PFL Africa 2 (2025)
| PFL Africa 2 | ||||
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 The poster for PFL Africa 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | August 9, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Big Top Arena | |||
| City | Johannesburg, South Africa | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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PFL Africa 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on August 9, 2025, at Big Top Arena in Johannesburg, South Africa.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The event marked the promotion's first visit Johannesburg.[3]
The event featured the quarterfinals of 2025 PFL Africa Tournament in a welterweight and featherweight divisions.[4]
At the weigh-ins, the quarterfinal bout between Abderrahman Errachidy and Elbert Lukas Steyn missed weight when both fighters weighed in at 148 pounds, 2 pounds over the featherweight limit and the bout proceeded to catchweight bout. Therefore, alternate bout between Abdul Razac Sankara and Shadrick Dju Yemba was promoted to quarterfinal bout instead.[5]
Results
[edit]| Main card (DAZN / PFL App) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Patrick Ocheme | def. | Mohamed Camara | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Shido Boris Esperanca | def. | Ibrahima Mané | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:34 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Ayinda Octave | def. | British Boloyoang | TKO (retirement) | 1 | 1:55 | [c] |
| Welterweight | Yabna N'Tchalá | def. | Sanon Sadeck | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Welterweight | Emilios Dassi | def. | Osvaldo Benedito | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:12 | [e] |
| Preliminary card (DAZN / PFL App) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Wasi Adeshina | def. | Jean-Jacques Lubaya | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:14 | [f] |
| Featherweight | Dwight Joseph | def. | Wilker Nsamo | KO (flying knee) | 2 | 4:57 | [g] |
| Catchweight (148 lb) | Abderrahman Errachidy | def. | Elbert Lukas Steyn | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | 2 | 0:14 | |
| Featherweight | Abdul Razac Sankara | def. | Shadrick Dju Yemba | KO (head kick) | 1 | 2:01 | [h] |
| Welterweight | Kunle Lawal | def. | Desmond Awa Tamungang | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [i] |
- ^ 2025 PFL Africa Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Africa Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Africa Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Africa Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Africa Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Africa Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Africa Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Africa Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Africa Welterweight Tournament Alternate bout.
Tournament brackets
[edit]2025 PFL Africa Welterweight Tournament
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Shido Boris Esperanca | SUB | |||||||||
 Ibrahima Mané | 1 | |||||||||
| Shido Boris Esperanca | ||||||||||
 Ayinda Octave | ||||||||||
 British Boloyoang | 1 | |||||||||
| Ayinda Octave | TKO | |||||||||
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 Sanon Sadeck | 3 | |||||||||
 Yabna N'Tchalá | UD | |||||||||
| Yabna N'Tchalá | ||||||||||
| Emilios Dassi | ||||||||||
| Osvaldo Benedito | 1 | |||||||||
| Emilios Dassi | KO | |||||||||
2025 PFL Africa Featherweight Tournament
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Patrick Ocheme | DEC | |||||||||
 Mohamed Camara | 3 | |||||||||
| Patrick Ocheme | ||||||||||
| Abdul Razac Sankara | ||||||||||
| Abdul Razac Sankara | KO | |||||||||
| Shadrick Dju Yemba[a] | 1 | |||||||||
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| Wasi Adeshina | SUB | |||||||||
| Jean-Jacques Lubaya | 2 | |||||||||
| Wasi Adeshina | ||||||||||
 Dwight Joseph | ||||||||||
| Wilker Nsamo | 2 | |||||||||
| Dwight Joseph | KO | |||||||||
- ^ The bout was originally scheduled as Abderrahman Errachidy vs. Elbert Lukas Steyn, but both fighters missed weight and were replaced by alternate bout between Abdul Razac Sankara vs. Shadrick Dju Yemba.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "PFL Africa Returns August 9 in Johannesburg, South Africa". Professional Fighters League. 2025-06-10. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2025-06-10). "Second PFL Africa Event Set for Johannesburg on August 9". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ Johnson, Dylan. "Johannesburg to host next PFL Africa event". Bona Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Second PFL Africa Event Confirmed for Johannesburg on Aug. 9". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ Treese, Tyler. "PFL Africa 2 Weigh-in Results: 1 Quarterfinal Changed After Both Fighters Heavy". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ "2025 PFL Africa 2: First Round". Professional Fighters League. Retrieved 2025-06-10.