Nemkov and Cyborg Finished Their Title Fights
Vadim Nemkov and Cris Cyborg earned submission victories at PFL Lyon on December 13, 2025, at LDLC Arena in France. The event also crowned two PFL Europe tournament champions and featured a series of quick finishes beneath the world-title headliners.
The world championships ended through two different chokes
Nemkov submitted Renan Ferreira with an arm-triangle at 4:00 of the first round to claim the heavyweight championship. He established control on the ground and finished before the main event reached a second round.
Cyborg defeated Sara Collins by rear-naked choke at 2:55 of the third. The women’s featherweight title contest required a longer route, ending when the Brazilian secured the decisive submission.
The European finals produced knockout victories
Alex Chizov knocked out Connor Hughes fifty seconds into the third round to win the lightweight tournament. Baris Adiguzel stopped Dean Garnett after forty-four seconds to take the bantamweight tournament title.
Patrick Habirora also finished quickly, defeating Kevin Jousset at 2:42 of the first round. Taylor Lapilus instead went the distance, outpointing Liam Gittins unanimously with two 30–27 cards and one 29–28.
Submissions and split decisions rounded out the card
Boris Atangana submitted Guilherme Soares by rear-naked choke at 2:35 of round two. Gustavo Oliveira stopped Movsar Ibragimov thirty-four seconds into the same round of their separate contest.
Sabrinna de Sousa defeated Paulina Wisniewska by split decision, while Rayan Balbali earned the same verdict over Levi Batchelor. Those distance results completed a Lyon program led by successful championship finishes.
Sources
- PFL: world championships and European tournament finals
- MMA Fighting: December 13 official results
- PFL: individual bout reports
