PFL MENA 11 results: Mostafa Nada submits Osama Elsaidy in round 2 to close a 10-year trilogy
The PFL MENA 11 results give Mostafa Nada the last word. On Friday in Riyadh, the Saudi submitted Egypt’s Osama Elsaidy with a guillotine in round 2, 10 years after their 2 fights in 2016. The night also set the tournament finals: Badreddine Diani and Abdelkrim Zouad at welterweight, Ylies Djiroun and Mohammad Fahmi at lightweight, Mehdi Saadi and Elias Boudegzdame at featherweight.
Key takeaways
- PFL MENA 11 results: Mostafa Nada beats Osama Elsaidy by submission, a round 2 guillotine, and wins their trilogy 2 fights to one.
- At welterweight, Badreddine Diani submits Hazem Kayyali in round 2 and Abdelkrim Zouad outpoints Omar Hussein: they meet in the final.
- Ylies Djiroun, a TKO winner in 3:06, and Mohammad Fahmi reach the lightweight final. Mehdi Saadi and Elias Boudegzdame will contest the featherweight tournament.
PFL MENA 11 results: Nada wins the trilogy
A round 2 guillotine
In the light heavyweight main event, Osama Elsaidy shot for a takedown. Mostafa Nada defended, locked in a guillotine, and the Egyptian tapped in round 2.
10 years of history
The 2 fought 2 times in 2016 for the Desert Force light heavyweight title, winning once each. Nada, now 10-4, takes the series.
A failed return for Elsaidy
Elsaidy, 9-4, was returning after almost 3 years away. It is his 2nd loss in 2 PFL fights.
The PFL MENA tournament finalists
Welterweight: Diani vs Zouad
Morocco’s Badreddine Diani, 12-4, submitted previously unbeaten Jordanian Hazem Kayyali with an arm-triangle choke at 3:05 of round 2. Abdelkrim Zouad, 9-2, beat Omar Hussein by unanimous decision, 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27.
Lightweight: Djiroun vs Fahmi
Algeria’s Ylies Djiroun, 26-9, stopped Egypt’s Assem Ghanem by TKO at 3:06 of round 1. Mohammad Fahmi, 7-1, beat Ahmed El Sisy by unanimous decision and reaches the final for the 2nd year running.
Featherweight: Saadi vs Boudegzdame
Tunisia’s Mehdi Saadi, 8-2, edged Shadi Kabbani by split decision. Elias Boudegzdame advances without fighting: according to Sherdog, Islam Youssef could not get his visa and his replacement could not make weight.
With no title, only legacy, on the line.
What to take from the night in Riyadh
A Saudi win in the women’s bout
Saudi Arabia’s Fatima Al Ammari stopped Aya Lounes in round 2 with knees and punches.
Finals in December
According to Sherdog, the tournament finals are set for December 11. Each division will crown its 2026 PFL MENA champion there.
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