
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| Elias Boudegzdame | SUB |
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| Hassan Mandour | 2r.
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- ^ Officially a unanimous decision win for Ismail, Al Daaja advanced to the semifinal due to Ismail missed weight.
See also
Official Website
PFL MENA
References
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WSOF events
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PFL events
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- Upcoming events are in italics
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