PFL Europe’s Season Ran From Belfast to Championship Night in Lyon
PFL Europe’s 2025 campaign began in Belfast on May 10, continued in Brussels on July 5 and reached Nantes on September 26. The lightweight and bantamweight tournament finals were then staged on December 13 at LDLC Arena in Lyon, France.
Belfast and Brussels opened the regional campaign
The Belfast event took place at SSE Arena and included Paul Hughes’s showcase matchup with Bruno Miranda. The card also provided the opening stage of the lightweight tournament.
Brussels followed in July, continuing the regional schedule before the autumn semifinals. The league’s event archive lists these dates separately from the later championship-deciding card in Lyon.
Nantes established the finalists rather than awarding the belts
The September event at Zenith Nantes Métropole featured the lightweight and bantamweight semifinals. Connor Hughes and Alex Chizov advanced at lightweight, while Dean Garnett earned his place in the bantamweight final.
Nantes also included showcase fights, so appearing high on that card did not automatically mean competing in a tournament round. Amin Ayoub’s main-event victory over Keweny Lopes was one such separate attraction.
Lyon completed the tournament route in December
The December card combined the European finals with major PFL world-title contests. Chizov defeated Hughes to win the lightweight tournament, while Baris Adiguzel claimed the bantamweight championship.
The season therefore involved four distinct host cities across its completed route. Belfast, Brussels and Nantes formed the earlier schedule, with Lyon providing the championship conclusion rather than another opening-round or semifinal event.
Sources
- PFL: Belfast, Brussels and Nantes event archive
- PFL: May 10 Belfast event
- PFL: December 13 Lyon champions
- PFL: Nantes showcase main event
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