The event, which also features the inaugural finals of the PFL MENA season, will see six PFL world champions crowned, with each winner winning a championship belt and a cheque for $1 million.
It’s the biggest night of the year for the Professional Fighters League and, at the official weigh-ins ahead of fight night in Riyadh, all of the fighters set to compete for championship titles all successfully made weight for their respective bouts.
Headlining the event is England’s Brendan Loughnane, with the 2022 PFL featherweight champion looking to become a two-time PFL world champion when he takes on undefeated Russian contender Timur Khizriev in the 145-pound finale.
The co-main event will feature the women’s flyweight division, with England’s Dakota Ditcheva taking on Brazilian former UFC contender Taila Santos for the 125-pound title, and a former champion returns in a bid to defend his crown, as 2023 light heavyweight champion Impa Kampanay faces off against Dovletzhan Yagshimuradov for the 205-pound championship.
Also on the card, former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus will go for PFL gold when he faces Gadzhi Rabadanov in the 155-pound final, and Denis Goltsov will trade leather with Oleg Popov for the heavyweight crown.
The preliminary card will also feature three PFL MENA season finals, as the PFL crowns its first MENA regional champions in the welterweight, bantamweight and lightweight divisions.
The full bout lineup features 15 fights in all, and you can check the full list of official weights below.
PFL World Championships 2024: Official fight card
MAIN CARD
- Brendan Loughnane (144.8) vs. Timur Khizriev (144.7) – PFL featherweight world championship
- Dakota Ditcheva (124.9) vs. Talia Santos (125.0) – PFL women’s flyweight world championship
- Impa Kasanganay (204.6) vs. Dovletzhan Yagshimuradov (204.1) – PFL light heavyweight world championship
- Magomed Umalatov (168.8) vs. Shamil Musaev (169.8) – PFL welterweight world championship
- Brent Primus (154.3) vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov (155.0) – PFL lightweight world championship
- Denis Goltsov (245.8) vs. Oleg Popov (249.5) – PFL heavyweight world championship
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Costello van Steenis (185.9) vs. Joao Dantas (185.0) – middleweight
- Gabriel Braga (144.3) vs. Jeremy Kennedy (145.8) – featherweight
- Mohammad Alaqraa (169.6) vs. Omar El Dafrawy (170.0) – PFL MENA welterweight championship
- Hattan Alsaif (105.4) vs. Lilia Osmani (108.3) – women’s atomweight
- Ali Taleb (134.0) vs. Rachid El Hazoume (134.8) – PFL MENA bantamweight championship
- Mohsen Mohammadseifi (154.6) vs. Georges Eid (155.0) – PFL MENA lightweight championship
EARLY PRELIMS
- Mansour Barnaoui (153.6) vs. Alfie Davis (155.7) – lightweight
- Slim Trabelsi (243.5) vs. Abraham Bably (251.8) – heavyweight
- Marouane Bellagouit (144.4) vs. Abdullah Al-Qahtani (144.3) – featherweight
