PFL returns to Saudi Arabia on June 19 with Hattan Alsaif, Malik Basahel

It was always a question of when, not if, the Professional Fighters League would hold a fight card in Saudi Arabia this year.

Via press release on Thursday, the organization announced that June 19 would be the date of the next Saudi Arabian fight card run by the PFL. The event, which is currently listed as PFL MENA 10, does not currently have a headliner or billing set. Fights will go down at the King Abdullah Sports City Indoor Arena in Jeddah. The promotion announced that a pair of local athletes would be competing at the event, with one of the two making their professional debuts.

Currently 3-0 as a professional, the PFL has indicated that Jeddah native Malik Basahel will absolutely be part of the lineup. He does not yet have an opponent announced, with that news coming soon. A longtime amateur, Basahel dabbled in the PFL three times as an unpaid athlete until he flipped the switch in May 2025 to enter the professional ranks. Over the course of about six months, the now-24-year-old demolished Mountassir Boutouta, Ahmed Mostafa and Mahmoud Atef, all within two rounds.

It’s time to go pro

Following in fellow countryman Basahel’s footsteps, Hattan Alsaif will be also entering into her first pro match at this event. The atomweight from Riyadh was linked to a matchup in December against Haidy Ahmed, which was initially to be her first fight as a paid competitor. An injury knocked her out of the contest, and she will be appearing at this fight card against an undetermined adversary. Four second-round knockouts in the amateur ranks of PFL propelled her to this point.