The Professional Fighters League brought its 2025 European series to Brussels on 5 July, staging a 16-bout card at the ING Arena that it billed as the Belgian capital’s first major mixed-martial-arts event. Brazilian bantamweight Gustavo Oliveira supplied the evening’s signature moment, separating France’s Anas Azizoun from consciousness with a spinning back elbow just 3 minutes 25 seconds into the opening round. The knockout, delivered in Oliveira’s promotional debut, lifted his record to 11-2, extended his winning streak to three and was quickly touted as a leading contender for 2025’s Knockout of the Year. Finishes came thick and fast elsewhere on the bill. Salvo Giudice choked out Brice Belghazi in Round 3 to move to 2-0, Levi Batchelor secured an Ezekiel choke submission, and Adam Meskini halted Tiziano Ferranti via second-round TKO. Jan Cieplowski recorded a stoppage of his own to progress in the bantamweight tournament. UFC alumni Danny “Hot Chocolate” Roberts and Taylor Lapilus topped and co-topped the programme, with Roberts matched against hometown fighter Patrick Habirora and Lapilus paired with Ali Taleb. The show streamed live on the PFL App in North America and on DAZN across Europe.