PFL Africa 1 (2026)
| PFL Africa 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
The poster for PFL Africa 1 | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | April 10, 2026 | |||
| Venue | SunBet Arena | |||
| City | Pretoria, South Africa | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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2026 PFL Africa 1: Pretoria is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that will take place on April 10, 2026, at SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa.[1]
Background
The event will mark the promotion's first visit to Pretoria, which will be the third city to hold the PFL events in South Africa.[2]
A bantamweight showcase bout between 2025 PFL Africa Bantamweight Tournament winner Nkosi Ndebele and Michele Clemente is scheduled to headline the event.[3]
The event will feature the quarterfinals of 2026 PFL Africa Tournament in a welterweight division.[4]
Fight card
| Main card (DAZN / PFL App) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Nkosi Ndebele | vs. | Michele Clemente | ||||
| Heavyweight | Justin Clarke | vs. | Abdoulaye Kane | ||||
| Welterweight | Peace Nguphane | vs. | Yabna N’Tchalá | [a] | |||
| Welterweight | Shido Boris Esperança | vs. | Emilios Dassi | [b] | |||
| Welterweight | Eliezer Kubanza | vs. | Kunle Lawal | [c] | |||
| Preliminary card (DAZN / PFL App) | |||||||
| Women's Strawweight | Juliet Ukah | vs. | Jane Osigwe | ||||
| Welterweight | Abdelrahman Mohamed | vs. | David Samuel | [d] | |||
| Lightweight | Abdul Razac Sankara | vs. | Aureo Cruz | ||||
| Featherweight | Shadrick Dju Yemba | vs. | Jean-Jacques Lubaya | ||||
| Bantamweight | Shannon van Tonder | vs. | Asiashu Tshitamba | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Felista Mugo | vs. | Annet Kiiza | ||||
- ^ 2026 PFL Africa Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2026 PFL Africa Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2026 PFL Africa Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2026 PFL Africa Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
See also
References
- ^ "PFL Africa kicks off season 2 on April 10 in Pretoria, South Africa". Professional Fighters League. 2026-02-17. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ^ Kiewietz, Julian (7 February 2026). "Nkosi Ndebele and Justin Clarke set to lead PFL Africa's first 2026 card in Pretoria". IOL. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "PFL Africa Season 2 to begin in on April 10 in South Africa". Sherdog. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ Kiewietz, Julian (2026-03-12). "Esperança vs Dassi, Nguphane vs N'Tchala: PFL Africa Welterweight Division is stacked!". IOL. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ^ "2026 PFL Africa 1: Petoria". Professional Fighters League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.