PFL MENA 9: Pride of Arabia was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on May 24, 2026, at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1][2]
| PFL MENA 9: Pride of Arabia | ||||
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 The poster for PFL MENA 9: Pride of Arabia | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | May 24, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Coca-Cola Arena | |||
| City | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe event marked the promotion's fourth visit to Dubai and first since PFL Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs. Davis in February 2026. It was the first time of PFL MENA event hosted outside Saudi Arabia.[3]
The event was originally scheduled to take place on May 8, 2026, in Khobar, Saudi Arabia and it was called the event as "Rise of the Gulf".[4] However on April 9, it was announced by the PFL MENA that the event has been postponed due to the impacts from the 2026 Iran War.[5]
The event featured the quarterfinals of 2026 PFL MENA Tournament in a lightweight and featherweight divisions.[6]
During the event, it was announced during the broadcast that the lightweight tournament quarterfinal between Mohammad Fahmi and Assem Ghanem was removed from the event due to Ghanem's suffered an injury. Therefore, Fahmi will advance to semifinal of the tournament.[7]
Results
edit| Main card (YouTube / Vice TV) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Mehdi Saadi | def. | Mohammad Yahya | Decision (split) (27–30, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Ylies Djiroun | def. | Salah Eddine Hamli | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:20 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Hamza Kooheji | def. | Taha Bendaoud | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Women's Strawweight (Amateur) | Zamzam Al Hammadi | def. | Abeer Mansour | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Preliminary card (YouTube / Vice TV) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Basel Shalaan | def. | Abdullah Saleem | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Lightweight | Ahmed El Sisy | def. | Harda Karim | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [e] |
| Flyweight | Saher Qasmieh | def. | Hamad Marhoon | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Ahmed Albrahim | def. | Ibrahim Mahmoud | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:47 | |
| Amateur bouts | |||||||
| Featherweight | Butti Suwaid Alameri | def. | Hamada Osman | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 3:00 | |
- ↑ 2026 PFL MENA Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ↑ 2026 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ↑ 2026 PFL MENA Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ↑ 2026 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ↑ 2026 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
2026 PFL MENA Tournament
edit2026 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Salah Eddine Hamli | 1 | |||||||||
 Ylies Djiroun | TKO | |||||||||
| Ylies Djiroun | ||||||||||
 Basel Shalaan | ||||||||||
| Basel Shalaan | UD | |||||||||
 Abdullah Saleem | 3 | |||||||||
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| Assem Ghanem | – | |||||||||
 Mohammad Fahmi | BYE[a] | |||||||||
| Mohammad Fahmi | ||||||||||
| Ahmed El Sisy | ||||||||||
| Ahmed El Sisy | SD | |||||||||
| Harda Karim | 3 | |||||||||
- ↑ Assem Ghanem has suffered an injury during the event, therefore Fahmi advanced to semifinal.
2026 PFL MENA Featherweight Tournament
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Taha Bendaoud | 3 | |||||||||
 Hamza Kooheji | UD | |||||||||
| Hamza Kooheji | ||||||||||
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| Elias Boudegzdame | ||||||||||
| Hussein Salem | ||||||||||
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| Ahmed Tarek | ||||||||||
| Rachid El Hazoume | ||||||||||
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 Mehdi Saadi | ||||||||||
 Mohammad Yahya | 3 | |||||||||
| Mehdi Saadi | SD | |||||||||
See also
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References
edit- ↑ "PFL MENA Opens 2026 Season in Dubai as Mohammad Yahya Headlines May 24 Card". www.lowkickmma.com. 2026-04-23. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ "UAE's Mohammad Yahya to headline PFL Mena opener in Dubai". The National News. 2026-04-23. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ "Dubai to host PFL MENA 2026 season opener". Arab News. 2026-04-23. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ Pretty, Jay. "PFL MENA Season 3 Tourney to Kick Off in Saudi Arabia on May 8". Sherdog. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ↑ Harkness, Ryan (2026-04-09). "PFL cancels Saudi Arabia fight card amidst continued conflict in Middle East". MMA Mania. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
- ↑ "PFL MENA kicks off 2026 season in Dubai at Coca-Cola Arena on May 24". Professional Fighters League. 2026-04-23. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ Critchfield, Tristen. "Live Now! PFL MENA 9 play-by-play, results & round scoring". Sherdog. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ "PFL MENA 9: Pride of Arabia". Professional Fighters League. Retrieved 2026-04-23.