PFL Brussels: Habirora vs. Henderson
Professional Fighters League MMA event in 2026
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PFL Brussels: Habirora vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on May 23, 2026, at the ING Arena in Brussels, Belgium.[1][2]
| PFL Brussels: Habirora vs. Henderson | ||||
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The poster for PFL Brussels: Habirora vs. Henderson | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | May 23, 2026 | |||
| Venue | ING Arena | |||
| City | Brussels, Belgium | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event marked the promotion's second visit to Brussels and first since PFL Europe 2 (2025) in July 2025.[3]
A welterweight bout between undefeated prospect Patrick Habirora and former WEC and UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson headlined the event. Henderson came back from retirement and competed in an MMA fight for the first time since 2023, when he lost to Usman Nurmagomedov.[4]
Results
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Patrick Habirora | def. | Benson Henderson | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:20 | |
| Bantamweight | Taylor Lapilus | def. | Jake Hadley | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Boris Mbarga Atangana | def. | Jared Gooden | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:05 | |
| Bantamweight | Naoki Inoue | def. | Marcirley Alves | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Asaël Adjoudj | def. | Keisuke Sasu | KO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 2:22 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Gustavo Oliveira | def. | Baris Adiguzel | Submission (ninja choke) | 2 | 1:10 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Donegi Abena | def. | Joe Schilling | TKO (retirement) | 1 | 0:36 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Movsar Ibragimov | def. | Shane Campbell | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:28 | |
| Welterweight | Khamzat Abaev | def. | Luca Poclit | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:56 | |
| Featherweight | Adam Meskini | def. | Keweny Lopes | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Ashley Reece | def. | Rustam Serbiev | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- Abena was deducted one point in round 1 due to a headbutt.
