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London – Today, Professional Fighters League (PFL) has announced a lithe fighters and PFL Europe brackets, and all four fights from the first round take place at PFL Europe Belfast on May 10 at the SEZ ARENA.
Belfast will be the house of the first tournament fights at PFL Europe in 2025, in which the best athletes of the continent will enter the bracket, which will have one arrow to win three matches in the whole year to win the desired championship in European PFL and a cash prize of $ 100,000.
The lithe PFL Europe bracket is as follows:
Connor HughesEngland (10-2) vs. Sebastian in FrancoBelgium (10-3)
Connor Hughes from Liverpool is a destructive striker with a tested knockout power, who saw how he was promoted to the lithe final of PFL Europe 2024, where he did not have a repeated master, Jakub Kaszub. He will try to fix evil last year in his duel with the Belgian debutant of PFL, Sebastian Di Franco. With La Louvière Di Franco makes waves in a slight division with 10 wins and only 3 losing. After testing against one of the best fighters in Belgium and France, he now approaches the PFL Europe tournament in the hope that he will prove its skills to the best Europe to offer.
Mark EwenScotland (6-1) vs. Aleksandr “Pretty Boy” ChizovLatvia (10-3)
The Edinburgh sign was advertised as the next generation of MMA stars due to its 18 victories in amateur and professional duels, which end with the end, and not distinguishing from KO or reports. After returning to PFL Europe Glasgow in August 2024, after his first professional failure, he wants to gain pace in the lithe PFL Europe tournament with Aleksander Chizov from Latvia. From Riga, Chizov has an impressive 10-3 record and wants to re-introduce a lithe tournament in 2025. Alex trained at the elitare Allstars Training Center in Sweden, known by Alexander Gustafsson and Khamzata Chimaeva.
Claudio pacellaItaly (5-2) vs. Gavin “Massive Tasty” HughesEngland (11-4)
Claudio Palcel of Rome, training from Dublin in Ireland, is an extremely challenging, sturdy and opponent of the game, which always leaves everything in the smartcage. With three trips in 2024 he gave the Belgian sensation Patrick Habirora his most tough professional fight and ended the year with two wins. Pacella will be some rush on her side when she will face the debutant of PFL Gavin Hughes from Liverpool, who competed at the highest level in Bellator against opponents such as Yves Landu.
Decky McaenanIreland (9-5-1) vs. Gino “The Ghost Assassin” from StoneisSpain (5-1)
The local warrior Decky Mcaenan will debut in PFL when he enters the tournament in the hope that he will restore the European belt to Ireland for the first time, but he has Gino van Steenis on his way. Gino is a pretender’s younger brother for medium weight PFL Costello van Steenis and wants to follow in the footsteps of his brother.
In 2025, two tournaments in PFL Europe, a lightweight male and male bastam scale, with a list of 135 pounds and a bracket that will be disclosed at a later date, will be represented in PFL Europe.
PFL Europe Belfast will be a header Paul “Massive News” Hughes (13-2), which is ready for a homecoming business card in the header against Brazil Bruno “Solid” Miranda (17-5). Hughes will fulfill the dream of life at the main event at the SEZNA Arena, the iconic Belfast’s place has laid a stone from his gym, and Miranda wants to ruin the party, showing her aggressive set of fighting skills in intelligence.
The full combat list can be found below:
The main PFL Europe Belfast card has been updated:
May 10 – SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Lightweight main presentation events: Paul Hughes (13-2) vs. Bruno Miranda (17-5)
PFL Europe Europe lithe tournament: Connor Hughes (10-2) vs. Sebastian in Franco (10-3)
PFL Europe Europe lithe tournament: Mark Ewen (6-1) vs. Aleksandr “Pretty Boy” Chizov (10-3)
PFL Europe Europe lithe tournament: Claudio pacella (5-2) vs. Gavin “Massive Tasty” Hughes (11-4)
PFL Europe Europe lithe tournament: Decky Mcaenan (9-5-1) vs. Gino “The Ghost Assassin” from Stoneis (5-1)
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Adam Darby def. Patrick Rivera
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Darby was over a 4-to-1 favorite against Rivera, and right from the start, Darby chewed Rivera up with low kicks and sharp punches. By the third round, Rivera's face was barely recognizable from the start of the fight, and Darby had landed a would-be record for low kicks in a UFC welterweight fight (Contender Series bouts are not counted as UFC fights). Rivera was simply too tough for his own good, and midway through the round, referee Kerry Hatley decided he'd seen enough, calling in the doctor to check Rivera's eye, and then ended the fight.
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In the penultimate fight of the evening, Modestino Rodrigues demolished Brandon Holmes in seconds, earning his spot in the UFC.
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Silvestre Sanchez def. Liam McCracken
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