Professional Fighters League card in Europe will have the
majority of red corner athletes sporting surnames starting with the
letter “a.”
Per a press release on Thursday, the PFL has finalized its 12-fight
lineup for the May 23 show at the ING Arena in Brussels, Belgium.
PFL Brussels will be headlined by a non-title, non-tournament
main event pitting undefeated Belgian up-and-comer Patrick
Habirora (8-0) against 42-year-old former champion Benson
Henderson (30-12).
Making his pro debut in January 2024, Habirora has rattled off
eight victories, seven inside the distance, including four under
the PFL Europe banner. The 25-year-old exploded onto the PFL scene
last year thanks to a pair of first-round knockouts of Danny
Roberts and Kevin
Jousset. He has only fought beyond the first round twice as a
professional.
While Habirora got his start at the beginning of 2024, it has been
since March 2023 that Henderson has stepped inside of an MMA cage
to fight. “Smooth” did participate in grappling matches as well as
a stop off in Karate Combat to handle some business with past foe
Anthony
Pettis. He also tested his mettle in an influencer boxing
tournament where he won a decision against Chris Avila
but lost on the scorecards later that night to Idris Virgo for the
organization’s inaugural belt.
Of note, the PFL added a welterweight scrap to the prelims,
bringing back once-beaten Khamzat
Abaev (5-1) to face grappling aficionado Luca Poclit
(10-2). The former debuted with the PFL last year, going the
distance and also losing for the first time to Chequina
Noso Pedro. Since Poclit’s last bout in June 2024, Abaev has
competed thrice.
PFL Brussels complete lineup:
Patrick
Habirora vs. Benson
Henderson – welterweight
Taylor
Lapilus vs. Jake Hadley
– bantamweight
Boris
Mbarga Atangana vs. Jared
Gooden – middleweight
Marcirley
Alves vs. Naoki Inoue
– bantamweight
Asael
Adjoudj vs. Keisuke
Sasu – featherweight
Donegi
Abena vs. Joe
Schilling – light heavyweight
Baris
Adiguzel vs. Gustavo
Oliveira – bantamweight
Amin
Ayoub vs. Tim Wilde –
lightweight
Movsar
Ibragimov vs. Youssouf
Binate – bantamweight
Khamzat
Abaev vs. Luca Poclit
– welterweight
Adam
Meskini vs. Keweny
Lopes – featherweight
Rustam
Serbiev vs. Ashley
Reece – welterweight
Full
#PFLBrussels Fight Card Announced pic.twitter.com/LzimKs386I— PFL Public Relations (@PFL_PR)
April 16, 2026