PFL Africa arrives earlier than expected.
The league’s first event on the continent has moved from July 26th to July 19th, the PFL announced Tuesday.
PFL Africa takes place at Grand West Arina in Cape Town, South Africa, and actually consists of two events. The latter event is the PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai Show. This is found to be midweight champion Johnny Eblen defending the title against Costellovan Stinis.
In the co-main event, undefeated flyweight star Dakota Ditcheva will face Mushiko Inaba.
The first part of the show, officially the PFL Africa 1, features the start of the league’s Africa Regional Tournament, as heavyweights and bantamweights are active. Please refer to the lineup below.
Nkosi ndebele vs. Mahmoud Atef -Bantamweight
Maxwell Djantou Nana vs. Mikael Groguhe – Heavyweight
Shannon Van Tonder vs. Boule Godogo – Bantamweight
Jashell Ticha Awa vs. Justin Clarke – Heavyweight
Antero Dos Santos vs. Karim Henniene -Bantamweight
Abdoullah Kane vs. Mohammed Ben Yahia – Heavyweight
Power Hyleshon vs. Alain Majoriques -Bantaweight
Badredinne Medkouri vs. TBD – Heavyweight
Juliet Uca and tbd
Oddly, due to Tuesday’s schedule change, the PFL will compete directly with UFC 318. This is headlined in what is billed as a trilogy between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier as a battle for Poirier’s retirement.