Salah Eddine Hamli Eyes Path To Becoming PFL MENA’s First 2-Time Champ

Salah Eddine Hamli collides with Ylies Djiroun at PFL MENA: Pleasure of Arabia on Might twenty fourth within the co-main occasion of the cardboard. As the previous responded to the informal inquiry concerning how he’s doing, Hamli mentioned [via Bowks Talking Bouts],

“I’m nice, man. The final time [in PFL MENA], I’m a contender. Proper now, I’m the champion of PFL MENA. I’m prepared to indicate the folks actually high abilities.”

When requested if getting into this season because the earlier 12 months’s champ adjustments his confidence or psychological strategy in any respect, or if it’s enterprise as traditional for Salah Eddine Hamli, Hamli acknowledged [via Bowks Talking Bouts],

“This 12 months is just like the final 12 months. I’m the champion of PFL MENA 2025. However this can be a new match. I need to be the primary PFL MENA champion to win two occasions, the second belt. The president of the promotion known as me and instructed me, hey Salah, I by no means have a double champion. You need to be the primary? I inform him, okay, let’s go. Let’s do it. I’m so motivated to do that combat this 24 Might in Dubai. I’m able to smash my opponent.”

Whereas Hamli is a multiple-time boxing champion in Spain, he went on a run in 2025 in the direction of PFL MENA gold, the place the 28-year-old secured a number of submission victories. When requested how a lot it imparts ample confidence being on the heels of these submission finishes when he already had that demonstrable hanging recreation beforehand, Salah Eddine Hamli quipped [via Bowks Talking Bouts],

“Yeah, the final system is like I’m the brand new man within the division. I’m coming from like Spain. I by no means combat in a combat worldwide and I present the folks my abilities. Like a part of the followers of PFL at all times see my abilities in grappling. I’ve such as you say, I’m coming for boxing. I’m a boxing champion right here in Spain, and I’m able to combat in anyplace of the fights. I’m able to combat in hanging, in grappling. Yeah, like Ilia [Topuria] I can take the combat in anyplace.”

Salah Eddine Hamli compares himself to Goku forward of PFL MENA 2026 return

With the broader framework of PFL making adjustments which have acquired constructive suggestions from many within the MMA house, when requested if he feels the promotion is firing on all cylinders, Salah Eddine Hamli mentioned [via Bowks Talking Bouts],

“In fact. Proper now PFL like he wager in a variety of prospects, new prospects from all [around] the world. The format of the match is excellent as a result of you’ll be able to see a variety of prospects from world wide, and PFL MENA is prepared. I need to present the followers PFL MENA has a variety of [high] stage, expert fighters, and I’m prepared to indicate the world. I’m like anxious for the twenty fourth of Might in Dubai.”

When providing his remaining ideas as issues had been wrapping up on BTB, Hamli quipped [via Bowks Talking Bouts],

“Yeah, first thanks for inviting me to your program. I solely need to say like all of the followers from Spain, from Morocco, from world wide. I’m prepared to indicate once more why I’m the champion, why I’m undefeated, and why I’m the perfect light-weight on this planet.”

“I’m prepared, and proper now the folks possibly assume this man is loopy [to] say he’s the perfect light-weight on this planet. I really feel my abilities. I’m coaching with a variety of UFC fighters, and I’m prepared to indicate the folks once more who’s the perfect… I combat Broly [Djiroun’s nickname]. I’m a really [big] fan of Dragon Ball Z, however I’m Goku. He’s Broly, and I’m [going to] smash him [laughs].”