PFL Europe Semifinals Seal Lyon Finals as Ayoub Scores Standing TKO in Nantes

The results lock in December title bouts in Lyon under PFL's regional tournament model.

Overview

Connor Hughes advanced to the lightweight final with a head‑kick KO of Gino van Steenis at 2:56 of Round 1, and Aleksandr Chizov moved on by split decision over Claudio Pacella.
Baris Adiguzel reached the bantamweight final by stopping Julien Pierre Lopez via KO at 0:36 of Round 1, and Dean Garnett submitted Jan Ciepłowski with a guillotine at 0:38 of Round 3.
The Dec. 13 Lyon finals are set: Hughes vs. Chizov at lightweight and Adiguzel vs. Garnett at bantamweight.
Headliner Amin Ayoub defeated Keweny Lopes by standing TKO at 3:19 of Round 3 to extend his winning streak to 10.
The Nantes card featured eight stoppages across 10 bouts, navigated a late scratch after Abdoul Abdouraguimov’s dispute with the promotion, and precedes PFL MENA semifinals in Riyadh on Sept. 27 streaming on DAZN and the PFL App.