Ayoub’s Attack Finally Overwhelmed Lopes in Nantes
Amin Ayoub stopped Keweny Lopes in the main event of PFL Europe Nantes on September 26, 2025. The lightweight showcase at the Zenith Nantes Métropole ended by technical knockout at 3:19 of the third round after Ayoub steadily increased his attacking pressure.
Submission exchanges complicated the opening round
Lopes pressed forward early, but Ayoub answered with a right hand and threatened guillotines. Their exchanges then moved to the ground, where Ayoub continued looking for submissions rather than accepting a defensive position.
The opening offered both striking and grappling problems. Lopes could close distance and wrestle, but Ayoub kept responding with attacks that prevented the newcomer from establishing comfortable control.
Ayoub built momentum through the middle round
Body kicks helped Ayoub vary his offense in the second. Another takedown led to an armbar attempt, a leg-lock exchange and a reversal that allowed him to finish the round striking from above.
Those changes of position mattered because Ayoub repeatedly turned defensive situations into opportunities to attack. Lopes was being asked to solve threats at several ranges.
Sustained combinations brought the stoppage
Ayoub connected with hooks, knees and combinations to the body and head in the third. A head kick added to the damage before the referee intervened during the continuing assault.
Both athletes had weighed in at 155 pounds for a showcase bout rather than a tournament final. Ayoub closed the Nantes card with a finish, while Lopes’s PFL debut ended after an increasingly difficult series of exchanges.
