PFL MENA results and highlights are updated live as the action unfolds from the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The main event will feature a featherweight bout between Mohammad Yahya and Mehdi Saadi. MMANews has you covered with all the results and highlights!
Mohammad Yahya vs. Mehdi Saadi – Featherweight Main Event
This marks the first PFL MENA event to be held outside Saudi Arabia. This card was originally planned to take place in Saudi Arabia on May 8; however, the event was relocated and rescheduled to today due to the ongoing tension and conflicts in the Middle East.
This main event will serve as one of two featherweight quarterfinal bouts on this card.
This is Yahya’s first fight in the PFL and first fight since parting ways with the UFC last year after an 0-3 stint. He was the lightweight champion in UAE Warriors and has also fought for Bellator and Desert Force.
Saadi also makes his PFL debut today, competing for the first time since January 2024. The 6-2 fighter comes into this bout off a finish of Jalal Al Daaja in UAE Warriors.
The co-main event will feature one of four lightweight tournament quarterfinal matchups tonight, as Salah Eddine Hamli takes on Ylies Djiroun.
The undefeated Hamli is the defending PFL MENA lightweight champion. He claimed last year’s tournament title with submission victories over Abbas Khan, Souhil Tairi, and Mohammad Fahmi.
Djiroun competed in the 2019 PFL season, as well as having fought for promotions like BRAVE CF and ARES FC. Djiroun has won six of his last seven bouts, most recently submitting Antonio Roberto in 45 seconds in January.
If you can’t watch the action, check here for all the latest results and highlights from PFL MENA 9!
How to Watch PFL MENA 9
- Date: Sunday, May 24, 2026
- Venue: Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Streaming: YouTube
- Prelims: 9 AM ET / 6 AM PT
- Main Card: 11:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM PT
PFL MENA 9 Results & Highlights
Preliminary Card (YouTube, 9 AM ET)
Amateur Featherweight: Butti Alameri vs. Hamada Mohamed Osman
Result:Butti Alameei def. Hamada Mohamed Osman via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Welterweight: Ahmed Albrahim vs. Khaled Mahmoud
Result: Ahmed Albarahim def. Khaled Mahmoud via TKO (Rd. 3, 2:47)
Flyweight: Hamad Marhoon vs. Saher Qasmieh
Result: Saher Qasmieh def. Hamad Marhoon via split decision (28-29, 29-28 x2)
Lightweight Quarterfinal: Ahmed El Sisy vs. Harda Karim
Result: Ahmed El Sisy def. Harda Karim via split decision (29-28 x2, 28-29)
Lightweight Quarterfinal: Abdullah Saleem vs. Basel Shalaan
Result: Basel Shalaan def. Abdullah Saleem via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x3)
Main Card (YouTube, 11:30 AM ET)
Amateur Women’s Strawweight: Zamzam Al Hammadi vs. Abeer Mansour
Result: Zamzam Al Hammadi def. Abeer Mansour via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Lightweight Quarterfinal: Mohammad Fahmi vs. Assem Ghanem
Result: BOUT CANCELED DUE TO GHANEM INJURY PRIOR TO FIGHT; FAHMI ADVANCES IN THE TOURNAMENT BY DEFAULT
Featherweight Quarterfinal: Hamza Kooheji vs. Taha Bendaoud
Result: Hamza Kooheji def. Taha Bendaoud via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Lightweight Quarterfinal: Salah Eddine Hamli vs. Ylies Djiroun
Result: Ylies Djiroun def. Salah Eddine Hamli via TKO (Rd. 1, 4:20)
Featherweight Quarterfinal: Mohammad Yahya vs. Mehdi Saadi
Result: Mehdi Saadi def. Mohammad Yahya via split decision (27-30, 30-27, 29-28)