PFL MENA 1 served as the opening show for the 2025 edition of the organization’s regional tournament in the Middle East. Tonight’s show, while unavailable inside the United States, was available internationally via DAZN.
Viewers who were watching the card from the Middle East itself saw the fights on StarzPlay. All told, tonight’s show featured a schedule of 11 bouts. The event featured tournament contests at featherweight and lightweight, along with a series of showcase bouts in other weight classes.
Mohammadseifi Advances in PFL MENA 1 Main Event
Your main event of the evening took place at lightweight. In the headliner, Mohsen Mohammadseifi (8-2 MMA) drew Ahmed el Sisy (6-2 MMA). The former scored a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) on the scorecards after 15 minutes of action.
What A Fight!
The 2024 @PFLMENA Lightweight Champion Mohsen Mohammadseifi wins via unanimous decision and advances to the PFL Mena Semi-Finals! #PFLMENA pic.twitter.com/l0GEIeKiQI
— PFL (@PFLMMA) May 9, 2025
PFL MENA 1 Co-Main Event Ends with Vicious Submission
Immediately beforehand, the co-main event of tonight’s card saw action taking place at 155 lbs. The judges’ scorecards were not to be a factor in the co-headliner. Salah Eddine Hamli (9-0 MMA) locked up a submission by way of rear-naked choke to finish Abbas Khan (8-3 MMA) at just past two minutes into the third and final round.
PFL MENA 1 Results
Main Event: Mohsen Mohammadseifi def. Ahmed el Sisy by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.) Lightweight Tournament
Co-Main Event: Salah Eddine Hamli def. Abbas Khan by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 2:05 into Round 3. Lightweight Tournament
Taha Bendaoud def. Boualem Drissi by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 2:07 into Round 1. Featherweight Tournament
Malik Basahel def. Mountasser Boutouta by TKO (Strikes) at 2:32 into Round 3. Flyweight Showcase
Assem Ghanem def. Hussein Salem by Unanimous Decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-25.) Featherweight Tournament
Islam Reda def. Akram Nasri by TKO (Strikes) at 4:33 into Round 3. Featherweight Tournament
Mohammad Fahmi def. Georges Eid by Submission (Anaconda Choke) at 3:12 into Round 1. Lightweight Showcase
Souhil Taïri def. Abdullah Saleem by TKO (Strikes) at 3:20 into Round 2. Lightweight Tournament
Eman Almudhaf def. Shamara Braga by Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28.) Women’s Featherweight Showcase
Amateur: Abdulaziz al Moammar def. Fares Hamdani by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28.) Catchweight: 166 lbs- Showcase
