Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – The second season of PFL Mena began an amazing start tonight at the Onyx Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with an invigorating card that saw warriors in a featherweight and lithe division into the semi -finals of PFL Mena 2025.
In the main event, lithe champion 2024 PFL Mohsen Mohammadsefi Iran organized a well -rounded performance to overtake Egypt Ahmed the Sisy According to a unanimous decision and transition to lithe semi -finals. Mohammadsef leaned on his impact in the early rounds, before he changes with running and showed his struggle in the last frame to seal the victory and approach another Mena PFL title.
In the co-main event, novice PFL Mena Salah Eddine Hamli From Morocco, it won a place in lithe semi -finals with a sleek victory in the third round on Bahrain Abbas Khan. Based on his perfect struggle, Hamli survived Khan’s striking crime and patiently went to the rear choke in the middle of the final round to ensure victory.
Beland From Morocco, it needed just over two minutes to postpone Boualem Drissi Algeria by surrender and secure your place in the featherweight semi -finals. From the very beginning, Bendaoud had full control and eventually imprisoned Drissi in a triangle choke, quickly winning the tap and winning.
Malik Basahel Saudi Arabia made a statement in his professional debut, winning the victory of TKO in the second round over Algeria Mountasser boutouta In Flyight’s fight. By displaying acute, well -rounded striking, the Basahel crashed with the crash with strokes, knees and kicks. He sealed the contract in the second round with a perfectly coastal knee, followed by a cast of the ground and a pound to force the stop.
The commander from Bell to Bell won Egypt Ghan team a place in the pencil semi -finals when he chose Hussein Salem From Iraq during three rounds to ensure a unanimous victory of the decision. Ghan was relentless on earth, leaving Salem unanswered to his dominance.
Islam goes away EgyptHe hit the featherweight semi -finals with a crushing TKO victory in the third round over Algeria Akram Nasri. In the final round in the final round there was no retention of the editor, when he discharged the ground and the pound dam to win.
Mohammad Fahmi From Iraq, he also secured a place in lithe semi -finals with a dominant performance, folding Georges Eid Lebanon via Anacond Dushe in the first round. Fahmi quickly brought a fight to Earth and methodically went to surrender, forcing EID to touch at 3:12.
In the final fight of your MMA career, Ahmed Makki Saudi Arabia came out with a bang when he won in the third round Hasham Elnamer Egypt in a lithe fight. Makki was relentless on the ground from the opening bell when he controlled the action with his struggle at a high level. In the last round Makka locked herself in the hook on the heel to get the tap and win.
Souhil tairi Algeria also advanced to the lithe semi -finals with the spectacular victory of TKO in the second round on Kuwait Abdullah Saleem. The destructive knee of the body meant the beginning of the end of Saleem, when Tairi continued malicious impact to the ground to win a victory in space.
Give almudhaf From Kuwait, she remained invincible in her MMA career when she defeated Shamara Braga Brazil in a visit to women in a featherweight. Almudhaf broke the leisurely opening round and put pressure on Braga in the second and third round to win the division.
Opening of the night saw Abdulaziz al Moammar Saudi Arabia Win victory Fares Hamdani Algeria in an amateur fight. Al Moammar was a more aggressive warrior in the entire three -century competition, using his struggle to control the pace on the way to a unanimous win in the decision.
Originally planned feather tournament event Izzeddine al derbaniis AND Yanis Ghemmouri Algeria was removed from the card after Al Derbani was considered unable to compete for medical reasons.
