The 2024 PFL World Championship takes place on Friday, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results!
The upcoming show takes place Friday, November 29, at the King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The main card of global title fights begins at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT, with the MENA championship card and showcase card starting at 9:30 AM ET/6:30 AM PT and 7:15 AM ET/4:15 AM ET, respectively.
In the main event. England’s Brendan Loughnane will shoot for his second title in the SmartCage, having previously emerged with gold in his possession at the conclusion of the 2022 season.
To repeat that feat, he must upset the odds to hand 17-0 Russian Timur Khizriev his first professional defeat in mixed martial arts.
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Perhaps the most intriguing matchup comes in the co-headliner as another UK standout challenges for season glory. Striking specialist Dakota Ditcheva will get her toughest test to date, with former UFC title challenger Taila Santos marking the latest looking to take her ‘0’ inside the cage.
2024 PFL World Championship Weigh-In Results
PFL World Championship Card (3 PM ET, ESPN+):
- Featherweight Championship: Brendan Loughnane (144.8lbs) vs. Timur Khizriev (144.7lbs)
- Women’s Flyweight Championship: Dakota Ditcheva (124.9lbs) vs. Taila Santos (125lbs)
- Light Heavyweight Championship: Impa Kasanganay (204.6lbs) vs. Dovletzhan Yagshimuradov (204.1lbs)
- Welterweight: Championship: Magomed Umalatov (168.8lbs) vs. Shamil Musaev (169.8lbs)
- Lightweight Championship: Brent Primus (154.3lbs) vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov (155lbs)
- Heavyweight Championship: Denis Goltsov (245.8lbs) vs. Oleg Popov (249.5lbs)
PFL MENA Championship Card (9:30 AM ET, ESPN+):
- MENA Featherweight Championship: Maraoune Bellagouit (144.8lbs) vs. Abdullah Al-Qahtani (144.4lbs)
- MENA Welterweight Championship: Mohammad Alaqraa (169.6lbs) vs. Omar El Dafrawy (170lbs)
- Amateur Women’s Atomweight: Hattan Alsaif (105.4lbs) vs. Lilia Osmani (108.3lbs)**
- MENA Bantamweight Championship: Ali Taleb (134lbs) vs. Rachid El Hazoume (134.8lbs)
- MENA Lightweight Championship: Mohsen Mohammadseifi (154.6lbs) vs. Georges Eid (155lbs)
Showcase Fight Card (7:15 AM ET, ESPN+):
- Lightweight: Mansour Barnaoui (153.6lbs) vs. Alfie Davis (155.7lbs)
- Heavyweight: Slim Trabelsi (243.5lbs) vs. Abraham Bably (251.8lbs)
- Featherweight: Jesus Pinedo (152lbs)* vs. Jeremy Kennedy
- Featherweight: Asael Adjoudj (145.9lbs) vs. Jose Perez (145lbs)
- Middleweight: Costello van Steenis (185.9lbs) vs. Joao Dantas (185lbs)
*Jesus Pinedo missed the featherweight limit by 6 pounds, replaced by Gabriel Braga
**Lilia Osmani missed the atomweight limit by 2.3 pounds, fight to proceed at catchweight of 109 pounds