Mostafa Nada needed just one amateur bout before turning pro in 2013, winning four of his first five fights. He enters tonight with an 8-3 record and a four-fight win streak, competing for various notable promotions. Nada made his PFL debut in a Showcase bout during the 2023 PFL Playoffs back in August, scoring a first-round finish of Korey Kuppe.

 

Abdel Rahmane Driai started his professional MMA run in 2017 with a first-round finish of Francis Buangala. Driai, who has eight first-round finishes in his nine victories thus far, won his first six fights before falling short in a regional middleweight title fight. He’s 3-1 since the title fight loss, most recently stopping Jonathan Bosuku in May.

 

Who will come out on top in this middleweight showcase main event?

 

 

Round 1

 

Low kick by Nada. Driai responds in kind. Left hand missed by Nada. Low kick from Driai misses. One-two from Nada. Nada throws a small flurry. Driai flashes the left hand. Leg kick and a front kick from Driai. Low kick by Driai. Left hand from Nada causes Driai to stumble. Brief clinch but it’s quickly released. Left hand from Driai. Nada stumbles Driai again with a right hand. Left hand slumps Driai! Nada tries to get on the attack, but Driai clinches up. Nada is chasing Driai down!

 

Right hand drops Driai, and the fight is over!

 

 

Mostafa Nada quickly takes care of business to the delight of the crowd in Riyadh!

 

 

OFFICIAL RESULT

 

Mostafa Nada defeats Abdel Rahmane Driai by 1st round TKO (2:34) in a PFL MENA Showcase Bout (non-season bout).

  • Nada moves his career record to 9-3 with his 6th career knockout
  • Nada has now won 5 straight
  • Nada fights out of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Nada is a former Desert FC Light Heavyweight Champion
  • Nada is now 2-0 in the PFL