PFL MENA weigh-in results: Main event change as Abdullah Al-Qahtani prepares to face new challenger
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The Professional Fighters League kicks off the inaugural season of PFL MENA as bantamweight and featherweight fighters from the Middle East and North Africa regions prepare to go head-to-head.
In the main event, Saudi Arabia’s own Abdullah Al-Qahtani now meets Jordan’s Yazeed Hasanain as Taha Bendaoud did not make the contracted weight. Al-Qahtani weighed in at 145.6-pounds, while Hasanain weighed in at 146.6-pounds.
In the co-main event, Iraq’s Ali Taleb meets Jordan’s Nawras Abzakh in a bantamweight contest. Taleb weighed in at 133.4-pounds, while Abzakh weighed in at 135.4-pounds.
Maraoune Bellagouit weighed in at 145.8-pounds and now faces Mido Mohammed who weighed in at 145.2-pounds. Bellagouit’s original opponent Motaz Askar was not medically cleared by the commission to compete.
Also Hattan Alsaif, the first female from Saudi Arabia to sign with a major MMA promotion, makes her highly-anticipated PFL SmartCage debut against Egypt’s Nada Faheem. Alsaif weighed in at 104-pounds, while Faheem weighed in at 105.8-pounds.
PFL MENA weigh-in results
Featherweight Bout:
Abdullah Al-Qahtani (145.6 lbs) vs. Yazeed Hasanain (146.6 lbs)
Bantamweight Bout:
Ali Taleb (133.4 lbs) vs. Nawras Abzakh (135.4 lbs)
Bantamweight Bout:
Xavier Alaoui (135.6 lbs) vs. Rachid El Hazoume (134.8 lbs)
Featherweight Bout:
Islam Reda (145.6 lbs) vs. Adam Meskini (145.8 lbs)
Bantamweight Bout:
Tariq Ismail (136.4 lbs) vs. Jalal Al Daaja (135.6 lbs)
Bantamweight Bout:
Elias Boudegzdame (135.8 lbs) vs. Hassan Mandour (135.8 lbs)
Women’s Atomweight Bout - Amateur:
Hattan Alsaif (104.0 lbs) vs. Nada Faheem (105.8 lbs)
Featherweight Bout:
Maraoune Bellagouit (145.8 lbs) vs. Mido Mohamed (145.2 lbs)
Featherweight Bout:
Ahmed Tarek (145.4 lbs) vs. Abdelrahman Alhyasat (146.0 lbs)
Flyweight Bout - Amateur
Malik Basahel (125.4 lbs) vs. Harsh Pandya (125.0 lbs)