Overview
- PFL, which announced the change Thursday, postponed its May 8 PFL MENA 9 event in Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
- All tickets will be fully refunded, and previously issued tickets will not be valid for the next event.
- The promotion says every booked fight will shift to the 2026 PFL MENA season opener at a new date and location to be announced.
- The scrapped card at Dhahran Expo had nine bouts and was set to start tournament fights in featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight, with bantamweight replaced by showcase bouts.
- Outlets linked the disruption to recent regional attacks and travel warnings, including a U.S. State Department advisory, while noting PFL did not give a reason, and some reporters said other planned MMA events in the region could also face changes.