"The PFL was planning on scaling back its bantamweight division in the MENA region to run three brackets at featherweight, lightweight and welterweight. Of those three, featherweights and lightweights will be having their various quarterfinal matches."
"The new main attraction will see UAE native Mohammad Yahya debut with the promotion against Mehdi Saadi in a featherweight quarterfinal clash. It will be Yahya's first outing since a trio of unsuccessful walks to the Ultimate Fighting Championship cage."
The Professional Fighters League has moved its first PFL MENA card from Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, to Dubai, UAE, scheduled for May 24. The event's title has changed from 'Rise of the Gulf' to 'Pride of Arabia.' The new main event features UAE fighter Mohammad Yahya against Mehdi Saadi in a featherweight quarterfinal. The bantamweight division will be scaled back, focusing on featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight brackets. The current lineup includes two featherweight and four lightweight matches, with potential for more fights to be added.
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