The stage is set for two big title fights on Saturday, as the Professional Fighters League returns to France for PFL Lyon.
For those keeping track, two new titles are being debuted on the PFL Lyon card, with the promotion’s inaugural heavyweight and women’s featherweight titles up for grabs. While that might seem confusing to some, it was “Super-Fights” titles that were on the line when Cris Cyborg defeated Larissa Pacheco last October (and when Renan Ferreira fell to Francis Ngannou).
With the old PFL Global titles and current World Tournament titles being separate, Saturday will see the promotion’s top champions crowned, with the tournament acting as a path to title shots for contenders. Similar to the old Bellator season format.
Weigh-ins for PFL Lyon, headlined by Ferreira versus ex-Bellator light heavyweight champ and current heavyweight Vadim Nemkov, took place on Friday. Results can be found below.
PFL Lyon: Nemkov vs. Ferreira Weigh-In Results
Heavyweight: Vadim Nemkov (241.9 lbs) vs. Renan Ferreira (258.8 lbs) – for the inaugural PFL heavyweight championship
Featherweight: Cris Cyborg (144.6 lbs) (c) vs. Sara Collins (144.6 lbs) – for the inaugural PFL Women’s Featherweight Championship
Welterweight: Patrick Habirora (171.0 lbs) vs. Kevin Jousset (170.5 lbs)
Bantamweight: Taylor Lapilus (135.9 lbs) vs. Liam Gittins (136.0 lbs)
Bantamweight: Baris Adiguzel (134.9 lbs) vs. Dean Garnett (134.8 lbs) – PFL Europe Bantamweight Final
Light Heavyweight: Boris Mbarga Atangana (205.5 lbs) vs. Guilherme Soares (204.9 lbs)
Lightweight: Connor Hughes (154.7 lbs) vs. Aleksandr Chizov (154.6 lbs) – PFL Europe Lightweight Final
Bantamweight: Gustavo Oliveira (136.0 lbs) vs. Movsar Ibragimov (135.6 lbs)
Women’s Flyweight: Paulina Wiśniewska (125.9 lbs) vs. Sabrinna de Sousa (125.4 lbs)
Bantamweight: Rayan Balbali (135.2 lbs) vs. Levi Batchelor (135.9 lbs)
