Professional Fighters League MMA event in 2023
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [5]
Brackets [ edit ] Lightweight [ edit ]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Aleksandr Chizov * DRAW
3r.
John Mitchell UD
3r.
3r.
Dylan Tuke UD
1r.
Jakub Kaszuba SUB
Officially a Unanimous decision victory for Duque, Chizov advanced due to the weight miss by Duque Bantamweight [ edit ]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Francesco Nuzzi KO
1r.
Frans Mlambo MD
3r.
3r.
Khurshed Kakhorov UD
Ali Taleb TKO
1r.
Women's Flyweight [ edit ]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Dakota Ditcheva SUB
1r.
Dakota Ditcheva
3r.
Cornelia Holm SD
3r.
Griet Eeckhout UD
Valentina Scatizzi SD
3r.
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
WSOF events(2012–2017)
PFL events(since 2017)
Upcoming events are in italics
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Aleksandr Chizov* 
Acoidan Duque 
John Mitchell 
Geysim Derouiche 
Connor Hughes 
Jakub Kaszuba 
Maxim Radu 
Farbod Iran Nezhad 
Frans Mlambo 
Khurshed Kakhorov 
Ali Taleb 
Kenji Bortoluzzi 
Lorena Cubero 
Griet Eeckhout 
Lizzy Gevers