Four new bouts have been added to Professional Fighters League’s second PFL Africa event slated to hold on Saturday, August 9 at the Big Top Arena, Carnival City in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Fans on August 9 will witness Africa’s top MMA talent clash in the Welterweight and Featherweight divisions as the inaugural tournament continues toward crowning the first-ever PFL Africa Champions.
In Welterweight action on the main card, Democratic Republic of Congo’s British Boloyang (3-1) will take on Cameroon’s undefeated Octave Ayinda (5-0) in a First Round matchup.
Also at 170-pounds, Burkina Faso’s Sanon Sadeck (7-2) will square off against Yabna N’tchala (11-2-1) of Guinea-Bissau in a battle of West African stars.
The PFL Africa Featherweight division will see Nigeria’s Wasi Adeshina (7-3) take on DRC’s Jean Jacques Lubaya (9-1), while South Africa’s undefeated Elbert Steyn (3-0) steps into the SmartCage against Morocco’s Abderahman Errachidy (4-1).
Headlining the evening is a Featherweight First Round bout featuring Nigeria’s Patrick Ocheme (6-1) against Guinea’s Mohamed Camara (5-2-1) in a high-stakes matchup between two of the best West Africans in the world.
In the co-main event, Angola’s Shido Boris Esperanca (9-1), who was victorious in his PFL debut, will return to action against Gambia’s Ibrahima Mané (14-5) in a Welterweight First Round bout.
In total, 32 fighters representing 15 African nations will compete across the four PFL Africa divisions in 2025, as the league embarks on a continent wide journey to crown the first-ever PFL Africa Champions. The inaugural PFL Africa event will take place on July 19 in Cape Town, South Africa.