PFL Europe 2 (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]

PFL Europe 2
The poster for PFL Europe 2
Promotion	Professional Fighters League
Date	July 8, 2023 (2023-07-08)
Venue	Verti Music Hall
City	Berlin, Germany
Event chronology
PFL 6 PFL Europe 2 PFL 7

Main article: PFL (2023 season)

Background

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

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

1. Bantamweight Quarter-Final
2. Bantamweight Quarter-Final. Benkaci missed weight (136.5 lbs) and had a point deducted.
3. Women's Flyweight Quarter-Final
4. Bantamweight Quarter-Final. Haz missed weight (136.3 lbs) and had a point deducted.
5. Bantamweight Quarter-Final
6. Lightweight Quarter-Final
7. Lightweight Quarter-Final. Duque missed weight (159.1 lbs) and had a point deducted
8. Lightweight Quarter-Final
9. Lightweight Quarter-Final

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Brackets

Lightweight

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Aleksandr Chizov*	DRAW
	Acoidan Duque	3r.
					Aleksandr Chizov
					John Mitchell
	John Mitchell	UD
	Geysim Derouiche	3r.
	Connor Hughes	3r.
	Dylan Tuke	UD
					Dylan Tuke
					Jakub Kaszuba
	Maxim Radu	1r.
	Jakub Kaszuba	SUB

• Officially a Unanimous decision victory for Duque, Chizov advanced due to the weight miss by Duque

Bantamweight

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Francesco Nuzzi	KO
	Farbod Iran Nezhad	1r.
					Francesco Nuzzi
					Frans Mlambo
	Frans Mlambo	MD
	Rachid Haz	3r.
	Moktar Benkaci	3r.
	Khurshed Kakhorov	UD
					Khurshed Kakhorov
					Ali Taleb
	Ali Taleb	TKO
	Kenji Bortoluzzi	1r.

Women's Flyweight

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Dakota Ditcheva	SUB
	Malin Hermansson	1r.
					Dakota Ditcheva
					Cornelia Holm
	Marta Waliczek	3r.
	Cornelia Holm	SD
	Lorena Cubero	3r.
	Griet Eeckhout	UD
					Griet Eeckhout
					Valentina Scatizzi
	Valentina Scatizzi	SD
	Lizzy Gevers	3r.

See also

• List of PFL events
• List of current PFL fighters