In the night’s main event, it was “Hot Chocolate” Roberts paired up with Brussels’ own Patrick Habirora, who was making his return to the PFL cage with an undefeated 6-0 record. Roberts, meanwhile, was making his PFL debut and competing for the first time since exiting the UFC off a loss to Jonny Parsons in 2023.

In the co-main event, Taylor Lapilus looked to pick up where his UFC career ended, for the second time no less. Lapilus had won two straight inside the UFC octagon but chose to exit the promotion regardless, signing with the PFL instead. That’s the second time Lapilus had left the UFC off a win, his two stints there saw him go 3-1 both times for a 6-2 record overall. Lapils set off on his PFL career against Ali Taleb, winner of the 2024 PFL MENA bantamweight tournament.

Where to Watch PFL Brussels

Saturday, July 5, 2025 saw PFL Europe Brussels take place at the ING Arena in Brussels, Belgium. Full results from the event, which streams on DAZN in Europe and the PFL App in North America, can be found below.

PFL Europe Brussels: Habirora vs. Roberts Results

Patrick Habirora def. Danny Roberts by KO (head kick), Round 1, 4:32
Taylor Lapilus def. Ali Taleb by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Gaetano Pirrello def. Salvatore Liga by submission (D’arce choke), Round 1, 3:22
Boris Mbarga Atangana def. Bruno Santos by TKO, Round 1, 0:56
Chequina Noso Pedro def. Khamzat Abaev by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Movsar Ibragimov def. Gerardo Fanny by submission (von flue choke), Round 2, 1:42
Ibragim Ibragimov def. Mathys Duragrin by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Dean Garnett def. Toumas Grönvall by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – Bantamweight Tournament
Mahio Campanella def. Matiss Zaharovs by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – Bantamweight Tournament
Catalin Safta def. Nicolas Di Franco by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Gustavo Oliveira def. Anas Azizoun by KO (spinning back elbow), Round 1, 3:25 – Bantamweight Tournament
Jan Ciepłowski def. Julien Lopez by TKO, Round 1, 3:43 – Bantamweight Tournament
Paulina Wiśniewska def. Jessica Cunha by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 4:12
Adam Meskini def. Tiziano Ferranti by TKO, Round 2, 4:56
Levi Batchelor def. Fahdi Khaled by technical submission (Ezekiel choke), Round 3, 4:34
Salvo Giudice def. Brice Belghazi by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 3, 2:14

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Paired up with Kenny Mokhonoana, a Bellator vet making his return for the first time in over a year, Ibragimov (8-0), though young, has a game plan moving forward: win a couple of PFL titles.

“I’m only 20 years of age. The goal for me is PFL European championship first, and then the year after, the world championship, the Global one,” Ibragimov told Cageside Press in a recent interview. “That’s the target, that’s the next goal for me. I need to win the PFL European belt, then the world championship belt. So I want to be European champion and the world champion.”

Dagestan has earned itself as reputation as producing some of the toughest fighters on the planet, and the team now led by Khabib Nurmagomedov, stepping in for his late father, Adbulmanap, leads the charge. Having trained under the UFC Hall of Famer, Ibragim Ibramgimov spoke on what has made the camp so successful.

“Obviously Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, they were at the same stage where we are right now, but they didn’t have a gym like us. Now they’ve got a massive gym, everything included, they’ve got everything in there. Back in the day, they had a small gym, Abdulmanap was the coach, they didn’t even have showers inside, but now we’ve got everything.”

Nurmagomedov and Makhachev “are the big examples for the gym,” Ibragimov added. “Everyone, like myself and everyone else, we’re all looking up to them. And then training, trying to be like them, training together, getting advice from the guys like Khabib and Islam Makhachev and the other big name fighters, because we’ve got so many big names in that gym. And they’re all sharing information, they’re all sharing their experience so I would say that’s why they’re the best gym in the world let’s say. For sure.”

Looking ahead to Kenny Mokhonoana, Ibragimov acknowledged that “he’s a good fighter. Long arms, tall guy,” but added that his opponent “obviously has some problems with the wrestling defense. He can wrestle, he’s a good fighter, I respect him as a fighter but I’m going to go out there and do my best, I’m going to do what I have to do. I’ll be going for a finish.”

Watch our full interview with PFL featherweight Ibragim Ibragimov above. PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai takes place Saturday, January 25, 2025 in Dubai, UAE.

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