PFL MENA Finals crowns four new champions in action-packed season finale

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The PFL MENA Finals concluded the season on Friday, Dec. 5, at Dhahran Expo with four new champions rising from intense battles. The card delivered a mix of five-round wars, rapid submissions, and showcase bouts that emphasized the league’s growing talent depth.

Kuwait’s Mohammad Alaqraa claimed the welterweight championship after edging Morocco’s Badreddine Diani in a unanimous decision. Alaqraa controlled early rounds with precise striking and well-timed takedowns while Diani pushed back midway. Late adjustments on the mat helped Alaqraa regain momentum to secure the title.

Morocco’s Salah Eddine Hamli maintained his unbeaten record by submitting Iraq’s Mohammad Fahmi in the lightweight title fight. Hamli managed the bout expertly on the feet before taking it to the mat and finishing with a D’Arce choke, capping a dominant debut season.

Mohammad Alaqraa celebrates after a five-round battle to claim welterweight gold. [PFL photo]

Alaqraa outlasts Diani as Hamli remains unbeaten

Egypt’s Islam Reda earned featherweight gold after weathering an early strike-heavy assault from Algeria’s Yanis Ghemmouri. Reda shifted the fight to the ground and imposed consistent grappling pressure, ultimately locking in an anaconda choke for a second-round submission victory. His grappling dominance proved decisive in the title bout.

Jordan’s Nawras Abzakh needed just 36 seconds to submit Egypt’s Islam Youssef and claim bantamweight gold. Abzakh countered a takedown attempt and secured a tight guillotine choke, marking the fastest finish of the night and his eighth career submission.

Salah Eddine Hamli secures a D’Arce choke for the lightweight championship. [PFL photo]

Reda and Abzakh dominate with submission finishes

Showcase bouts highlighted the depth of talent on the card. Malik Basahel scored a first-round TKO over Mahmoud Atef in the flyweight division, while Ahmed El Sisy won a tactical lightweight contest by unanimous decision.

Amateur welterweight Ahmed Albrahim earned a second-round TKO after controlling exchanges, and Hamad Marhoon closed the undercard with a first-round guillotine submission in catchweight action. The night demonstrated both seasoned skill and rising prospects across multiple divisions.