PFL AFRICA FINALS – TABLE DISPLAY CARDS

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) today announced the full card for the historic PFL Africa Finals, taking place December 20 at the iconic Sofitel Dome in Cotonou, Benin. The landmark event will crown the first-ever PFL Africa Champions across four divisions—Heavyweight, Welterweight, Featherweight, and Bantamweight—with each champion earning a $100,000 prize, one of the highest athlete payouts in African sports.

The finals will be broadcast across the continent on CANAL+, SuperSport, SportyTV, StarzPlay, PFL’s streampflafrica.com, and ten additional African broadcasters. Viewers in the United States can watch live on VICE TV for the first time and through the PFL App.

Fabrice Faux, CANAL+ Director Content, Sport and General Entertainment, French-speaking Africa, commented:
“As part of our commitment to foster fight sports for our African audience, we are proud to host and broadcast this historic event. The Republic of Benin, as well as the Professional Fighters League, can rely on their long-lasting partner CANAL+ SPORT to promote and expose this championship widely across the Continent.”

Headlining the card, South Africa’s Nkosi “King of Many Nations” Ndebele (10-3) faces Algeria’s undefeated Karim “The Kryptonian” Henniene (6-0) for the PFL Africa Bantamweight Championship. In the co-main event, Angola’s finishing machine Shido Boris Esperança (11-1) meets Guinea-Bissau’s striking specialist Yabna N’Tchala (13-2-1) for the Welterweight Championship.

Benin’s own Jean Do Santos (9-1) looks to electrify his home crowd in a Lightweight Showcase Bout against Nigerian contender Cornel Thompson (10-3). Santos enters the PFL after capturing the AKO Lightweight title via an unforgettable 8-second flying knee knockout, one of Africa’s fastest highlight finishes.

Championship gold is also on the line in the Heavyweight Finals, where South Africa’s undefeated Justin Clarke (4-0) with a 100% finish rate, battles Ivory Coast powerhouse Abraham Bably (7-2). The Featherweight Finals feature Cameroonian standout Alain Majorique (6-0) against Nigeria’s surging Wasi Adeshina (9-3), currently riding a five-fight win streak.

The card will also shine a spotlight on the rapid rise of African women’s MMA, with two Strawweight Showcase bouts. Zambia’s decorated amateur Shelda Chipito (0-0)—2025 IMMAF African Gold Medalist and IMMAF Worlds Silver Medalist—makes her professional debut against Nigeria’s Miracle Andrew (1-1). Undefeated Nigerian phenom Juliet Ukah (7-0) faces Egypt’s Maryam Gaber (3-0), a former boxer turned MMA contender with a 5-1-1 boxing record.

With athletes representing 12 countries, the PFL Africa Finals will be a defining moment for the sport across the continent.

FULL FIGHT CARD – PFL AFRICA FINALS

Sofitel Dome, Cotonou, Benin
VICE TV & PFL App (U.S.) | CANAL+ (French Africa) | SuperSport (English Africa)
5 pm WAT | 4 pm GMT | 11 am EST | Saturday, 20 December

PFL Africa Bantamweight Finals:

• Nkosi Ndebele (10-3) vs. Karim Henniene (6-0)

PFL Africa Welterweight Finals:

• Shido Boris Esperança (11-1) vs. Yabna N’Tchala (13-2-1)

Lightweight Showcase Bout:

• Jean Do Santos (9-1) vs. Cornel Thompson (10-3)

PFL Africa Heavyweight Finals:

• Justin Clarke (4-0) vs. Abraham Bably (7-2)

PFL Africa Featherweight Finals:

• Alain Majorique (6-0) vs. Wasi Adeshina (9-3)

Women’s Strawweight Showcase:

• Juliet Ukah (7-0) vs. Maryam Gaber (3-0)

Light Heavyweight Showcase:

• Styve Ngono (6-1) vs. Mélèdje Yedoh (1-0)

Heavyweight Showcase:

• Abdoulaye Kane (4-1) vs. Jashell Ticha Awa (3-2)

Welterweight Showcase:

• Mouhamed Ba (3-1) vs. British Boloyoang (3-2)

Bantamweight Alternate Bout:

• Boule Godogo (4-1) vs. Thimna Mhlauli (5-0)

Women’s Strawweight Showcase:

• Shelda Chipito (0-0) vs. Miracle Andrew (1-1)

TABLE CARDS (Short Fighter vs. Fighter Display Cards)

These are formatted for in-arena tables, broadcast graphics, event signage, or social posts.

1. Bantamweight Championship

NKOSI NDEBELE (10-3)
vs.
KARIM HENNIENE (6-0)

2. Welterweight Championship

SHIDO BORIS ESPERANÇA (11-1)
vs.
YABNA N’TCHALA (13-2-1)

3. Lightweight Showcase

JEAN DO SANTOS (9-1)
vs.
CORNEL THOMPSON (10-3)

4. Heavyweight Championship

JUSTIN CLARKE (4-0)
vs.
ABRAHAM BABLY (7-2)

5. Featherweight Championship

ALAIN MAJORIQUE (6-0)
vs.
WASI ADESHINA (9-3)

6. Women’s Strawweight Showcase

JULIET UKAH (7-0)
vs.
MARYAM GABER (3-0)

7. Light Heavyweight Showcase

STYVE NGONO (6-1)
vs.
MÉLÈDJE YEDOH (1-0)

8. Heavyweight Showcase

ABDOULAYE KANE (4-1)
vs.
JASHELL TICHA AWA (3-2)

9. Welterweight Showcase

MOUHAMED BA (3-1)
vs.
BRITISH BOLOYOANG (3-2)

10. Bantamweight Alternate Bout

BOULE GODOGO (4-1)
vs.
THIMNA MHLAULI (5-0)

11. Women’s Strawweight Showcase

SHELDA CHIPITO (0-0)
vs.
MIRACLE ANDREW (1-1)