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| Author: | Dent [ Tue Jul 15, 2025 9:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | [Event] PFL Africa 1 Cape Town 2025 - Eblen vs. van Steenis - Jul 19 |
PFL Africa 1 Cape Town 2025: Eblen vs. van Steenis (also known as PFL Champions Series 2 and 2025 PFL Africa 1: First Round) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that will take place on July 19, 2025, at GrandWest Arena in Cape Town, South Africa. Fight card PFL Champions Series 2 (DAZN / ESPN+) Middleweight Johnny Eblen (c) vs. Costello van Steenis Middleweight Championship Women's Flyweight Dakota Ditcheva vs. Sumiko Inaba Featherweight A. J. McKee vs. Akhmed Magomedov Lightweight Makkasharip Zaynukov vs. Takeshi Izumi Heavyweight Corey Anderson vs. Denis Goltsov 2025 PFL Africa 1 (DAZN) Bantamweight Nkosi Ndebele vs. Mahmoud Atef Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Heavyweight Maxwell Djantou Nana vs. Mickaël Groguhe Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bantamweight Shannon van Tonder vs. Boule Godogo Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Heavyweight Jashell Ticha Awa vs. Justin Clarke Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bantamweight Antero dos Santos vs. Karim Henniene Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Heavyweight Abdoullah Kane vs. Joffie Houlton Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bantamweight Frans Mlambo vs. Simbarashe Hokonya Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Heavyweight Badr Medkouri vs. Abraham Bably Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal Women's Strawweight Juliet Ukah vs. Ceileigh Niedermayr Background The event will mark the promotion's debut in South Africa, which will be the 14th country to hold a PFL and WSOF event. A PFL Champions Series Middleweight World Championship bout between current champion Johnny Eblen and Costello van Steenis is scheduled to headline the event. The event will also feature the start of the 2025 PFL Africa Tournament in the heavyweight and bantamweight divisions. First Time Ever. Global MMA. Africa! Headlining the evening is undefeated Middleweight World Champion Johnny “Pressure” Eblen (16-0), who puts his perfect record and title on the line against Spain’s surging contender Costello “The Spaniard” van Steenis (16-3). In the co-main event, Women’s Flyweight phenom “Dangerous” Dakota Ditcheva (14-0), widely considered one of the top pound-for-pound female fighters in MMA, faces Hawaii’s elite striker Sumiko “Lady Samurai” Inaba (8-1) in a thrilling penultimate bout. In addition, former Bellator Featherweight World Champion AJ “Mercenary” McKee (22-2) returns at 145-pounds to face Russian standout Akhmed Magomedov (11-1). In a Heavyweight Showcase, Light Heavyweight Champion Corey Anderson (18-6) moves up to meet 2024 PFL Heavyweight Champion Denis Goltsov (36-8). Meanwhile, Artur Zaynukov (16-4) faces Japan’s Takeshi Izumi (6-3) in a compelling Lightweight battle. Abdoullah Kane, also known as Abdoulaye Kane, a pro MMA fighter from Senegal and Morocco impressively winning his first 3 fights by 2 KO's and 1 submission, recently fighting in Kamaru Usmans promotion AKO, will finally make his long awaited PFL debut. The PFL Champions Series Road to Dubai: Cape Town portion of its historic event on July 19 will stream live and exclusively in the United States on ESPN+. Meanwhile, the PFL Africa segment will stream live exclusively on the PFL App in the U.S. |
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