PFL announced on Tuesday that they will be moving the date for their PFL 1 Africa event from July 26th to 19th.
The PFL’s inaugural venture into Africa has been the focus of co-founder Donn Davis since they formed the league and named heavyweight Francis Ngannou as chairman. 32 fighters from 15 African nations will take part on the card.
The date puts the event on the same day as UFC 318 which features Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier fighting for the BMF belt. Also taking place that night Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois will run it back for the heavyweight title.
Also taking place on July 19 will be the return of Manny Pacquiao as he challenges for Mario Barrios’s WBC welterweight title.
PFL Africa takes place at GrandWest Arena in Cape Town, South Africa, and is actually comprised of two events. In the co-main event, undefeated flyweight star Dakota Ditcheva fights Sumiko Inaba.
The first part of the show, officially PFL Africa 1, features the start of the league’s Africa region tournaments as heavyweights and bantamweights are in action.
Main Card
Nkosi Ndebele vs. Mahmoud Atef — bantamweight
Maxwell Djantou Nana vs. Mikael Groguhe — heavyweight
Shannon Van Tonder vs. Boule Godogo — bantamweight
Jashell Ticha Awa vs. Justin Clarke — heavyweight
Antero Dos Santos vs. Karim Henniene — bantamweight
Abdoullah Kane vs. Mohammed Ben Yahia — heavyweight
Simbarashe Hokonya vs. Alain Majorique — bantamweight
