The 2025 PFL MENA Quarterfinals are locked in for Friday night, July 4, live from the Green Halls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with 11 bouts featuring the region’s elite Welterweight and Bantamweight fighters. The event marks a major step toward crowning the inaugural PFL MENA Champions, with semifinal berths on the line.

Omar El Dafrawy (13-5-0), the reigning PFL Welterweight Champion from Egypt, headlines the card in a Showcase Welterweight Bout against Italy’s Daniele Miceli (13-6-0). Both fighters successfully made weight, with El Dafrawy clocking in at 170.1 pounds and Miceli at 170.9 pounds.

Welterweight and Bantamweight quarterfinals highlight the card

In the co-main event, Omar “187” Hussein (11-6-0) of Palestine faces Mohammad Alaqraa (7-1-0) of Kuwait in one of four Welterweight Quarterfinal bouts. The two are evenly matched and both came in on weight, setting the stage for a high-stakes clash.

Saudi MMA trailblazer Hattan Alsaif returns to the SmartCage against Nour Al Fliti of Lebanon in a Women’s Atomweight Amateur Showcase. Alsaif (105.8 lbs) and Al Fliti (106 lbs) are set for what promises to be one of the night’s most watched bouts.

A major card shakeup occurred when Hassan Ahmed Moustafa was ruled out due to medical reasons, removing his Catchweight bout with Abdulaziz Bin Moammar. Meanwhile, Islam Youssef replaced Mehdi Saadi in the Bantamweight Tournament, despite Youssef slightly missing weight.

Full PFL MENA: Riyadh weigh-in results

• Showcase Welterweight Bout: Omar El Dafrawy (170.1) vs. Daniele Miceli (170.9)

• Welterweight QF: Omar Hussein (171) vs. Mohammad Alaqraa (170.6)

• Atomweight Amateur Showcase: Hattan Alsaif (105.8) vs. Nour Al Fliti (106)

• Welterweight QF: Mohamed Zarey (170.7) vs. Ayman Galal (169.6)

• Bantamweight QF: Xavier Alaoui (135.7) vs. Ziad Ayman (134.6)

• Bantamweight QF: Mokhtar Benkaci (136) vs. Marcel Adur (135.8)

• Welterweight QF: Badreddine Diani (169.4) vs. Ahmed Darwish (170.8)

• Welterweight QF: Rostem Akman (170.8) vs. Amir Fazli (171)

• Bantamweight QF: Nawras Abzakh (135.3) vs. Ali Yazbeck (135.7)

• Bantamweight QF: Islam Youssef (137.3) vs. Benyamin Ghahreman (134.4)

• Lightweight Showcase Bout: Abdelrahman Alhyasat (155.1) vs. Anthony Zeidan (154.8)