Professional Fighters League MMA event in 2023
PFL Europe 2 |
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The poster for PFL Europe 2 |
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Promotion | Professional Fighters League |
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Date | July 8, 2023 (2023-July-08) |
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Venue | Verti Music Hall |
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City | Berlin, Germany |
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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 | |
- ^ Bantamweight Quarter-Final
- ^ Bantamweight Quarter-Final. Benkaci missed weight (136.5 lbs) and had a point deducted.
- ^ Women's Flyweight Quarter-Final
- ^ Bantamweight Quarter-Final. Haz missed weight (136.3 lbs) and had a point deducted.
- ^ Bantamweight Quarter-Final
- ^ Lightweight Quarter-Final
- ^ Lightweight Quarter-Final. Duque missed weight (159.1 lbs) and had a point deducted
- ^ Lightweight Quarter-Final
- ^ Lightweight Quarter-Final
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Brackets
Lightweight
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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| Aleksandr Chizov* | DRAW |
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| Acoidan Duque | 3r. | |
| Aleksandr Chizov | |
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| | John Mitchell | | |
| John Mitchell | UD |
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| Geysim Derouiche | 3r. | |
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| Connor Hughes | 3r. |
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| Dylan Tuke | UD | |
| Dylan Tuke | |
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| | Jakub Kaszuba | | |
| Maxim Radu | 1r. |
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| Jakub Kaszuba | SUB | |
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- Officially a Unanimous decision victory for Duque, Chizov advanced due to the weight miss by Duque
Bantamweight
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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| Francesco Nuzzi | KO |
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| Farbod Iran Nezhad | 1r. | |
| Francesco Nuzzi | |
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| | Frans Mlambo | | |
| Frans Mlambo | MD |
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| Rachid Haz | 3r. | |
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| Moktar Benkaci | 3r. |
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| Khurshed Kakhorov | UD | |
| Khurshed Kakhorov | |
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| | Ali Taleb | | |
| Ali Taleb | TKO |
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| Kenji Bortoluzzi | 1r. | |
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Women's Flyweight
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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| Dakota Ditcheva | SUB |
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| Malin Hermansson | 1r. | |
| Dakota Ditcheva | |
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| | Cornelia Holm | | |
| Marta Waliczek | 3r. |
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| Cornelia Holm | SD | |
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| Lorena Cubero | 3r. |
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| Griet Eeckhout | UD | |
| Griet Eeckhout | |
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| | Valentina Scatizzi | | |
| Valentina Scatizzi | SD |
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| Lizzy Gevers | 3r. | |
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Inaugural PFL Europe season schedule announced". MMA Junkie. 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2023-04-21). "PFL Europe 2 Line-Up Announced for Berlin, Germany on July 8". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "PFL Europe Reveals Lineup for Second Regular Season Card in Germany on July 8". Sherdog. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "PFL Europe 2 Weigh-in Results: 3 Fighters Miss Weight". Sherdog. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "PFL Europe 2". pflmma.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
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