PFL 10 (2024)

PFL 10
The poster for PFL 10
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateNovember 29, 2024 (2024-November-29)
VenueKing Saud University Stadium
CityRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Event chronology
PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants PFL 10 PFL Europe 4
Main article: 2024 in Professional Fighters League

The PFL 10 mixed martial arts event for the 2024 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on November 29, 2024, at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This was the finale of the playoffs for all weight divisions, with the winners getting a $1 million cash prize.[1]

Background

The event marked the promotion's first championships season held outside the United States.[2]

The event featured the finals of 2024 PFL Tournament season in a six weight-class divisions.[3]

At the preliminary card took place the four finals of 2024 PFL MENA Tournament.[4] Islam Reda pulled out of the featherweight final against Abdalrahman Alhyasat due to injury and was replaced by Abdullah Al-Qahtani.[5] In turn, Alhyasat withdrew due to "urgent health problem" and was replaced by Maraoune Bellagouit.[6]

At the weigh-ins, Lilia Osmani came in at 108.3 lb, 2.3 pounds over the atomweight limit and she was fined a percentage went go to Hattan Alsaif.[6] 2023 PFL featherweight winner Jesus Pinedo reportedly came in 6 pounds heavy for his featherweight against Jeremy Kennedy.[7] As a result, Pinedo pulled out and was replaced by Gabriel Alves Braga on a day's notice.[8]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Timur Khizriev def. Brendan Loughnane Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 [a]
Women's Flyweight Dakota Ditcheva def. Taila Santos TKO (punches to the body) 2 4:41 [b]
Light Heavyweight Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov def. Impa Kasanganay KO (punches) 1 0:58 [c]
Welterweight Shamil Musaev def. Magomed Umalatov TKO (punches) 3 1:44 [d]
Lightweight Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Brent Primus KO (punches) 3 2:31 [e]
Heavyweight Denis Goltsov def. Oleg Popov Technical Submission (triangle choke) 1 2:55 [f]
2024 PFL MENA Championship (ESPN+)
Featherweight Abdullah Al-Qahtani def. Maraoune Bellagouit KO (punches) 1 3:21 [g]
Welterweight Omar El Dafrawy def. Mohammad Alaqraa TKO (punches) 2 0:57 [h]
Women's Atomweight Hattan Alsaif def. Lilya Osmani TKO (knees to the body) 2 1:37 [i]
Bantamweight Ali Taleb def. Rachid El Hazoume KO (punch) 1 1:25 [j]
Lightweight Mohsen Mohammadseifi def. Georges Eid Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) 5 5:00 [k]
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Lightweight Mansour Barnaoui def. Alfie Davis Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 3:41
Heavyweight Slim Trabelsi def. Abraham Bably Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Gabriel Alves Braga def. Jeremy Kennedy Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Asaël Adjoudj def. Jose Perez Submission (guillotine choke) 3 1:10
Welterweight Costello van Steenis def. João Vitor Dantas KO (head kick) 1 0:48
  1. ^ 2024 PFL World Featherweight Championship Tournament Final.
  2. ^ 2024 PFL Women's Flyweight Tournament Final.
  3. ^ 2024 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament Final.
  4. ^ 2024 PFL Welterweight Tournament Final.
  5. ^ 2024 PFL Lightweight Tournament Final.
  6. ^ 2024 PFL Heavyweight Tournament Final.
  7. ^ 2024 PFL MENA Featherweight Tournament Final.
  8. ^ 2024 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament Final.
  9. ^ Amateur bout. Osmani missed weight (108.3 lb).
  10. ^ 2024 PFL MENA Bantamweight Tournament Final.
  11. ^ 2024 PFL MENA Lightweight Tournament Final.

[9][10]

Playoff brackets

2024 PFL Heavyweight playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Russia Denis Goltsov TKO
4 United States Timothy Johnson 1
1 Russia Denis Goltsov SUB
2 Russia Oleg Popov 1
2 Russia Oleg Popov UD
6 England Linton Vassell[a] 3
  1. ^ Popov was originally scheduled to face #3 ranked Valentin Moldavsky, but he forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by #6 ranked Linton Vassell.[11]

2024 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
1 United States Impa Kasanganay UD
4 United States Josh Silveira 3
1 United States Impa Kasanganay 1
3 Turkmenistan Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov KO
2 Australia Rob Wilkinson 3
3 Turkmenistan Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov UD

2024 PFL Welterweight playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Russia Shamil Musaev UD
4 Russia Murad Ramazanov 3
1 Russia Shamil Musaev TKO
2 Russia Magomed Umalatov 3
2 Russia Magomed Umalatov UD
7 Brazil Neiman Gracie[a] 3
  1. ^ Umalatov was originally scheduled to face #3 ranked Don Madge, but he forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by #7 ranked Neiman Gracie.[12]

