Mostafa Rashed Nada defeats Osama ElSeady at PFL MENA 11

At PFL MENA 11 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s Mostafa Rashed Nada settled a decade-long rivalry by defeating Egypt’s Osama ElSeady. Nada secured a second-round victory via a guillotine choke at 2:33, bringing his professional record to 10-4 and completing a trilogy that began with two matches in 2016.

The event also determined the tournament finalists for several weight classes:

• Welterweight: Morocco’s Badreddine Diani defeated Jordan’s Hazem Kayyali via arm-triangle choke, while Algeria’s Abdelkrim Zouad advanced following a unanimous decision over Palestine’s Omar Hussein. • Lightweight: Algeria’s Ylies Djiroun secured a first-round TKO against Egypt’s Assem Ghanem, setting up a title fight against Egypt’s Mohammad Fahmi. • Featherweight: Tunisia’s Mehdi Saadi earned a split decision victory over Syria’s Shadi Kabbani to enter the finals.