PFL Europe 2 (2023)

PFL Europe 2
The poster for PFL Europe 2
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateJuly 8, 2023 (2023-July-08)
VenueVerti Music Hall
CityBerlin, Germany
Event chronology
PFL 6 PFL Europe 2 PFL 7
Main article: PFL (2023 season)

The PFL Europe 2 mixed martial arts event for the 2023 season of the Professional Fighters League Europe was held on July 8, 2023, at the Verti Music Hall in Berlin, Germany. This was the sophomore event of the PFL Europe league, holding bouts in the Lightweight and Bantamweight divisions.[1][2][3]

Background

Starting in 2023 PFL Europe will feature young European MMA fighters, broadcast during prime local hours with all events staged in Europe. The format will follow the same as the regular PFL Season, with the winner receiving a $100,000 prize and a chance to earn a spot in the 2024 PFL regular season.[1]

At weigh-ins, three fighters missed weight, Moktar Benkaci (136.5 lbs) came in half a pound over the limit for his fight against Khurshed Kakhorov, lightweight Acoidan Duque (159.1) clocked in 3.1 pounds over the lightweight cap, and Rachid El Hazoume Aamay was .3 pounds over the bantamweight max at 136.3 pounds.[4]

Results

Main Card (DAZN)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Francesco Nuzzi def. Farbod Iran Nezhad KO (head kick and punches) 1 1:52 [a]
Bantamweight Khurshed Kakhorov def. Moktar Benkaci Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–25) 3 5:00 [b]
Women's Flyweight Griet Eeckhout def. Lorena Cubero Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–25) 3 5:00 [c]
Bantamweight Frans Mlambo def. Rachid Haz Decision (majority) (29–27, 29–27, 28–28) 3 5:00 [d]
Bantamweight Ali Taleb def. Kenji Bortoluzzi TKO (punches) 1 3:26 [e]
Lightweight John Mitchell def. Geysim Derouiche Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [f]
Lightweight Acoidan Duque def. Aleksandr Chizov Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [g]
Bantamweight Lewis McGrillen-Evans def. Amrali Saydoshurov KO (punch) 2 0:12
Lightweight Dylan Tuke def. Connor Hughes Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [h]
Lightweight Jakub Kaszuba def. Maxim Radu Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:18 [i]
Lightweight Anatolij Baal def. Sebas Santana Guedes TKO (punches) 2 4:16
Women's Featherweight Christina Breuer def. Ruby Mesu TKO (punches and knees) 2 3:12
  1. ^ Bantamweight Quarter-Final
  2. ^ Bantamweight Quarter-Final. Benkaci missed weight (136.5 lbs) and had a point deducted.
  3. ^ Women's Flyweight Quarter-Final
  4. ^ Bantamweight Quarter-Final. Haz missed weight (136.3 lbs) and had a point deducted.
  5. ^ Bantamweight Quarter-Final
  6. ^ Lightweight Quarter-Final
  7. ^ Lightweight Quarter-Final. Duque missed weight (159.1 lbs) and had a point deducted
  8. ^ Lightweight Quarter-Final
  9. ^ Lightweight Quarter-Final

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Brackets

Lightweight

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Latvia Aleksandr Chizov* DRAW
 
 
 
 Spain Acoidan Duque 3r.
 
 Latvia Aleksandr Chizov
 
 
 
 Republic of Ireland John Mitchell
 
 Republic of Ireland John Mitchell UD
 
 
 
 France Geysim Derouiche 3r.
 
 
 
 
 
 England Connor Hughes 3r.
 
 
 
 Republic of Ireland Dylan Tuke UD
 
 Republic of Ireland Dylan Tuke
 
 
 
 Poland Jakub Kaszuba
 
 Italy Maxim Radu 1r.
 
 
 Poland Jakub Kaszuba SUB
 
  • Officially a Unanimous decision victory for Duque, Chizov advanced due to the weight miss by Duque

Bantamweight

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Italy Francesco Nuzzi KO
 
 
 
 Iran Farbod Iran Nezhad 1r.
 
 Italy Francesco Nuzzi
 
 
 
 South Africa Frans Mlambo
 
 South Africa Frans Mlambo MD
 
 
 
 Spain Rachid Haz 3r.
 
 
 
 
 
 France Moktar Benkaci 3r.
 
 
 
 Tajikistan Khurshed Kakhorov UD
 
 Tajikistan Khurshed Kakhorov
 
 
 
 Sweden Ali Taleb
 
 Sweden Ali Taleb TKO
 
 
 Switzerland Kenji Bortoluzzi 1r.
 

Women's Flyweight

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 England Dakota Ditcheva SUB
 
 
 
 Sweden Malin Hermansson 1r.
 
 England Dakota Ditcheva
 
 
 
 Sweden Cornelia Holm
 
 Poland Marta Waliczek 3r.
 
 
 
 Sweden Cornelia Holm SD
 
 
 
 
 
 Germany Lorena Cubero 3r.
 
 
 
 Belgium Griet Eeckhout UD
 
 Belgium Griet Eeckhout
 
 
 
 Italy Valentina Scatizzi
 
 Italy Valentina Scatizzi SD
 
 
 Netherlands Lizzy Gevers 3r.
 

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Inaugural PFL Europe season schedule announced". MMA Junkie. 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  2. ^ Anderson, Jay (2023-04-21). "PFL Europe 2 Line-Up Announced for Berlin, Germany on July 8". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  3. ^ Sherdog.com. "PFL Europe Reveals Lineup for Second Regular Season Card in Germany on July 8". Sherdog. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  4. ^ Sherdog.com. "PFL Europe 2 Weigh-in Results: 3 Fighters Miss Weight". Sherdog. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  5. ^ "PFL Europe 2". pflmma.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.