RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – With lower than every week till the Skilled Fighters League (PFL) World Championships, Abdullah Al-Qahtani is assured that the Saudi Arabian followers’ help will spur him to success in Riyadh.
Al-Qahtani (9-2) competes within the PFL MENA Featherweight Championship on Friday, November 29 towards the person who defeated him within the semi-final in September, Abdelrahman Alhyasat (5-0), following the withdrawal of Islam Reda by way of damage.
The large struggle at King Saud College in Riyadh is only one bout on an evening that additionally consists of the PFL World Championships. In partnership between PFL, the Ministry of Sport and the Saudi Combined Martial Arts Federation (SMMAF), that is the primary time ever the showpiece event has been hosted exterior of the USA.
Al-Qahtani mentioned: “Preventing on residence soil with the Saudi crowd behind me might be a robust help as I purpose to safe the belt. We’ve set the correct plans for the ultimate. God prepared, Abdullah would be the one to crack Alhyasat’s code, win, and produce pleasure to the Saudi viewers.”
The 27-year-old featherweight fighter says he has realized from his September defeat to Alhyasat.
Al-Qahtani mentioned: “Abdelrahman has 5 victories in his skilled profession and received the semi-final by unanimous resolution. This hasn’t put stress on me or affected my morale. Because the Skilled Fighters League introduced a month in the past that I might be within the remaining, changing Islam Reda resulting from his damage, I’ve been coaching intensively to organize.
“I’ve 9 wins towards two losses, and this motivates me to offer my greatest, avenge the semi-final loss, and declare the title. Along with my teaching staff, I’ve analyzed the errors I made within the semi-final and targeted on the constructive elements of my efficiency.”
His opponent, nonetheless, the Jordanian fighter nicknamed “The Cobra”, plans to uncoil one other victory – and insists he’s unfazed by the native help for Al-Qahtani.
Alhyasat mentioned: “I might have most well-liked to face a distinct fighter within the remaining, however Islam Reda’s damage led to Al-Qahtani being within the remaining. I’m comfy with this matchup; will probably be as straightforward because the semi-final. Preventing on his residence turf received’t be a supply of stress for me. I’ll repeat my victory over Al Qahtani, simply as I did in September.
“I anticipate Al-Qahtani to alter his preventing type for the ultimate. That’s why, throughout my specialised coaching camp in Thailand, we coordinated with the technical staff to check all potentialities and adapt to the circulate of the struggle.
“The plan we’ve ready for the ultimate is flawless and ensures one other victory over Al- Qahtani. I’ll rejoice the belt with my buddies in Amman, having fun with Jordanian Mansaf, even when my opponent modifications his preventing type.”
Along with the 2024 PFL MENA Championship in Riyadh, the best PFL worldwide fighters are battling it out within the Heavyweight, Mild Heavyweight, Welterweight, Light-weight, Featherweight, and Ladies’s Flyweight divisions. All are vying for the $1 million greenback purse prize and the correct to be referred to as 2024 PFL World Champion.
Headlining the November 29 card at King Saud College is unbeaten Timur “Imam” Khizriev (17-0), with the Russian preventing a Featherweight Championship bout towards the UK’s Brendan Loughnane (29-5). Within the Ladies’s Flyweight Championship co-main occasion, Dakota Ditcheva will put her 13-0 document on the road when the English-Bulgarian MMA and former Muay Thai fighter goes head-to-head with Brazilian Taila Santos (22-3).
Along with the Championship fights, undefeated Saudi Arabian star Hattan Alsaif – who made world historical past when she grew to become the primary feminine from the Kingdom to signal a contract with a serious MMA promoter – fights Algeria’s Lilia Osmani.
Tickets can be found for an evening of championship motion through WeBook.com.
4 champions may also be topped within the Welterweight, Light-weight, Featherweight, and Bantamweight divisions. PFL MENA is making a pathway for athletes from the area to compete within the PFL International Season.
The championship bouts, for each the International Season and PFL MENA, might be 5, five-minute rounds, and for the primary time within the historical past of the PFL Championships, the rule set will now enable elbows.
Friday, November 29:
PFL World Championship:
Featherweight World Title: Brendan Loughnane (29-5) vs. Timur Khizriev (17-0)
Ladies’s Flyweight World Title: Dakota Ditcheva (13-0) vs. Taila Santos (22-3)
Mild Heavyweight World Title: Impa Kasanganay (18-4) vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (24-7-1)
Welterweight World Title: Magomed Umalatov (17-0) vs. Shamil Musaev (19-0-1)
Light-weight World Title: Brent Primus (14-3) vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov (22-4-1)
Heavyweight World Title: Denis Goltsov (34-8) vs. Oleg Popov (19-1)
PFL MENA Championships:
Featherweight MENA Title: Abdelrahman Alhyasat (5-0) vs. Abdullah Al-Qahtani (9-2)
Welterweight MENA Title: Mohammad Alaqraa (7-0) vs. Omar El Dafrawy (12-6)
Novice Ladies’s Atomweight: Hattan Alsaif vs. Lilia Osmani
Bantamweight MENA Title: Ali Taleb (11-1) vs. Rachid El Hazoume (15-3)
Light-weight MENA Title: Mohsen Mohammadseifi (6-1) vs. Georges Eid (10-4)
Showcase Fights:
Light-weight: Mansour Barnaoui (21-6) vs. Alfie Davis (17-4-1)
Heavyweight: Slim Trabelsi (7-0) vs. Abraham Bably (5-0)
Featherweight: Jesus Pinedo (23-6-1) vs. Jeremy Kennedy (19-4)
Featherweight: Asael Adjoudj (8-1) vs. Jose Perez (9-1)
Middleweight: Costello van Steenis (15-3) vs. Joao Dantas (7-1)
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Govt Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and likewise a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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