WHO WE ARE
ABOUT YFC
Yemen Fighting Championship (YFC) is Yemen's national professional mixed martial arts championship.
Dedicated exclusively to the development and promotion of professional MMA in Yemen, YFC provides Yemeni professional fighters with a premier platform to compete, build their careers, earn championship titles, and represent their regions and country inside the cage.
Our goal is to establish a strong professional MMA scene throughout Yemen by supporting athletes, promoting competitive events, and giving the nation's best fighters the opportunity to prove themselves at the highest level.
YFC — Yemen's Professional MMA Championship.
NATIONAL
Yemen's national professional MMA championship.
PROFESSIONAL
Dedicated exclusively to professional mixed martial arts.
PLATFORM
A premier stage to compete, build careers, and earn titles.
REPRESENTATION
Fighters represent their regions and country inside the cage.
OFFICIAL
EVENTS
YFC 001
RESULTSSANAA
MMA CUP
June 8, 2024
Sanaa, Yemen
MAIN EVENT
NASEEM HIMYAR
HAMZA AL-KHATIB
BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT
NASEEM HIMYAR WINS
KO · ROUND 2 · 1:38
CO-MAIN EVENT
NABIL AL-FAROUQI
MALIK AL-ZAHRANI
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
NABIL AL-FAROUQI WINS
DECISION · ROUND 3
FEATURED BOUT
FAHAD AL-SHAMMARI
GHASSAN AL-NOURI
MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT
FAHAD AL-SHAMMARI WINS
KO · ROUND 2 · 1:44
FEATURED BOUT
HAZEM AL-MASRI
AYAD AL-KHALDI
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
HAZEM AL-MASRI WINS
DECISION · ROUND 3 · 3:00
YFC 002
RESULTSSANAA
MMA CUP 002
June 22, 2024
Sanaa, Yemen
MAIN EVENT
BASHIR AL-YOUSEF
HADI AL-JABRI
FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT
HADI AL-JABRI WINS
TKO · ROUND 3 · 2:22
CO-MAIN EVENT
NASEEM HIMYAR
TARIQ AL-HAKIM
BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT
NASEEM HIMYAR WINS
TKO · ROUND 3 · 2:22
FEATURED BOUT
SALEH AL-ATTAS
ADNAN AL-BADAWI
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
SALEH AL-ATTAS WINS
DECISION · ROUND 3 · 3:00
YFC 003
RESULTSSANAA
MMA CUP 003
August 17, 2024
Sanaa, Yemen
MAIN EVENT
ZAKARIYA AL-HAKIM
SHADI AL-ALI
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
ZAKARIYA AL-HAKIM WINS
TKO · ROUND 2 · 2:14
CO-MAIN EVENT
TALAL AL-AMIRI
RACHID AL-MAGHRIBI
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
TALAL AL-AMIRI WINS
TKO · ROUND 3 · 2:18
FEATURED BOUT
ABDULLAH AL-MANSOURI
OMAR AL-QAHTANI
FLYWEIGHT BOUT
ABDULLAH AL-MANSOURI WINS
KO · ROUND 1 · 2:16
FEATURED BOUT
NASEEM HIMYAR
KAREEM AL-RASHID
BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT
NASEEM HIMYAR WINS
KO · ROUND 2 · 1:39
FEATURED BOUT
YOUSSEF AL-AMIRI
IBRAHIM AL-YAMANI
FLYWEIGHT BOUT
YOUSSEF AL-AMIRI WINS
UNANIMOUS DECISION · ROUND 3 · 3:00
YFC 007
RESULTSSANAA
MMA CUP 007
August 31, 2024
Sanaa, Yemen
MAIN EVENT
JALAL AL-DIN
MURTAZA AL-HAKIM
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
MURTAZA AL-HAKIM WINS
DECISION · ROUND 3 · 3:00
