PFL Africa 2 Preview: Wasi Adeshina Headlines Lagos Tournament Card
PFL Africa 2 takes place on June 13, 2026, at the Eko Convention Center in Lagos, Nigeria. It is the promotion's first event held in Nigeria and the second installment of the PFL Africa series. The card features first-round tournament bouts across lightweight, bantamweight, and middleweight divisions, alongside a showcase main event headlined by Nigerian featherweight Wasi "The Nigerian Jaguar" Adeshina.
Full Fight Card
| Fight | Weight Class | Card Section |
|---|---|---|
| Wasi Adeshina vs. Ignacio Campos | Featherweight | Main Card |
| Patrick Ocheme vs. Ayinda Octave | Lightweight | Main Card |
| Karim Henniene vs. Thimna Mhlauli | Bantamweight | Main Card |
| Tshilomba Mikixi vs. Cornel Thompson | Lightweight | Main Card |
| Yahaya Yahuza vs. Jordan Cabrel Fongno | Middleweight | Main Card |
| Raphael Uchegbu vs. Edson Machavane | Bantamweight | Preliminary Card |
| Elisandra Ferreira vs. Juliet Ukah | Women's Strawweight | Preliminary Card |
| Hussain Al Kurdi vs. Abderrahman Errachidy | Lightweight | Preliminary Card |
| Dwight Joseph vs. Alain Majorique | Bantamweight | Preliminary Card |
| Jean Do Santos vs. Demba Seck | Lightweight | Preliminary Card |
| Dauda Rajabu vs. Boule Godogo | Bantamweight | Preliminary Card |
| Muzan Richard vs. Styve Ngono | Light Heavyweight | Preliminary Card |
| Shelda Chipito vs. Haidy Ahmed | Women's Strawweight | Preliminary Card |
Main Event: Adeshina vs. Campos
Wasi Adeshina (10-3) headlines PFL Africa 2 as Nigeria's most prominent fighter on the card. He carries the nickname "The Nigerian Jaguar" and enters a showcase main event in front of a Lagos crowd that has not seen a PFL card before. His record shows a fighter with real experience and the composure that comes with having faced adversity. Spain's Ignacio "Nacho" Campos (7-2) provides credible international opposition in a matchup that works as a statement opportunity for the hometown headliner.
The Lagos context shapes this fight in a specific way. Adeshina is not just a main event fighter — he is the face of Nigerian MMA at this event, the first PFL card in the country. What he does here will define how the promotion and its talent pipeline are received in this market. That weight sits on top of the standard pressure of a main event fight.
Co-Main Event: Ocheme vs. Octave — Lightweight Tournament
Patrick Ocheme (8-1) of Nigeria and Ayinda Octave (7-1) of Cameroon open the PFL Africa lightweight tournament in the co-main. Both carry just one professional loss and records built around finishing opponents. Ocheme, known as "Star Boi," fights with a home crowd behind him. Octave, the "Bantu Warrior," brings the Cameroonian fight community into the building.
This is a tournament bout, which adds stakes beyond a single result. The PFL Africa format means a loss here ends the tournament run entirely. Both fighters arrive knowing that context.
Bantamweight Tournament: Henniene vs. Mhlauli
Canada's Karim Henniene (6-0) enters the bantamweight bracket undefeated and meets South Africa's Thimna Mhlauli (5-0), also unbeaten. Two fighters with clean records colliding in a tournament first round means one of them takes their first professional loss while the other advances. Both have built their records with finishes. The result here is the kind of outcome that defines careers at their early stages.
Middleweight Tournament: Yahuza vs. Fongno
Yahaya Yahuza (8-0) of Nigeria enters the middleweight bracket with a perfect record and home-crowd backing. His first-round opponent is Cameroon's Jordan Cabrel Fongno. Yahuza's unbeaten run makes him among the more compelling fighters on this card. A tournament setting with an all-or-nothing first round adds pressure that a standard bout does not carry.
What This Card Represents
PFL Africa is building a competitive circuit that draws from a continent with an enormous talent base and a growing MMA audience. Nigeria is the natural anchor for the project in West Africa — the country has a strong tradition in combat sports, a large diaspora with international viewing reach, and a domestic audience that has grown through boxing and wrestling.
The PFL Africa tournament format compresses stakes into each bout. Winning the first round is not just a career win — it is entry into the championship path. The Lagos card puts multiple tournament brackets on the same card, giving the region's best fighters a concentrated high-stakes environment.
The preliminary card features eight additional bouts including Elisandra Ferreira vs. Juliet Ukah in Women's Strawweight, Hussain Al Kurdi vs. Abderrahman Errachidy in the Lightweight bracket, and Dwight Joseph vs. Alain Majorique at Bantamweight. These preliminary card bouts are the foundation level of what PFL Africa is building across the region.
The Eko Convention Center provides a capable stage for an international card of this scale. The test for PFL Africa 2 is whether the fighters deliver on the promise of real divisional depth across the brackets, and whether the Lagos audience establishes the kind of reception that brings the promotion back for future cards.