PFL Africa gears up for historic launch with open workout in Kinshasa
Prior to the extremely anticipated debut of its inaugural Professional Opponents League (PFL) Africa season, PFL held an initiate exercise session in Kinshasa.
Hosted on the Champions Academy RDC Gymnasium, the initiate exercise featured Nigeria’s Juliet Ukah and South Africa’s Ceileigh Niedermayr, two of the continent’s rising MMA stars. The duo will square off in a particular Showcase Girls’s Strawweight bout at PFL Cape Metropolis, marking a pivotal moment for females’s MMA in Africa.
Followers had been treated to an thrilling repeat of methodology and intensity as Ukah and Niedermayr demonstrated their coaching routines sooner than coming face-to-face for their first real staredown. The exhibition gave a preview of the electric ambiance anticipated on fight evening.
Ukah acknowledged: “I am more than contented to be on the essential PFL Africa card, and my fight with Ceileigh goes to be an thrilling one. We're going to be representing the two largest MMA nations in Africa, and we're involved to lend a hand assign African MMA within the enviornment highlight. When in contrast to her, I suspect I’m the more experienced fighter and the better striker, so I’m contented wherever the fight goes. I query to bag the discontinue, but I don’t mind going to a third round if wanted. Ceileigh, let’s carry out the good in every other and point to the sector how successfully African females can fight!”
On her share, Niedermayr acknowledged: “It’s in actuality an honor to be share of the essential-ever females’s fight in PFL Africa. This fight camp isn’t moral about making ready for my next opponent, it’s a mirrored image of my lifelong dedication to martial arts. I’m continuously pushing myself to develop, to adapt, and to change into the good fighter I will doubtless be.
“On fight evening, I’m bringing a contemporary diploma of Smiley Savagery to the SmartCage. I no doubt have somewhat a few respect for Juliet as a fighter, and I welcome the probability to check myself in opposition to her, but I don’t think she’s ever faced anybody like me. I’m waiting for an thrilling, high-diploma fight — and I’m ready for it.”
The inaugural PFL Africa season scheduled for July 19, 2025 on the Colossal Area, GrandWest in Cape Metropolis, South Africa, will help as the kickoff for the 2025 PFL Africa Tournament, featuring First Spherical matchups within the Heavyweight and Bantamweight divisions.
Along side to the spectacle, the evening could even consist of five marquee PFL Champions Sequence bouts, headlined by a Middleweight World Championship conflict between undefeated titleholder Johnny “Strain” Eblen (16-0) and Costello “The Spaniard” van Steenis (16-3).
PFL Cape Metropolis begins at 4:30 PM SAST / 10:30 AM EST with the Africa Tournament bouts, adopted by the Champions Sequence essential card at 8:30 PM SAST / 2:30 PM EST. Tickets are now readily available through Ticketpro, with a U.S. broadcast companion anticipated to be introduced within the upcoming days.
