The Professional Fighters League will break ground on a new continent with 2025 PFL Africa 1 at GrandWest Arena in Cape Town, South Africa. Here’s how you can watch the show:
Where to Watch 2025 PFL Africa 1 Today (July 19) in the United States
The broadcast of 2025 PFL Africa 1 will stream live to ESPN+. You can watch it below:
2025 PFL Africa 1 on ESPN+
The PFL on Saturday moves into uncharted territory, as undefeated former Bellator MMA champion Johnny Eblen faces Costello van Steenis for the inaugural PFL Champions Series middleweight title in the five-round main event. Meanwhile, burgeoning American Top Team star Dakota Ditcheva puts her perfect 14-0 record on the line against Sumiko Inaba in the three-round women’s flyweight co-headliner at 125 pounds.
Eblen has won all 16 of his bouts as a pro. The 33-year-old Des Moines, Iowa, native last suited up at PFL Super Fights “Battle of the Giants,” where he laid claim to a five-round unanimous decision over Fabian Edwards on Oct. 19. On the other side of the equation, van Steenis steps back into the spotlight on the strength of back-to-back victories. The Dutch kickboxer last saw action on Nov. 29, when he needed just 48 seconds to cut down Joao Dantas with a head kick at the 2024 PFL Championships.
The rest of the 2025 PFL Africa 1 main card, which kicks off at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, sees A.J. McKee take on Akhmed Magomedov at featherweight, Makkasharip Zaynukov square off with Takeshi Izumi at lightweight and Corey Anderson do battle against Denis Goltsov at heavyweight. PFL Africa tournament quarterfinals in the bantamweight and heavyweight divisions highlight the prelims, which stream to the PFL App at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT.
Where to Watch 2025 PFL Africa 1 Online Tonight (July 19) in the United Kingdom
The event will be available to watch for viewers in the U.K. via DAZN, with a start time of 7 p.m. BST. You can watch it below:
2025 PFL Africa 1 on DAZN
Here’s the 2025 PFL Africa 1 card as of July 19, 2025:
• Johnny Eblen vs. Costello van Steenis – PFL Champions Series middleweight championship
• Dakota Ditcheva vs. Sumiko Inaba – women’s flyweight bout
• A.J. McKee vs. Akhmed Magomedov – featherweight bout
• Makkasharip Zaynukov vs. Takeshi Izumi – lightweight bout
• Corey Anderson vs. Denis Goltsov – heavyweight bout
• Nkosi Ndebele vs. Mahmoud Atef – PFL Africa bantamweight quarterfinal
• Maxwell Djantou Nana vs. Mickaal Groguhe – PFL Africa heavyweight quarterfinal
• Shannon Van Tonder vs. Boule Godogo – PFL Africa bantamweight quarterfinal
• Jashell Ticha Awa vs. Justin Clarke – PFL Africa heavyweight quarterfinal
• Asiashu Tshitamba vs. Karim Henniene – PFL Africa bantamweight quarterfinal
• Abdoulaye Kane vs. Joffie Houlton – PFL Africa heavyweight quarterfinal
• Frans Mlambo vs. Simbarashe Hokonya – PFL Africa bantamweight quarterfinal
• Paul-Emmanuel Gnaze vs. Abraham Bably – PFL Africa heavyweight quarterfinal
• Juliet Ukah vs. Ceileigh Niedermayr – women’s strawweight bout