CO-MAIN EVENT
YAHYA AL-MAHDI
SHADI AL-ALI
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
YAHYA AL-MAHDI WINS
DECISION · ROUND 3 · 3:00
FEATURED BOUT
MALIK AL-ZAHRANI
QASIM AL-HUSSEINI
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
MALIK AL-ZAHRANI WINS
DECISION · ROUND 3 · 3:00
FEATURED BOUT
NASEEM HIMYAR
MAJID AL-QAHTANI
BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT
NASEEM HIMYAR WINS
TKO · ROUND 3 · 2:11
FEATURED BOUT
HASSAN AL-MASRI
YOUSSEF AL-AMIRI
FLYWEIGHT BOUT
HASSAN AL-MASRI WINS
TKO · ROUND 2 · 2:33
YFC 008
RESULTSHIMYAR
VS AL-HASSAN
October 26, 2024
Sanaa, Yemen
MAIN EVENT · TITLE
NASEEM HIMYAR
BILAL AL-HASSAN
BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE
NASEEM HIMYAR WINS
KO · ROUND 1 · 2:06
CO-MAIN EVENT
AYMAN AL-DIN
JAD AL-HAMDAN
FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT
JAD AL-HAMDAN WINS
TKO · ROUND 3 · 2:31
FEATURED BOUT
RACHID AL-MAGHRIBI
RAMZI AL-SALEH
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
RACHID AL-MAGHRIBI WINS
TKO · ROUND 2 · 2:03
FEATURED BOUT
SAMIR AL-MANSOUR
ZIYAD AL-QASIMI
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
ZIYAD AL-QASIMI WINS
TKO · ROUND 3 · 2:05
FEATURED BOUT
RAED AL-SAADI
OMAR AL-KINDI
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
OMAR AL-KINDI WINS
TKO · ROUND 2 · 2:17
YFC 009
RESULTSBATTLE IN
SANAA
December 7, 2024
Sanaa, Yemen
MAIN EVENT
NASEEM HIMYAR
NASSER AL-AHMADI
BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT
NASEEM HIMYAR WINS
SUBMISSION · ROUND 2 · 3:12
CO-MAIN EVENT
AMMAR AL-MAHDI
AYMAN AL-DIN
FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT
AYMAN AL-DIN WINS
DECISION · ROUND 3 · 3:00
FEATURED BOUT
KAMAL AL-HUSSEINI
HAMID AL-YAMANI
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
KAMAL AL-HUSSEINI WINS
TKO · ROUND 2 · 2:06
OFFICIAL
RANKINGS
FLYWEIGHT10 RANKED FIGHTERS
CHAMPION MOHAMMED AL-SHEHRI · 8-1
9 BOUTSVIEW RECORD
10 BOUTSVIEW RECORD
5 BOUTSVIEW RECORD
8 BOUTSVIEW RECORD
6 BOUTSVIEW RECORD
9 BOUTSVIEW RECORD
9 BOUTSVIEW RECORD
10 BOUTSVIEW RECORD
8 BOUTSVIEW RECORD
1 BOUTSVIEW RECORD
TITLEHOLDERS
CHAMPIONS
FLYWEIGHT
Mohammed Al-Shehri
REIGNING CHAMPION
BANTAMWEIGHT
Naseem Himyar
REIGNING CHAMPION
FEATHERWEIGHT
Faris Al-Mutairi
REIGNING CHAMPION
LIGHTWEIGHT
Malik Al-Zahrani
REIGNING CHAMPION
WELTERWEIGHT
Badr Al-Yamani
REIGNING CHAMPION
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Ismail Al-Hadrami
REIGNING CHAMPION
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Talal Al-Amiri
REIGNING CHAMPION
HEAVYWEIGHT
Jalal Al-Din
REIGNING CHAMPION
OCTAGON
REFEREES
- 01Abdulrahman Al-Hamdi
- 02Ehab Al-Mansour
- 03Emad Al-Din Al-Hakim
- 04Fawaz Al-Harbi
- 05Jamil Al-Hakimi
- 06Jawad Al-Karim
- 07Jibril Al-Mansour
- 08Khalil Al-Sabri
- 09Luqman Al-Hadrami
SCORING
JUDGES
- 01Sufyan Al-Yamani
- 02Tareq Al-Hadrami
- 03Yahya Al-Mansouri
- 04Younis Al-Sabri
- 05Zaid Al-Khawlani
- 06Hani Khalil
- 07Hassan Mansour
- 08Hazem Saad
- 09Hisham Nasser
- 10Ibrahim Haddad