PFL Africa, Champions Series Events Rescheduled for July 19

𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: #PFLCapeTown date has moved to Saturday, July 19th

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Professional Fighters League’s debut in Africa will take place one week earlier than originally announced.

The organzation on Monday announced that both PFL Africa 1 and PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai both of which were scheduled for July 26, will now go down on July 19. The venue will remain the same: GrandWest Arena in Capetown, South Africa. No reason was given for the change.

In addition to the change in date, the PFL revealed more participants for the first-round tournament bouts at bantamweight and heavyweight. Meanwhile, Nigerian strawweight prospect Juliet Ukah will compete on the card in a showcase bout against an as-yet-to be announced opponent.

The PFL Africa 1 card will precede the PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai card, which is headlined by a middleweight title tilt pitting Johnny Eblen against Costella Van Steenis. In the co-main event, 2024 PFL champion Dakota Ditcheva will lock horns with Sumiko Inaba. More Champions Series bouts are expected to be revealed in the coming weeks.

PFL Africa 1
Bantamweight:
Nkosi Ndebele vs. Mahmoud Atef
Shannon Van Tonder vs. Boule Godogo
Antero dos Santos vs. Karim Henniene
Simbarashe Hokonya vs. Alain Majorique

Heavyweight:
Maxwell Djantou Nana vs. Mickael Groguhe
Jashell Ticha Awa vs. Justin Clarke
Abdoullah Kane vs. Mohammad Ben Yahia
Badreddine Diani vs. TBD

Strawweight Showcase:
Juliet Ukah vs. TBD

PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai
Johnny Eblen vs. Costello van Steenis
Dakota Ditcheva vs. Sumiko Inaba