PFL MENA boss Jerome Mazet praises Nakisa Bidarian after MVP merger as he looks ahead to exciting end of year

TalkingPoints UFC UFC Events Schedule Results UFC 331 UFC 332 UFC 333 Boxing MMA Features Exclusives Throwbacks Follow us on '. Credit: PFL MMA MMA Featured PFL MVP MMA PFL MENA PFL MENA boss Jerome Mazet praises Nakisa Bidarian after MVP merger as he looks ahead to exciting end of year Donagh Corby Wed 30 September 2026 0:30 Updated Wed 30 September 2026 1:00 Follow us on Google Discover PFL MENA General Manager Jerome Mazet is confident of an even bigger 2027 for the regional league next year amid uncertainty in the promotion’s global office.

PFL CEO John Martin shocked the MMA world by exiting the company after just over a year last week, with former UFC CFO and top boxing executive Nakisa Bidarian now taking over all operations. Next year, MVP MMA will take over the promotion’s branding in their major shows.

Name your biggest hope and fear for the MVP and PFL merger Split image of Jake Paul posing at MVP MMA 1 and John Martin holding a PFL microphone. Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Netflix/Cooper Neill/Getty Images Comment Like or Comment Have your say Sign-in now for free Ahead of PFL MENA’s tournament semi-finals in Riyadh this Friday at Boulevard City, Mazet sat down with Bloody Elbow to discuss what’s next for the regional league. The show will be headlined by a light-heavyweight trilogy a decade in the making between Mostafa Rashed Neda and Osama Elsaidy.