Patrick “The Belgian Bomber” Habirora will make his first ever headline bout for PFL as he faces his toughest challenge yet in English veteran Danny “Hot Chocolate” Roberts who aims to make a statement in his PFL debut

The final addition to the PFL Europe Brussels card is the undefeated Belgian prospect Movsar Ibragimov, who will make his PFL debut against the Netherlands’ Gerardo Fanny

The first round of the 2025 PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament will take place on the card featuring eight athletes from six different European countries

Tickets for PFL Europe Brussels are on-sale here, with the event available in Belgium, France, UK & Ireland exclusively on DAZN, and exclusively in the US on the PFL app

 

 

LONDON (26 June, 2025) - The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has released the final fight card ahead of PFL Europe Brussels on 5 July at The ING Arena, with all bouts now confirmed for fight night. Remaining tickets are available here.

 

 

PFL Europe Brussels Card:
ING Arena, Brussels, Belgium
DAZN (Belgium, France, UK & Ireland)  | PFL app (US)
Saturday, 5 July 

PFL Europe Welterweight Main Event Showcase Bout: Patrick Habirora (6-0) vs. Danny Roberts (18-8)
PFL Europe Bantamweight Co-Main Event Showcase Bout: Taylor Lapilus (21-4) vs. Ali Taleb (12-1)
PFL Europe Featherweight Showcase Bout: Gaetano Pirrello (16-7-1) vs. Salvatore Liga (5-0)
PFL Europe Light Heavyweight Showcase Bout: Boris Mbarga Atangana (5-0) vs. Bruno Santos (3-3)
PFL Europe Welterweight Showcase Bout: Khamzat Abaev (5-0) vs. Chequina Noso Pedro (9-4)
PFL Europe Bantamweight Showcase Bout: Movsar Ibragimov (6-0) vs. Gerardo Fanny (14-5)
PFL Europe Featherweight Showcase Bout: Ibragim Ibragimov (9-0) vs. Mathys Duragrin (5-0)
PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament Bout: Dean Garnett (12-3-1) vs.Toumas Grönvall (12-8-1)*
PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament Bout: Mahio Campanella (7-1) vs. Matiss Zaharovs (7-3)
PFL Europe Lightweight Showcase Bout: Nicolas Di Franco (10-4-1) vs. Catalin Safta (6-3)
PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament Bout: Anas Azizoun (5-1) vs. Gustavo Oliveira (10-2)
PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament Bout: Julien Lopez (7-4-1) vs. Jan Ciepłowski (8-0)
PFL Europe Women’s Flyweight Showcase Bout: Paulina Wiśniewska (5-0) vs. Jessica Cunha (9-4)
PFL Europe Featherweight Showcase Bout: Adam Meskini (9-3) vs. Tiziano Ferranti (10-1)
PFL Europe Bantamweight Showcase Bout: Fahdi Khaled (2-0) vs. Levi Batchelor (2-0)
PFL Europe Welterweight Showcase Bout: Salvo Giudice (1-0) vs. Brice Belghazi (1-1)

 

 

*Alex Luster is forced to withdraw from the PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament due to injury. Dean Garnett will now face Finland’s Tuomas “The Tank Engine” Grönvall (12-8-1), a relentless grappler who always pushes the pace, and will now look to seize the opportunity at the ING Arena on 5 July.

Following popular demand, Movsar Ibragimov (6-0) becomes the final Belgian to be added to the already stacked PFL Europe Brussels card on 5 July. The 2022 IMMAF Bantamweight Champion and a decorated amateur, Ibragimov has gone from strength to strength since turning professional, finishing all six of his opponents, five of them in the very first round. He will face the Dutchman Gerardo Fanny (14-5), a former National Champion in Belgian promotion Strength & Honour Championship. With 12 of his 14 wins coming via finish, he’s known on the European circuit for his devastating striking and aggression, who’s coming to upset the Belgian crowd with a victory. 

The historic evening of European mixed martial arts will be headlined by Belgium’s own Patrick “The Belgian Bomber” Habirora (6-0), who will make his first walk to the SmartCage as the main event in a Welterweight Showcase bout when he goes up against England’s highly skilled veteran Danny “Hot Chocolate” Roberts (18-8) in his PFL debut. 

Habirora boasts a flawless record, with five of his six victories coming by way of KO/TKO, thanks to a devastating striking skillset which has fueled the Belgian’s rapid rise and made him a fan favourite. The shining star hailing from Team Sendo in Brussels will meet the 14-UFC fight seasoned star Danny Roberts, whose decorated career with a total of 13 career finishes will make him Habirora’s most experienced and dangerous opponent to date, and looks to take the Belgian to places he’s never been inside the SmartCage.

In the co-main event will be the new PFL signing Taylor "Double Impact" Lapilus (21-4), whose recent run of dominance with eight wins in his last nine fights has made him a true phenom in the Bantamweight division. He will go up against the 2024 PFL MENA Bantamweight Champion Ali Taleb (12-1), a fighter with ferocious knockout power and only one loss in his professional career, which will prove to be a true clash of the world’s best at 135 lbs. 

Also on the card will be the first round of the PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament, featuring athletes from six different countries looking to start their path towards the Championship and $100,000. 

PFL Europe Brussels will be exclusively broadcast on DAZN in Belgium, France, the UK & Ireland, the home of MMA, boxing, European football, women’s football, and the NFL (excl. USA). DAZN is building the ultimate sports entertainment platform, based on premium sports rights, world-leading technology, and multi-platform distribution. 

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