PFL Europe 2 (2025)
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Professional Fighters League MMA event in 2025
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateJuly 5, 2025 (2025-07-05)
VenueING Arena
CityBrussels, Belgium
| PFL Europe 2 | ||||
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 The poster for PFL Europe 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | July 5, 2025 (2025-07-05) | |||
| Venue | ING Arena | |||
| City | Brussels, Belgium | |||
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PFL Europe 2: 2025 Brussels was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on July 5, 2025, at the ING Arena in Brussels, Belgium.[1]
The event was originally slated for an event in Paris on May 23 was cancelled and shifted date to July 5.[2] This event marked the promotion's debut in Belgium.[3]
A welterweight bout between undefeated prospect Patrick Habirora and Danny Roberts headlined the event.[4]
As a result of the cancellation of an event on May 23, a bantamweight bout between UFC veteran Taylor Lapilus and 2024 PFL MENA bantamweight winner Ali Taleb served as co-main event.[5]
This event also featured the quarterfinal of the 2025 PFL Europe Tournament in a bantamweight division.[6] Alexander Luster withdrew from the tournament against Dean Garnett due to an injury and was replaced by Tuomas Grönvall.[7]
Results
| Main card (DAZN) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Patrick Habirora | def. | Danny Roberts | KO (head kick) | 1 | 4:32 | |
| Bantamweight | Taylor Lapilus | def. | Ali Taleb | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Gaetano Pirrello | def. | Salvatore Liga | Submission (ninja choke) | 1 | 3:22 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Boris Mbarga Atangana | def. | Bruno Santos | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:56 | |
| Welterweight | Chequina Noso Pedro | def. | Khamzat Abaev | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Movsar Ibragimov | def. | Gerardo Fanny | Submission (Von Flue choke) | 2 | 1:42 | |
| Preliminary card (DAZN) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Ibragim Ibragimov | def. | Mathys Duragrin | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Dean Garnett | def. | Tuomas Grönvall | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Mahio Campanella | def. | Matiss Zaharovs | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Catalin Safta | def. | Nicolas Di Franco | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Gustavo Oliveira | def. | Anas Azizoun | KO (spinning back elbow) | 1 | 3:25 | [c] |
| Preliminary card (YouTube / DAZN) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Jan Ciepłowski | def. | Julien Lopez | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:43 | [d] |
| Women's Flyweight | Paulina Wiśniewska | def. | Jessica Cunha | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:12 | |
| Featherweight | Adam Meskini | def. | Tiziano Ferranti | TKO (knee and punches) | 2 | 4:56 | |
| Bantamweight | Levi Batchelor | def. | Fahdi Khaled | Submission (Ezekiel choke) | 3 | 4:34 | |
| Catchweight (163 lb) | Salvo Giudice | def. | Brice Belghazi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:14 | |
- ↑ 2025 PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ↑ 2025 PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ↑ 2025 PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ↑ 2025 PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Tournament brackets
2025 PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Mahio Campanella | UD | |||||||||
 Matiss Zaharovs | 3 | |||||||||
| Mahio Campanella | ||||||||||
 Gustavo Oliveira | ||||||||||
| Anas Azizoun | 1 | |||||||||
| Gustavo Oliveira | KO | |||||||||
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 Dean Garnett | UD | |||||||||
 Tuomas Grönvall[a] | 3 | |||||||||
| Dean Garnett | ||||||||||
 Jan Ciepłowski | ||||||||||
| Jan Ciepłowski | TKO | |||||||||
| Julien Lopez | 1 | |||||||||
- ↑ Alexander Luster withdrew from the tournament due to an injury and was replaced by Tuomas Grönvall.
See also
References
- ↑ "PFL Europe Brussels on 5 July at the ING Arena to Feature New Wave of Belgian MMA Superstars as Tickets Go On-Sale". Professional Fighters League. 2025-05-22. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
- ↑ Barry, Corral (2025-05-07). "Evra's MMA debut on hold as PFL Paris delayed". BBC. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
- ↑ Sherdog.com. "PFL Shifts PFL Europe Event From May in Paris to Brussels on July 5". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
- ↑ "Main event confirmed for PFL Brussels on July 5". DAZN.com. 2025-05-30. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ↑ Sherdog.com. "Professional Fighters League Updates July's 2025 PFL Europe 2 Lineup". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
- ↑ "PFL Europe Heads to Brussels on July 5 with Hometown Stars Set to Shine". FightBook MMA. 2025-05-22. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
- ↑ Sherdog.com. "PFL Europe Completes 16-Fight Lineup for Belgium Card in July". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ↑ "2025 PFL Europe 2: Brussels". Professional Fighters League. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
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