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Yahoo
07-07-2025
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Finishes galore: Check out all of the wild stoppages from PFL MENA and 2025 PFL Europe 2
PFL hosted a pair of events this past weekend filled with sensational knockouts and submissions, including a Knockout of the Year candidate. 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. Advertisement 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 This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Watch the wild stoppages from PFL MENA and 2025 PFL Europe 2
USA Today
07-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Finishes galore: Check out all of the wild stoppages from PFL MENA and 2025 PFL Europe 2
PFL hosted a pair of events this past weekend filled with sensational knockouts and submissions, including a Knockout of the Year candidate. 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
USA Today
05-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 PFL Europe 2 video: Gustavo Oliveira spins for Knockout of the Year candidate
Gustavo Oliveira has put his name in the conversation for Knockout of the Year. At 2025 PFL Europe 2: Brussels, Oliveira (11-2) created a highlight moment that will forever be replayed throughout his career. Oliveira smashed Anas Azizoun with a spinning back elbow out of nowhere at 3:25 of Round 1 of the bantamweight bout. Azizoun (5-2) went out immediately and crashed to the canvas. Oliveira calmly observed the carnage, preened his face, and gave two thumbs up to the camera. Check out video of the incredible highlight below (via X): The result extended Oliveira's winning streak to three. Ten of his 11 career victories have come by stoppage, but this one in his PFL debut will leave a lasting impression.
