Tale of the Tape
12-7-0 Record 4-2-0
30 Age —
185 cm Height 175 cm
unknown Stance unknown
Result Summary
Omar Hussein def. Ahmad Abdelbast Darwish TKO (referee stoppage) · R2 3:49
Fight Overview
Palestine's Omar "187" Hussein (11-7) is a seasoned PFL welterweight with years of experience in the promotion and a reputation as a resilient, physically imposing fighter who takes and absorbs punishment to deliver his own. Egypt's Ahmad "The Egyptian Eagle" Abdelbast Darwish (4-1) is younger and on the rise, having already beaten him in a previous PFL MENA encounter, and will look to reaffirm that result with another decisive performance in front of this Jeddah crowd.
Keys to Victory
Omar Hussein
- Use his veteran durability and experience advantage to outlast Darwish in a war of attrition across three rounds.
- Take the fight into the trenches with physicality and clinch work to negate Darwish's technical edge.
- Hunt for the knockout or submission in the later rounds when his superior conditioning has been tested before.
Ahmad Abdelbast Darwish
- Replicate the tactical approach that earned him the first victory over Hussein and control pace from the opening bell.
- Use his well-rounded finishing game to earn an early stoppage and avoid giving Hussein time to neutralise him.
- Exploit Hussein's tendency to absorb punishment by countering cleanly whenever Hussein loads up for big shots.
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- W Ali Hussein Nidal
- L Alexander Mikael Viana
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Ahmad Abdelbast Darwish
- L Badreddine Diani
- W Mohamed Said
- W Issa Basem
- W Sergi Puig
- W Mohammed Abdelaziz
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