Finishes galore: Check out all of the wild stoppages from PFL MENA and 2025 PFL Europe 2
Friday, 2025 PFL MENA 2 took place at The Green Halls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The 11-fight event saw seven stoppages, consisting of five KO/TKOs and two submissions. Perhaps the most impressive among the bunch was a flying knee knockout from Islam Youssef.
Saturday, 2025 PFL Europe 2 took place at ING Arena in Brussels, Belgium. The 16-fight event saw a total of 10 stoppages, splitting evenly between KO/TKOs and submissions. The highlight of the night, and perhaps the year, was a spinning back elbow knockout from Gustavo Oliveira, but there was also a Von Flue choke and an Ezekiel choke that wowed the crowd, too.
The main event fights of both cards produced spectacular finishes as well, with Omar El Dafrawy submitting Daniele Miceli at PFL MENA and Patrick Habirora knocking out Danny Roberts at PFL Brussels.
If you missed the events, you can check out each finish from both cards below.
PFL MENA: Abdalrahman Alhyasat submits Anthony Zeidan
Abdalrahman Alhyasat def. Anthony Zeidan via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:50
PFL MENA: Islam Youssef knocks out Benyamin Ghahreman
Islam Youssef def. Benyamin Ghahreman via knockout (flying knee) – Round 2, 3:55
PFL MENA: Nawras Abzakh knocks out Ali Yazbeck
Nawras Abzakh def. Ali Yazbeck via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 0:50
PFL MENA: Amir Fazli knocks out Rostem Akman
Amir Fazli def. Rostem Akman via knockout (punch) – Round 2, 1:34
PFL MENA: Moktar Benkaci stops Marcel Adur
Moktar Benkaci def. Marcel Adur via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:57
PFL MENA: Hattan Alsaif TKOs Nour Al Fliti
Hattan Alsaif def. Nour Al Fliti via TKO (injury) – Round 2, 2:24
PFL MENA main event: Omar El Dafrawy submits Daniele Miceli
Omar El Dafrawy def. Daniele Miceli via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 1:15
PFL Brussels: Salvo Giudice submits Brice Belghazi
Salvo Giudice def. Brice Belghazi via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 2:14
PFL Brussels: Levi Batchelor submits Fahdi Khaled
Levi Batchelor def. Fahdi Khaled via submission (Ezekiel choke) – Round 3, 4:34
PFL Brussels: Adam Meskini finishes Tiziano Ferranti
Adam Meskini def. Tiziano Ferranti via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:56
PFL Brussels: Paulina Wisniewska taps Jessica Cunha
Paulina Wisniewska def. Jessica Cunha via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:12
PFL Brussels: Jan Cieplowski knocks out Julien Pierre Lopez
Jan Cieplowski def. Julien Pierre Lopez via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:43
PFL Brussels: Gustavo Oliveira's Knockout of the Year contendter of Anas Azizoun
Gustavo Oliveira def. Anas Azizoun via knockout (spinning back elbow) – Round 1, 3:25
PFL Brussels: Movsar Ibragimov taps Gerardo Fanny
Movsar Ibragimov def. Gerardo Fanny via submission (Von Flue choke) – Round 2, 1:42
PFL Brussels: Boris Mbarga Atangana stops Bruno Santos
Boris Mbarga Atangana def. Bruno Santos via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:56
PFL Brussels: Gaetano Pirrello submits Salvatore Liga
Gaetano Pirrello def. Salvatore Liga via submission (D'arce choke) – Round 1, 3:22
PFL Brussels main event: Patrick Habirora knocks out Danny Roberts
Patrick Habirora def. Danny Roberts via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 4:32
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