Iraq’s Ali Taleb faces Jordanian Nawras Abzakh in the bantamweight division co-main event The first of four PFL MENA Season events takes place in Riyadh Riyadh: Abdullah “The Reaper” Al-Qahtani headlines the fight card when the Professional Fighters League stages its first PFL MENA event in Riyadh on May 10. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport The capital hosts the opening instalment of a four-event sport-season format featuring the region’s top fighters in a groundbreaking initiative with SRJ Sports Investments. The action at the Green Halls in Riyadh will feature fights in the featherweight and bantamweight divisions, with the best Middle Eastern and North African fighters competing in a PFL playoff win-and-advance format. Al-Qahtani takes on Morocco’s Taha Bendaoud in a featherweight bout, while the co-main event features Iraqi fighter Ali Taleb, who will meet Jordan’s Nawras Abzakh in a bantamweight showdown. PFL MENA Fight Card Featherweight main event: Abdullah Al-Qahtani vs. Taha Bendaoud Bantamweight co-main event: Ali Taleb vs. Nawras Abzakh Bantamweight: Xavier Alaoui vs. Rachid El-Hazoume Featherweight: Islam Reda vs. Adam Meskini Bantamweight: Tariq Ismail vs. Jalal Al-Daaja Bantamweight: Elias Boudegzdame vs. Hassan Mandour Amateur female atomweight: Hattan Alsaif vs. Nada Faheem Featherweight: Maraoune Bellagouit vs. Motaz Askar Featherweight: Ahmed Tarek vs. Abdelrahman Alhyasat Showcase featherweight: Mido Mohammed vs. Yazeed Hasanain Showcase flyweight: Malik Basahel vs. Harsh Pandya