2024 PFL Lightweight playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
1 United States Brent Primus UD
4 United States Clay Collard 3
1 United States Brent Primus 3
2 Russia Gadzhi Rabadanov KO
2 Russia Gadzhi Rabadanov KO
3 Canada Michael Dufort 2

2024 PFL Featherweight playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
1 England Brendan Loughnane SD
4 United States Kai Kamaka III 3
1 England Brendan Loughnane 5
3 Russia Timur Khizriev UD
2 Brazil Gabriel Alves Braga 3
3 Russia Timur Khizriev SD

2024 PFL Women's Flyweight playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
1 England Dakota Ditcheva TKO
4 United States Jena Bishop 1
1 England Dakota Ditcheva TKO
2 Brazil Taila Santos 2
2 Brazil Taila Santos UD
3 United States Liz Carmouche 3
Legend
(SD)   (Split Decision)
(UD)   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)   (Majority Decision)
SUB   Submission
(T)KO   (Technical) Knock Out
L   Loss

PFL MENA brackets

Welterweight

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Egypt Omar El-Dafrawy UD
 
 
 
Lebanon Anthony Zeidan 3
 
 Egypt Omar El-Dafrawy KO
 
 
 
 Jordan Jarrah Al-Silawi 1
 
Jordan Jarrah Al-Silawi SUB
 
 
 
 Algeria Rayan Atmani 1
 
 Egypt Omar El-Dafrawy TKO
 
 
 
 Kuwait Mohammad Alaqraa 2
 
Iran Amir Fazli 3
 
 
 
 Morocco Badreddine DianiUD
 
 Iran Amir Fazli [a] 3
 
 
 
 Kuwait Mohammad AlaqraaUD
 
Kuwait Mohammad Alaqraa TKO
 
 
 France Youcef Ouabbas 3
 
  1. ^ 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

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Egypt Ahmed Amir 3
 
 
 
 France Souhil Tahiri UD
 
 France Souhil Tahiri 3
 
 
 
 Iran Mohsen Mohammadseifi UD
 
Lebanon Josh Togo 1
 
 
 
 Iran Mohsen Mohammadseifi TKO
 
 Iran Mohsen Mohammadseifi UD
 
 
 
 Lebanon Georges Eid 5
 
Lebanon Georges Eid UD
 
 
 
 Pakistan Abbas Khan 3
 
 Lebanon Georges Eid TKO
 
 
 
 Tunisia Omar Reguigui 1
 
Kuwait Abdullah Saleem SUB[a]
 
 
 Tunisia Omar Reguigui 1
 
  1. ^ Originally a submission (triangle choke) win for Saleem; overturned after he failed an in-competition drug test, Reguigui advanced to semifinal.

Featherweight

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Jordan Yazeed Hasanain 2
 
 
 
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Qahtani TKO
 
 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Qahtani 3
 
 
 
 Jordan Abdalrahman Alhyasat UD
 
Jordan Abdalrahman Alhyasat UD
 
 
 
 Egypt Ahmed Tarek 3
 
 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Qahtani[a] TKO
 
 
 
 Morocco Maraoune Bellagouit[b] 1
 
Egypt Mido Mohamed 3
 
 
 
 Morocco Maraoune Bellagouit TKO
 
Morocco Maraoune Bellagouit 3
 
 
 
 Egypt Islam Reda UD
 
Egypt Islam Reda UD
 
 
 Morocco Adam Meskini 3
 
  1. ^ Islam Reda pulled out with injury and was replaced by Al-Qahtani.
  2. ^ Abdalrahman Alhyasat withdrew due to "urgent health problem" and was replaced by Maraoune Bellagouit.

Bantamweight

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Jordan Jalal Al Daaja[a] DRAW
 
 
 
 Kuwait Tariq Ismail 3
 
 Jordan Jalal Al Daaja 1
 
 
 
 Iraq Ali Taleb KO
 
Jordan Nawras Abzakh 3
 
 
 
 Iraq Ali Taleb UD
 
 Iraq Ali Taleb KO
 
 
 
 Morocco Rachid El Hazoume 1
 
Morocco Xavier Alaoui 2
 
 
 
 Morocco Rachid El Hazoume SUB
 
Morocco Rachid El Hazoume UD
 
 
 
 Algeria Elias Boudegzdame 3
 
Algeria Elias Boudegzdame SUB
 
 
 Egypt Hassan Mandour 2r.
 
  1. ^ Officially a unanimous decision win for Ismail, Al Daaja advanced to the semifinal due to Ismail missed weight.

See also

References

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