The Professional Fighters League (PFL) breaks new ground this weekend as the Grand Arena at GrandWest in Cape Town, South Africa, hosts the promotion’s debut on African soil.
PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai – Cape Town, which effectively serves as the event’s main card, features several of the organization’s most notable names, including Dakota Ditcheva, Johnny Eblen, and Corey Anderson.
Meanwhile, the undercard will showcase PFL Africa’s First Round matchups in the heavyweight and bantamweight tournaments.
PFL Champions Series Road to Dubai: Cape Town Results
- Middleweight World Championship Main Event: Costello van Steenis defeated Johnny Eblen via submission (RNC) at 4:51 of round five
- Women’s Flyweight Co-Main Event: Dakota Ditcheva defeated Sumiko Inaba via unanimous decision
- Featherweight Showcase Bout: AJ McKee defeated Akhmed Magomedov via unanimous decision
- Lightweight Showcase Bout: Artur Zaynukov defeated Takeshi Izumi via unanimous decision
- Heavyweight Showcase Bout: Corey Anderson defeated Denis Goltsov via KO/TKO at 3:28 of round two
PFL Africa Results
- Bantamweight First Round Bout: Nkosi Ndebele defeated Mahmoud Atef via KO/TKO at 4:51 of round one
- Heavyweight First Round Bout: Maxwell Djantou Nana defeated Mikael Groguhe via unanimous decision
- Bantamweight First Round Bout: Boule Godogo defeated Shannon Van Tonder via split decision
- Heavyweight First Round Bout: Jashell Ticha Awa vs. Justin Clarke defeated Jashell Ticha Awa via KO/TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of round one
- Bantamweight First Round Bout: Asiashu Tshitamba vs. Karim Henniene defeated Asiashu Tshitamba via split decision
- Heavyweight First Round Bout: Abdoulaye Kane vs. Joffie Houlton defeated Abdoulaye Kane via disaqualification (illegal knee) at 0:40 of round one
- Bantamweight First Round Bout: Simbarashe Hokonya defeated Frans Mlambo via unanimous decision
- Heavyweight First Round Bout: Abraham Bably defeated Paul-Emmanuel Gnaze via KO/TKO at 4:59 of round one
- Showcase Women’s Strawweight Bout: Juliet Ukah defeated Ceileigh Niedermayr via unanimous decision