Complete PFL Mena 1: Jeddah Fight Night Results
Airy tournament Mohsen Mohammadsefi def. Ahmed the Sisy By Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Airy tournament Salah Eddine Hamli def. Abbas Khan By Application (rear naked choke) at 2:05 round 3
Featherweight tournament Beland def. Boualem Drissi By Application (triangle choke) at 2:07 rounds 1
Presentation of the roller in weight Malik Basahel def. Mountasser boutouta By TKO (strikes) at 2:32 round 2
Featherweight tournament Ghan team def. Hussein Salem By Unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-25)
Featherweight tournament Islam goes away def. Akram Nasri By TKO (strikes) at 4:33 rounds 3
Airy tournament Mohammad Fahmi def. Georges EID by reporting (Anaconda Dushe) at 3:12 round 1
Present a lithe fight Ahmed Makki def. Hasham Elnamer By Application (hook on the heel) at 2:03 round 3
Airy tournament Souhil tairi def. Abdullah Saleem By TKO (strikes) at 3:20 round 2
Present the fight about weight for women feathers Give almudhaf def. Shamara Braga By Divided decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Presentation WAUT CATCH WWWEIGHT – 166 pounds (amateur) Abdulaziz al Moammar def. Fares Hamdani By Unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Jean-Paul
Lebosnoyani trained with Conor
McGregor when he was in high school.
Lebosnoyani said he was just 17 when he had the chance to train
with the
Ultimate Fighting Championship star ahead of McGregor's first
fight against Nate Diaz in
2016. Lebosnoyani had just finished a large Mongolian barbecue meal
when his father called to tell him McGregor needed a training
partner at the gym. “American Bandit†trained with McGregor for
about two weeks.
How Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani first met Conor McGregor
Lebosnoyani praised McGregor's humility and said the former
two-division champion has sent him messages throughout his career.
Despite the controversies surrounding McGregor, Lebosnoyani said he
will always respect the Irishman.
“I had just eaten the most I’ve ever eaten in my life. As soon as I
finished my meal, my dad calls me,†Lebosnoyani told Ariel Helwani.
“He goes, ‘Conor’s at the gym. He needs you to train right now.' I
was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m gonna barf all over this guy.' We did a
bunch of jiu-jitsu rounds and trained for about two weeks before he
met Dillon
Danis. That was the highlight of my high school childhood.
Shout out to Conor. He’s messaged me throughout my career. When I
got signed to the UFC, he wrote me a nice message saying
congratulations. When I met Conor, he was the most humble,
down-to-earth guy. Obviously, there’s a lot of controversy with
him, but I will always respect him. He has a special place in my
heart. At that point, he was at the pinnacle of his career, and it
was extremely inspirational how humble he was to someone like me.
He would pull up to the gym in two Rolls-Royces, and the second he
stepped on the mat, that whole persona, the whole ego, was just
gone.”
Lebosnoyani (12-2) earned his UFC contract on
Dana White's Contender Series last year. He has won all three
of his UFC fights, earning his first stoppage victory in the
promotion against Farman
Hasanov at
UFC Vegas 123 on Oct. 31.
Jean-Paul
Lebosnoyani recalls training with Conor
McGregor as a 17-year-old: “I had just eaten the most I’ve ever
eaten in my life. As soon as I finished my meal, my dad calls me.
He goes, ‘Conor’s at the gym. He needs you to train right now.' I
was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m gonna barf all over this guy.' We did a
bunch of jiu-jitsu rounds and trained for about two weeks before he
met Dillon
Danis. That was the highlight of my high school childhood.
Shout out to Conor. He’s messaged me throughout my career. When I
got signed to the UFC, he wrote me a nice message saying
congratulations. When I met Conor, he was the most humble,
down-to-earth guy. Obviously, there’s a lot of controversy with
him, but I will always respect him. He has a special place in my
heart. At that point, he was at the pinnacle of his career, and it
was extremely inspirational how humble he was to someone like me.
He would pull up to the gym in two Rolls-Royces, and the second he
stepped on the mat, that whole persona, the whole ego, was just
gone.”
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani)
November 3, 2026
Arman
Tsarukyan is open to fighting Alexander
Volkanovski, provided
Ultimate Fighting Championship gold is at stake.
