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The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has announced that PFL MENA: Pride of Arabia, the 2026 PFL MENA season opener will take place on May 24 (Sunday), live from Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The event will feature athletes representing eleven nations across the region, highlighting the depth and unity of mixed martial arts in the Middle East and North Africa. Tickets are on sale now via coca-cola-arena.com with an early bird discount valid for 7 days, ending on April 29.

Headlining the event, the UAE’s Mohammad “The UAE Warrior” Yahya (12-6) makes his PFL debut against Tunisia’s Mehdi Saadi (6-2) in a Featherweight Quarterfinal bout. Yahya enters as one of the region’s most established fighters and returns to compete on home soil in a key main event opportunity.

Meanwhile, Saadi brings a balanced skill set and momentum into the match-up. Both fighters will look to secure a place in the next round of the PFL MENA Featherweight Tournament.

In the co-main event, Morocco’s Salah “Supersalah” Eddine Hamli (11-0) faces Algeria’s Ylies “Broly” Djiroun (24-9) in a lightweight bout. Hamli enters the tournament undefeated following a dominant championship run last season, where he established himself as one of the region’s top lightweight finishers. Djiroun, meanwhile, brings veteran experience and a well-rounded skill set, having competed across multiple international promotions.

The card will also feature the highly-anticipated debut of rising Emirati MMA star Zamzam Al Hammadi. The 18-year old Al Hammadi signed with PFL MENA last year, bringing with her championships in MMA and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

“Dubai is a key market for PFL MENA and a global hub for sport and entertainment, making it the ideal stage for our 2026 season opener, aptly titled ‘Pride of Arabia,’” said Jerome Mazet, General Manager of PFL MENA. “Dubai has consistently shown its passion for MMA, and we are excited to bring local stars like Mohammad Yahya and Zamzam Al Hammadi to perform in front of a home crowd. As the beating heart of sport and entertainment in the Arab world, Dubai offers a truly unique atmosphere, with athletes representing multiple nations, we know fans from across the region will be in the arena to support their own. There’s no city that connects cultures, fans and fighters quite like Dubai.”

PFL MENA: Pride of Arabia Card
Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE
May 24 | 5pm GST
Starzplay (MENA)

Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal Main Event: Mohammad Yahya (12-6) vs. Mehdi Saadi (6-2)
Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Co-Main Event: Salah Eddine Hamli (11-0) vs. Ylies Djiroun (24-9)
Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bout: Hamza Kooheji (14-4) vs. Taha Bendaoud (5-1)
Women’s Strawweight Amateur Showcase Bout: Zamzam Al Hammadi (2-0 AM) vs. TBD
Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bout: Mohammad Fahmi (6-1) vs. Assem Ghanem (7-0)
Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bout: Ahmed El Sisy (7-2, 1 NC) vs. Harda Karim (5-2)
Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bout: Georges Eid (11-6, 1 NC) vs. Hussein Fakher (7-4)
Lightweight Showcase Alternate Bout: Abdullah Saleem (5-1, 1 NC) vs. Basel Shalaan (6-1)
Flyweight Showcase Bout: Hamad Marhoon (1-0) vs. Saher Qasmieh (2-0)
Welterweight Showcase Bout: Ahmed Albrahim (4-1 AM) vs. Khaled Mahmoud (1-1 AM)
Featherweight Amateur Showcase Bout: Butti Suwaid Alameri (8-4 AM) vs. TBD

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Houston-based super middleweight Darius “DFG” Fulgham (14-1-1, 12 KOs) has shifted his training site to Brickhouse Boxing Club for multiple changes that needed attention after his last two disappointing performances.

The state-of-the-art Brickhouse Boxing Club is located in North Hollywood, where Fulghum has joined 3 Point Management (3 PM) and Golden Boy Promotions stablemates – unified world cruiserweight world champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs) and WBA No. 1rated super flyweight John “Scrappy” Ramirez (16-1, 9 KOs) – training there for most of this year.

In addition to getting elite sparring, Fulghum has been working with one of boxing’s leading young trainers, Juian Chua, who trains “Zurdo” and “Scrappy,” as well as middleweight prospect Eric Priest (16-0-1, 8 KOs). Fulghum’s longtime coach, Darnell Person, is still in Darius’ corner and he has been at many of Fulghum’s training sessions at Brickhouse.

“We’ve been making a lot of changes,” WBA No. 5-rated Fulghum explained, “to try and get back to the fundamentals. I’ve been at Brickhouse for most of this year and there is a lot of great talent here like ‘Zurdo.’ It’s been great to be in a different environment, which has put me back in a great mindset. I’m improving my craft and when I get back in the ring everyone will see the new, improved version. I’m working on facets of my game that I strayed from to become more of a well-rounded fighter.”

In his last fight this past November, Fulghum fought David Stevens (15-2) to a 10-round majority draw, one fight after Darius suffered his lone loss as a professional to Bektemir Melikuziev (15-1) nearly one year ago by way of a 12-round unanimous decision.

Fulghum also acknowledged that his super middleweight division is wide open with Terence Crawford’s retirement and the imposing Texan believes he needs to get into the contemporary title hunt with the likes of legendary Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs), reigning IBF world champion Osleys Iglesias (15-0, 14 KOs), WBC world champion Christian Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs), WBC Interim Champion Lester Martinez (20-0-1, 16 KOs), Diego Pacheco (25-0, 18 KOs), WBA world champion Jose Armando Resendiz (16-2 (11 KOs), former IBF world champion Caleb Plant (23-3, 14 KOs), and scheduled (May 23rd) WBO world title challenger Hamzah Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KOs).

“This is a pivotal time,” Fulghum said. “Let’s see what happens next. I need to come back with a dominating performance in my next fight (tentatively slated for May 22nd) and wipe away the memories of my last two fights. I’ll be back to show everybody that I’m really that guy!”

Fulghum was a decorated amateur boxer who was ranked No. 1 in the USA as a heavyweight, but as a professional he’s fought strictly as a super middleweight. He was the 2018 National Golden Gloves Tournament Champion, and he also won the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. He earned a nursing degree from Prairie View A & M University during COVID-19.

Fulghum is working with 3 Point Management (3 PM), which has a growing stable of gifted boxers including WBA & WBO Cruiserweight World Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs), WBA No. 1-rated world super flyweight title contender John “Scrappy” Ramirez (14-1, 9 KOs), former WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Oleksandr “The Nail” Gvozdyk (21-3, 17 KOs), former WBA Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight Champion, Canadian Kareem “Supreme” Hackett (13-1, 7 KOs), Armenian featherweight Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan (23-6, 17 KOs), and German junior welterweight Simon “Saucy” Vollmer (7-0, 3 KOs).

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