{
  "id": 13203363,
  "title": "PFL Africa weigh ins results, fighter face offs for historic MMA fight card in Morocco (Video)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pfl-africa-weigh-ins-results-fighter-face-offs-for-historic-mma-fight",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T20:21:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pfl-africa-weigh-ins-results-202106890.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is set to debut in Morocco, part of their Africa initiative to promote mixed martial arts (MMA) in an underrepresented region. PFL is showcasing some of Africa's most prominent fighters, including CrossFit Games athlete and seven-time African Sambo Champion Sanaa Mandar, who will face off against 21-year-old Nigerian rising star Jane Osigwe in a rematch. The main event of the PFL Morocco fight card on October 10, 2026, features heavyweight contenders Abdoulaye Kane and Badr Medkouri, with the bout to air exclusively on the Starzplay network at 1 p.m. ET. The card includes bouts in the bantamweight, lightweight, and welterweight divisions, with winners advancing to compete for $100,000 in prize money and the title of best in class this year. Prior to the weigh-ins, all 22 fighters gathered in Casablanca to officially enter the PFL Africa \"Morocco\" event.",
  "summary": "Professional Fighters League (PFL) is less than 24 hours in front of its debut in Morocco, part of a broader PFL Africa initiative that develops and fosters mixed martial arts (MMA) in a largely untapped region. While Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues to ignore pleas from its top African stars, and champions of African descent, […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}