The PFL will invade South Africa on Saturday, as PFL Africa and PFL Champions Series Road to Dubai: Cape Town take place. The event is set for the Grand Arena, GrandWest in Cape Town, South Africa.
In the main event, Johnny Eblen puts his middleweight title on the line opposite top contender Costello van Steenis. Also, unbeaten flyweight Dakota Ditcheva takes on Sumiko Inaba.
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The Cape Town portion of the card streams live on ESPN+ in the United States while the PFL Africa bouts air via the PFL App in the U.S.
“The debut of PFL Africa marks a historic milestone in the global evolution of mixed martial arts,” said Peter Murray, PFL CEO. “We’re proud to deliver this groundbreaking event to fans worldwide, and to showcase the PFL Champions Series live in the U.S. on ESPN+.”
The action kicks off at 10 a.m. EST with first round matches in the PFL Africa heavyweight and bantamweight tournaments. The ESPN+ card begins at 2 p.m. EST.
Along with Eblen vs. van Steenis and Ditcheva vs. Inaba, AJ McKee takes on Akhmed Magomedov, Corey Anderson battles Denis Goltsov and Artur Zaynukov fights Takeshi Izumi.
Complete PFL Champions Series Road to Dubai: Cape Town Card:
ESPN+ (U.S.)
Saturday, July 19 – 2:00 PM EST
Middleweight World Championship Main Event: Johnny Eblen (16-0) vs. Costello van Steenis (16-3)
Women’s Flyweight Co-Main Event: Dakota Ditcheva (14-0) vs. Sumiko Inaba (8-1)
Featherweight Showcase Bout: AJ McKee (22-2) vs. Akhmed Magomedov (11-1)
Lightweight Showcase Bout: Artur Zaynukov (16-4) vs. Takeshi Izumi (6-3)
Heavyweight Showcase Bout: Corey Anderson (18-6) vs. Denis Goltsov (36-8)
Complete PFL Africa Card:
PFL App (U.S.)
Saturday, July 19 – 10:00 AM EST
Bantamweight First Round Bout: Nkosi Ndebele (8-3) vs. Mahmoud Atef (5-2)
Heavyweight First Round Bout Maxwell Djantou Nana (6-1) vs. Mikael Groguhe (6-2)
Bantamweight First Round Bout: Shannon Van Tonder (7-2) vs. Boule Godogo (3-0)
Heavyweight First Round Bout: Jashell Ticha Awa (3-1) vs. Justin Clarke (2-0)
Bantamweight First Round Bout: Asiashu Tshitamba (6-4) vs. Karim Henniene (4-0)
Heavyweight First Round Bout: Abdoulaye Kane (3-0) vs. Joffie Houlton (7-4)
Bantamweight First Round Bout: Simbarashe Hokonya (5-0) vs. Frans Mlambo (15-6)
Heavyweight First Round Bout: Abraham Bably (5-2) vs. Paul-Emmanuel Gnaze (8-5)
Showcase Women’s Strawweight Bout: Juliet Ukah (6-0) vs. Ceileigh Niedermayr (3-2)
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