The Saudi capital Riyadh hosted the Professional Fighters League Middle East and North Africa (PFL MENA) tournament, which witnessed a remarkable audience turnout and distinguished technical levels, resulting in the completion of the list of qualifiers for the semi-final round, which will be hosted by Riyadh on October 2. Saudi fighter Hattan Al-Saif topped the main event after achieving a technical knockout victory over Algeria's Dania Ouhachi in the second round, recording a perfect start in her first appearance on the professional scene amid great interaction from the fans who gathered to support her. Hattan Al-Saif stressed that winning the first professional bout represents an important start in her career, noting that achieving the knockout victory gave her a great incentive to continue working and developing, expressing her aspiration to present better levels in upcoming engagements. In the co-main event, Jordan's Hazem Al-Kayali booked his ticket to the welterweight semi-finals after winning by unanimous decision over Lebanon's Hassan Shabaan, continuing his journey towards the title. Saudi fighter Malik Basahl also continued his strong performances, maintaining his undefeated record after prevailing by unanimous decision over Morocco's Imad Al-Azzami, affirming his presence as one of the emerging Saudi talents in the tournament. Malik Basahl expressed his happiness with the performance he delivered before his country's fans, stressing that his constant goal is to improve his level from one bout to another, and appreciating the great fan support that was a motivation for achieving this victory. The remaining bouts saw the qualification of Morocco's Badr Eddine Diyani, Algeria's Abdelkrim Zouad, Palestine's Omar Hussein, and Jordan's Hazem Al-Kayali to the welterweight semi-finals, while Algeria's Ilyas Boudgham and Syria's Shadi Qabbani qualified to the featherweight semi-finals. Saudi fighter Saud Al-Mulhim also achieved a unanimous decision victory over Egypt's Abdul Halim Al-Houfi, while Algeria's Rayan Othmani managed to finish his bout against Egypt's Islam Mustafa by knockout in the first round, thus completing the list of qualifiers and competitors ahead of the anticipated semi-final stage in Riyadh. Al-Mulhim said that achieving his first victory in front of the Riyadh fans is a moment he cherishes greatly, stressing that representing Saudi Arabia is a great responsibility that drives him to continue improving and presenting his best, and to raise the name of Saudi Arabia in all his future participations.