Four Titles on the Line as PFL Africa Finals Crown the Continent’s First MMA Champions in Cotonou, Benin
Fans can watch PFL Africa Finals live on VICE TV and the PFL APP in the US, CANAL+ in French-speaking Africa and SuperSport in English-speaking Africa
COTONOU, BENIN (19 December) — Following today’s official weigh-ins, the Finals of 2025 PFL Africa conclude tomorrow evening at Sofitel Dome, with the Heavyweights, Welterweights, Featherweights, and Bantamweights making their walk to the cage. Headlined by four Tournament Championship bouts, the event promises an exciting night of world class MMA action for fans in Benin and around the world.
Bantamweights Finals headline the card as South Africa’s Nkosi Ndebele (10-3) stands across the cage to face Angola’s Boule Godogo (4-1). The co-main event will see Welterweights collide as Angola’s Shido Boris Esperanca (11-1) faces Guinea-Bissau’s Yabna N’Tchala (13-2-1) for PFL Africa gold. In the Heavyweight division, Justin Clarke (4-0) takes on 2023 PFL Heavyweight Challenger Series winner Abraham Bably (7-2) in the Final. At Featherweight, Alain Majorique (6-0) of Cameroon will face Wasi Adeshina (9-3) of Nigeria for the belt. All finals are scheduled for five, five-minute rounds, with the winners crowned as PFL Africa Champions and earning 100k in prize money in each division.
The card will also see seven showcase bouts across the Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Welterweight, Lightweight and Women’s Strawweight divisions.
The card will air live in the U.S. on VICE TV and the PFL APP in the US, at 11:00 am ET/8:00 am PT. The card can be seen live in French-speaking Africa on Canal+ and SuperSport in English-speaking Africa.
Full weigh-in results are below.
PFL Africa Finals Card:
Sofitel Dome, Cotonou, Benin
VICE TV & PFL APP (U.S.) | Canal+ (Africa – French) | SuperSport (Africa – English)
5 pm WAT | 4 pm GMT | 11 am EST | Saturday 20 December
PFL Africa Bantamweight Finals: Nkosi Ndebele (134.6 lbs) v. Boule Godogo (134.6 lbs)
PFL Africa Welterweight Finals: Shido Boris Esperança (169.6 lbs) v. Yabna N’Tchala (169.8 lbs)
Lightweight Showcase Bout: Jean Do Santos (156.0 lbs) v. Cornel Thompson (154.2 lbs)
PFL Africa Heavyweight Finals: Justin Clarke (242.6 lbs) v. Abraham Bably (241.8 lbs)
PFL Africa Featherweight Finals: Alain Majorique (143.4 lbs) v. Wasi Adeshina (144.4 lbs)
Welterweight Showcase Bout: Eliezer Kubanza (170.4 lbs) v. Francis Mozou (169.4 lbs)
Women’s Strawweight Showcase Bout: Juliet Ukah (116.0 lbs) v. Maryam Gaber (114.4 lbs)
Light Heavyweight Showcase Bout: Styve Ngono (204.6 lbs) v. Mélèdje Yedoh (203.2 lbs)
Heavyweight Showcase Bout: Abdoulaye Kane (265.0 lbs) v. Jashell Ticha Awa (261.4 lbs)
Welterweight Showcase Bout: Mouhamed Ba (169.6 lbs) v. Desmond Tamungang (169.8 lbs)
Women’s Strawweight Showcase Bout: Shelda Chipito (116.0 lbs) v. Miracle Andrew (115.2 lbs)
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