PFL MENA 9 is now official, but the card did undergo one
significant change during Saturday’s weigh-ins.

According to a video posted by PFL MENA on social media, Zakaria
Bichi did not make weight for his lightweight tournament bout
against Basel
Ahmed Shalaan. As a result Shalaan (155.6 pounds) will lock
horns with Abdullah
Saleem (155.6). Shalaan vs. Saleem was originally supposed to
be a showcase bout at PFL MENA 9 before the card underwent other
changes. Now it will be part of the 155-pound bracket.

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Bichi’s weight was not revealed. In the aforementioned video, a
promotion official simply stated that he was “way heavier” and
“cannot fight in the lightweight division.”

PFL MENA 9 “Pride of Arabia” takes place on Sunday at Coca-Cola
Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is headlined by a
featherweight showdown pitting Mohammad
Yahya (145.8) against Mehdi Saadi
(145.6). The card airs on PFL’s YouTube channel in the United States beginning at 9
a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT.

PFL MENA 9 weigh-in results:

Mohammad
Yahya (145.8) vs. Mehdi Saadi
(145.6)
Salah
Eddine Hamli (154.8) vs. Ylies
Djiroun (155.2)
Hamza
Kooheji (145.6) vs. Taha
Bendaoud (145)
Zamzam Al
Hammadi (113.4) vs. Abeer
Mansour Anwar Hassan (114.8)
Mohammad
Fahmi (155.2) vs. Assem
Ghanem (154.8)
Basel
Ahmed Shalaan (155.6) vs. Abdullah
Saleem (155.6)
Ahmed
El Sisy (154.4) vs. Harda Karim
(155.6)
Hamad
Marhoon (125.4) vs. Saher
Qasmieh (126)
Ahmed
Albrahim (170) vs. Ibrahim
Mahmoud (169.2)
Butti
Suwaid Alameri (143.6) vs. Hamada
Mohamed Osman (144.6)

IMAK ADMIN

By IMAK ADMIN

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