PFL MENA 3 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on September 20, 2024, at the PFL MENA Studio, Boulevard City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1][2]
Background
The event marked the promotion's first host at the Boulevard City in Riyadh.[3]
The event featured the semifinals of 2024 PFL MENA seasons in a welterweight, lightweight, featherweight and bantamweight divisions. Abdullah Saleem has failed an in-competition drug test against Omar Reguigui and Reguigui advanced to semifinal against Georges Eid.[4]
Results
| Main card (DAZN) |
| Weight class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Featherweight | Abdalrahman Alhyasat | def. | Abdullah Al-Qahtani | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Omar El Dafrawy | def. | Jarrah Al-Silawi | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:11 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Mohammad Alaqraa | def. | Amir Fazli | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Mohsen Mohammadseifi | def. | Souhil Taïri | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Bantamweight | Ali Taleb | def. | Jalal Al Daaja | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:25 | [e] |
| Featherweight | Islam Reda | def. | Maraoune Bellagouit | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [f] |
| Bantamweight | Rachid Haz | def. | Elias Boudegzdame | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [g] |
| Lightweight | Georges Eid | def. | Omar Reguigui | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:39 | [h] |
| Flyweight | Malik Basahel | def. | Saher Qasmieh | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 3:00 | [i] |
| Featherweight | Adam Meskini | def. | Yazeed Hasanain | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bracket
Welterweight
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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|  Omar El-Dafrawy | UD |
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|  Anthony Zeidan | 3 | |
| Omar El-Dafrawy | KO |
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| |  Jarrah Al-Silawi | 1 | |
| Jarrah Al-Silawi | SUB |
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|  Rayan Atmani | 1 | |
| Omar El-Dafrawy | |
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| |  Mohammad Alaqraa | |
|  Amir Fazli | 3 |
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|  Badreddine Diani | UD | |
| Amir Fazli [a] | 3 |
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| | Mohammad Alaqraa | UD | |
| Mohammad Alaqraa | TKO |
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|  Youcef Ouabbas | 3 | |
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- ^ Alaqraa was originally scheduled to face Badreddine Diani, but he forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Amir Fazli.
Lightweight
- ^ Originally a submission (triangle choke) win for Saleem; overturned after he failed an in-competition drug test, Reguigui advanced to semifinal.
Featherweight
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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| Yazeed Hasanain | 2 |
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|  Abdullah Al-Qahtani | TKO | |
| Abdullah Al-Qahtani | 3 |
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| | Abdalrahman Alhyasat | UD | |
| Abdalrahman Alhyasat | UD |
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| Ahmed Tarek | 3 | |
| Abdalrahman Alhyasat | |
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| | Islam Reda | |
| Mido Mohamed | 3 |
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| Maraoune Bellagouit | TKO | |
| Maraoune Bellagouit | 3 |
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| | Islam Reda | UD | |
| Islam Reda | UD |
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| Adam Meskini | 3 | |
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Bantamweight
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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| Jalal Al Daaja[a] | DRAW |
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| Tariq Ismail | 3 | |
| Jalal Al Daaja | 1 |
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| |  Ali Taleb | KO | |
| Nawras Abzakh | 3 |
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| Ali Taleb | UD | |
| Ali Taleb | |
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| | Rachid Haz | |
| Xavier Alaoui | 2 |
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| Rachid Haz | SUB | |
| Rachid Haz | UD |
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| | Elias Boudegzdame | 3 | |
| Elias Boudegzdame | SUB |
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| Hassan Mandour | 2r. | |
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- ^ Officially a unanimous decision win for Ismail, Al Daaja advanced to the semifinal due to Ismail missed weight.
See also
Official Website
PFL MENA
References
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WSOF events
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PFL events
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- Upcoming events are in italics
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Abbas Khan 
Omar Reguigui