Volkanovski (29-4) defended the featherweight title with a
technical knockout victory over Movsar
Evloev at
UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi before expressing interest in returning to
lightweight. With champion Justin
Gaethje uncertain about his future, Volkanovski offered to face
Tsarukyan (24-3) for the vacant title if Gaethje retires.
Arman Tsarukyan reminds Alexander Volkanovski how Islam
Makhachev rematch ended
Tsarukyan said the championship matters more to him than the
opponent.
“I'm ready for everyone,†Tsarukyan told Yavuz Saynomo. “For me, it
doesn't matter who I'm gonna fight; I just want to fight for the
title.â€
Volkanovski has expressed confidence that he can counter
Tsarukyan's wrestling and avoid being held down. Tsarukyan
responded by recalling the Australian's knockout loss to Islam
Makhachev.
“He said Islam Makhachev cannot knock him out, too,†Tsarukyan
added.
Volkanovski has twice challenged Makhachev for the lightweight
championship. He lost their first meeting by unanimous decision
before Makhachev finished their rematch with a head kick and
follow-up punches.
Tsarukyan remains confident that his next bout will be for the
title. If Gaethje retires, “The Batman†expects to compete for the
vacant belt.
“I have a title fight next,†Tsarukyan reiterated. “Either Justin
Gaethje. If he is retired, someone else.â€
Dan Hooker would like to see the whole ‘BMF' championship put to rest for now.
The symbolic title is up for grabs again on Dec. 12 at UFC 335, when champion Charles Oliveira faces Diego Lopes in the main event. Oliveira won the belt with a dominant decision win over Max Holloway at UFC 326, but received criticism for his grappling-heavy performance, which was considered to be against the spirit of the BMF belt.
Hooker agrees that Oliveira, and his newly won title, lost some luster that night.
“It was cool for a bit and then he kind of made it not cool,†Hooker told Submission Radio. “I think he killed it.â€
The BMF championship was innovated by former UFC star Nate Diaz, who cut a fiery promo after a win at UFC 241 that led to he and Jorge Masvidal fighting to become the inaugural titleholder at UFC 244, where Masvidal defeated Diaz. Justin Gaethje later defeated Dustin Poirier for a vacant title, with Holloway subsequently claiming the belt with an all-time great performance at UFC 300.
Hooker believes the promotion has strayed far from the original purpose of the title.
“You know where they f*cked it up?†Hooker said. “They should have kept it like Nate Diaz, Masvidal kind of shit. They completely f*cked it when they were like – They had badass motherf*ckers fighting for it like that, but then it should be the guys that want to throw down and just talk shit as well. That was kind of like me, Bobby Green, could lose 20 times and he's still a BMF contender. Then they had Max do it, and he's like the nicest guy in the f*cking world.
“Talk shit. Say you're going to knock the other guy's head off, that was like our belt. That was the guys whose careers are a f*cking mess. ‘Gamebred' was hot and cold for a minute, Nate Diaz, all our records are a f*cking mess. It's going to be a lot harder for us to get our hands on the nice, shiny, clean one. That's what I'm saying, they let too many nice guys have a crack.â€
That said, Hooker looks forward to the Oliveira vs. Lopes matchup, even if the BMF belt's involvement feels perfunctory. Hooker fights Brian Ortega at UFC Qatar on Nov. 21, and if both he and Lopes are victorious, he sees a scenario where he challenges Lopes for the title next.
“For some reason, they're adamant on this BMF belt sticking around and just having another belt to put up for grabs, but yeah, I like that fight,†Hooker said. “I feel like Diego Lopes is a strong contender for that. As he says, he doesn't feel like he's going to get another crack at Volk. He doesn't feel like it's just around the corner, so I like the fight, definitely.â€
“That's why I wanted this fight [vs. Ortega],†Hooker continued. “I feel like I can beat Brian Ortega, but now, Diego Lopes beating Charles Oliveira, I feel like that's a much bigger ask. But yeah, I like that fight, for sure.â€
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