MMA: PFL Africa brings its cages to Casablanca, with six semi-finals and a heavyweight clash on October 10
The Professional Fighters League is bringing its African playoffs to Casablanca on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at the Mohammed V Sports Complex, with thirteen fights announced and the evening starting at 6 p.m. local time, according to MMA Sucka. This marks the first time the PFL Africa circuit has stopped in North Africa.
The main event is a heavyweight duel between Senegal's Abdoulaye Kane (5 wins, 2 losses) and Morocco's Badr Medkouri (9-3), according to MMA News. Kane, coming off a first-round TKO loss to Justin Clarke, weighed in at 265.2 pounds, compared to 246.8 pounds for Medkouri, according to Sherdog.
Six semi-finals, three finals at stake
The real stakes of the evening lie elsewhere: six fights are tournament semi-finals across three weight classes. In the bantamweight division, Karim Henniene (7-0) faces Nigerian Raphael Uchegbu (11-2), and Dwight Joseph takes on Boule Godogo. In the welterweight division, Shido Boris Esperança (12-2) challenges Peace Nguphane (9-3), while Rivaldo Pereira meets David Samuel. In the lightweight division, Nigerians Patrick Ocheme (9-1) and Cornel Thompson (12-3) face off, and Demba Seck takes on Hussain Al Kurdi. The winners will meet later in the year for the finals, MMA News specifies.
Sherdog reports a weigh-in incident: Shido Boris Esperança came in one pound over the limit and will have to pay a fine deducted from his purse. The card also includes a women's flyweight fight between Jane Osigwe and Sanaa Mandar.
Nine African countries on one card
According to MMA News, the lineup brings together fighters from nine African countries, including Senegal, Morocco, Nigeria, Liberia, and Angola. PFL Africa General Manager Elias Schulze says he wants to go to "the four corners of the continent." In other words: build a professional circuit here at home, rather than exporting African talent and hoping they return one day.
The evening will be broadcast on SuperSport, Canal+, and SportyTV in sub-Saharan Africa, on STARZPLAY in North Africa and the Middle East, and on DAZN, ESPN+, and the PFL app elsewhere in the world, according to MMA Sucka. The program remained subject to change before the kickoff.
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