PFL MENA is heading again to Dubai for its 2026 season opener, with “Satisfaction of Arabia” set for Sunday, Could 24 at Coca-Cola Enviornment. The present begins at 5 p.m. GST and can stream within the area on STARZPLAY, persevering with the league’s win-and-advance format for fighters from throughout the Center East and North Africa.
PFL MENA launched in 2024 because the promotion’s regional league for the world, backed by way of its partnership with SRJ Sports activities Investments, and STARZPLAY stays a key broadcast outlet for followers in MENA.
PFL MENA in Dubai
The headline struggle places native title Mohammad “The UAE Warrior” Yahya in opposition to Tunisia’s Mehdi Saadi in a featherweight quarterfinal. Yahya enters the cardboard at 12-6 and makes his PFL debut on house soil, which provides the occasion a transparent native angle in entrance of a Dubai crowd. Saadi, listed at 6-2, steps into an vital event spot of his personal, with the winner shifting deeper into the 2026 featherweight bracket.
The co-main occasion carries event worth too. Morocco’s Salah “Supersalah” Eddine Hamli brings an unbeaten 11-0 document into a light-weight quarterfinal in opposition to Algeria’s Ylies “Broly” Djiroun, who arrives with a 24-9 mark and much more cage expertise. Hamli’s undefeated run makes him one of many names to look at on this card, whereas Djiroun provides the bracket a veteran take a look at straight away.
One of the vital watched names on the invoice could also be Zamzam Al Hammadi, the Emirati prospect scheduled for a ladies’s strawweight newbie showcase bout. Al Hammadi signed with PFL MENA in April 2025 after constructing her title by way of youth world titles in MMA and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and IMMAF described her as a two-time youth world champion who made historical past as the primary Emirati lady to win an IMMAF Youth World Championship in 2023. Her look in Dubai provides the promotion one other homegrown storyline past the principle occasion.
The remainder of the lineup provides event depth throughout the evening. Hamza Kooheji faces Taha Bendaoud in one other featherweight quarterfinal, whereas the light-weight bracket contains Mohammad Fahmi vs. Assem Ghanem, Ahmed El Sisy vs. Harda Karim, and Georges Eid vs. Hussein Fakher. Showcase fights are additionally scheduled for Abdullah Saleem vs. Basel Shalaan at light-weight, Hamad Marhoon vs. Saher Qasmieh at flyweight, Ahmed Albrahim vs. Khaled Mahmoud at welterweight newbie stage, and Butti Suwaid Alameri in a featherweight newbie showcase bout in opposition to an opponent nonetheless to be introduced.
The venue itself is one in all Dubai’s foremost indoor occasion websites. Coca-Cola Enviornment is in Metropolis Stroll, a couple of minutes on foot from Dubai Mall & Burj Khalifa Metro Station, and the world advises followers to anticipate site visitors due to its 17,000-capacity setup. It’s accessible from Sheikh Zayed Street and Monetary Centre Street, with paid parking, close by public parking, taxi entry, and a devoted drop-off zone on the foremost entrances.
For PFL MENA, this opener is doing two jobs without delay: beginning a brand new event season and leaning into the native market with Yahya and Al Hammadi featured in Dubai. With athletes representing a number of nations on the cardboard, the occasion matches the league’s regional pitch whereas giving UAE followers a card constructed round names they already know.
