Fans React To PFL Africa Card

PFL Africa’s inaugural main card airs on Saturday on ESPN+ in the U.S. from the Grand Arena, GrandWest, in Cape Town, South Africa, as fans gave their reaction.

The "Road to Dubai" series features the main event between middleweight champion Johnny Eblen, who takes on Costello van Steenis. In chief support, the 2024 flyweight tournament champion Dakota Ditcheva squares off against Sumiko Inaba. Meanwhile, ex-Bellator featherweight champion A.J. McKee fights Akhmed Magomedov, while former Bellator light heavyweight champion Corey Anderson goes up against Denis Goltsov.

"The debut of PFL Africa marks a historic milestone in the global evolution of mixed martial arts. 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+. As we continue our global expansion, fans in the U.S. can catch all the action from PFL Africa exclusively on the PFL App, the official home of international PFL competition," Peter Murray (PFL CEO) said

Events

PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai – Cape Town Card

Main Event (Middleweight Title Fight): Johnny Eblen (16-0) vs. Costello van Steenis (16-3)

Co-Main Event (Women’s Flyweight): Dakota Ditcheva (14-0) vs. Sumiko Inaba (8-1)

Featherweight Fight: AJ McKee (22-2) vs. Akhmed Magomedov (11-1)

Lightweight Fight: Artur Zaynukov (16-4) vs. Takeshi Izumi (6-3)

Heavyweight Fight: Corey Anderson (18-6) vs. Denis Goltsov (36-8)

PFL Africa Card

Bantamweight Fight: Nkosi Ndebele (8-3) vs. Mahmoud Atef (5-2)

Heavyweight Fight: Maxwell Djantou Nana (6-1) vs. Mikael Groguhe (6-2)

Bantamweight Fight: Shannon Van Tonder (7-2) vs. Boule Godogo (3-0)

Heavyweight Fight: Jashell Ticha Awa (3-1) vs. Justin Clarke (2-0)

Bantamweight Fight: Asiashu Tshitamba (6-4) vs. Karim Henniene (4-0)

Heavyweight Fight: Abdoulaye Kane (3-0) vs. Joffie Houlton (7-4)

Bantamweight Fight: Simbarashe Hokonya (5-0) vs. Frans Mlambo (15-6)

Heavyweight Fight: Abraham Bably (5-2) vs. Paul-Emmanuel Gnaze (8-5)

Women’s Strawweight Fight (Showcase): Juliet Ukah (6-0) vs. Ceileigh Niedermayr (3-2)

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