Showdown! PFL Africa rebooked to run head-to-head with UFC 318, Usyk-Dubois title fight

July 19 is going to be a busy night for combat sports.

Professional Fighters League (PFL) recently rescheduled its PFL Africa card from July 26 to July 19, which puts it head-to-head with the UFC 318 pay-per-view (PPV) card in New Orleans, headlined by the Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway trilogy, as well as boxing’s Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois PPV rematch at Wembley Stadium.

PFL Africa is booked for GrandWest Arena in Cape Town, South Africa, featuring first-round matchups in the heavyweight and bantamweight divisions. In addition, undefeated middleweight titleholder Johnny Eblen (16-0) battles Costello van Steenis (16-3), not long after unbeaten 2024 PFL champion Dakota Ditcheva (14-0) collides with Sumiko Inaba (8-1).

Here’s the current PFL fight card for July 19:

PFL Africa 1 Card:

Bantamweight First Round Main Event: Nkosi Ndebele (8-3) vs. Mahmoud Atef (5-2)
Heavyweight First Round Co-Main Event: Maxwell Djantou Nana (6-1) vs. Mikael Groguhe (6-2)
Bantamweight First Round Bout: Shannon Van Tonder (7-2) vs. Boule Godogo (3-0)
Heavyweight First Round Bout: Jashell Ticha Awa (3-1) vs. Justin Clarke (2-0)
Bantamweight First Round Bout: Antero Dos Santos (5-0) vs. Karim Henniene (4-0)
Heavyweight First Round Bout: Abdoullah Kane (3-0) vs. Mohammed Ben Yahia (9-4)
Bantamweight First Round Bout: Simbarashe Hokonya (5-0) vs. Alain Majorique (5-0)
Heavyweight First Round Bout: Badredinne Medkouri (7-2) vs. TBD
Showcase Women’s Strawweight Bout: Juliet Ukah (6-0) vs. TBD

PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai Card:

Middleweight World Championship Main Event: Johnny Eblen (16-0) vs. Costello Van Steenis(16-3)
Women’s Flyweight Co-Main Event: Dakota Ditcheva (14-0) vs. Sumiko Inaba (8-1)

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