Jarrah Al-Selawe was already impressive in combat sports prior to his PFL debut, previously winning a PK1 Muay Thai title and amateur Canadian national titles in boxing and Muay Thai. Al-Selawe won a PFL contract on the 2022 Challenger Series but struggled while competing in the 2022 and 2023 PFL regular seasons. He’s won back-to-back fights since, however, including a submission of Rayan Atmani at PFL MENA 2 in July.

 

Omar El Dafrawy made his MMA debut in 2016, going on to claim regional welterweight gold. After a four-fight losing skid, El Dafrawy has now won five fights in a row and has a total of eight finishes out of his 11 victories. El Dafrawy scored a decision over Anthony Zeidan in July.

 

Who will face Mohammad Alaqraa for the inaugural PFL MENA welterweight championship later this year?

 

 

Round 1

 

Low kicks from both men to start things off. Front kick from El Dafrawy. Low kick from El Dafrawy. Side kick from El Dafrawy. Left hand from El Dafrawy. Round kicks land to the legs for both men. Both land round kicks up high. One-two from El Dafrawy. Front kick from El Dafrawy. Left hand from El Dafrawy. Strong low kick from Al-Selawe. El Dafrawy with the one-two. Strong round kick by Al-Selawe. Small combination from Al-Selawe. Right hand from Al-Selawe. High kick from El Dafrawy. El Dafrawy pushes forward and lands some good shots. Oblique kicks by El Dafrawy.

 

High kick from El Dafrawy. Al-Selawe answers with a low kick. Another low kick from Al-Selawe. One-two from Al-Selawe. Big right hand from Al-Selawe. Low kick from Al-Selawe. El Dafrawy lands a one-two that DROPS AL-SELAWE! The referee doesn’t step in right away, but he does so after some harsh ground-and-pound!

 

That has to be considered a major upset! Omar El Dafrawy beats one of the favorites in this tournament and clinches his spot in the championship!

 

 

OFFICIAL RESULT

 

Omar "God First" El Dafrawy defeats Jarrah Al-Selawe by 1st Round TKO (3:09) in a PFL MENA Welterweight Semifinal bout to advance to the 2024 PFL MENA Championship. He will face Mohammad Alaqraa in the Welterweight Final.