Professional Fighters League (PFL) is set to touch down in Africa for the first time ever later TODAY (Sat., July 19, 2025) inside GrandWest Arena in Cape Town, South Africa, featuring first round tournament matchups in the Heavyweight and Bantamweight divisions.
The event will be a two-for-one type of deal, as top billing will go the PFL Champions Series 2: “Road to Dubai” portion of the event spearheaded by Johnny Eblen (16-0) taking on Costello van Steenis (16-3). In the co-main event, undefeated
2024 PFL champion, Dakota Ditcheva (14-0), will lock horns with Sumiko Inaba (8-1).
That’s not all.
A.J. McKee (22-2) makes his return to face off against Akhmed Magomedov (11-1) in a Lightweight affair, while Corey Anderson (19-6) battles Denis Goltsov (36-8) in a highly-intriguing Heavyweight showdown.
Many readers check in before, during and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action, with “Prelims” set to begin at 10 a.m. ET streaming on ESPN+ (main card start time at 2 p.m. ET, also on ESPN+). Feel free to leave a comment (or several) about the bouts and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it’s always a lot of fun!
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Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty ImagesPFL Champions Series 2: ‘Road to Dubai’ Quick Results:
185 lbs.: Johnny Eblen vs. Costello Van Steenis
125 lbs.: Dakota Ditcheva vs. Sumiko Inaba
155 lbs.: A.J. McKee vs. Akhmed Magomedov
265 lbs.: Corey Anderson vs. Denis Goltsov
155 lbs.: Artur Zaynukov vs. Takeshi Izumi
115 lbs.: Juliet Ukah vs. Ceileigh Niedermayr
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Photo by Adekunle AjayiPFL Cape Town Quick Results:
Bantamweight Tournament
135 lbs.: Nkosi Ndebele vs. Mahmoud Atef
135 lbs.: Shannon Van Tonder vs. Boule Godogo
135 lbs.: Asiashu Tshitamba vs. Karim Henniene
135 lbs.: Simbarashe Hokonya vs. Frans Mlambo
Heavyweight Tournament
265 lbs.: Maxwell Djantou Nana vs. Mikael Groguhe
265 lbs.: Jashell Ticha Awa vs. Justin Clarke
265 lbs.: Abdoullah Kane vs. Joffie Houlton
265 lbs.: Abraham Bably vs. Paul-Emmanuel Gnaze
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