Patrick Habirora wrapped up an eventful night at PFL Europe 2 with a wild knockout in his home nation.
Undefeated PFL welterweight Patrick Habirora sent the Brussels, Belgium crowd happy with a thunderous knockout in the PFL Europe 2 main event on Saturday.
Habirora and Danny Roberts capped off an eventful evening at PFL Europe 2 with an intriguing welterweight headliner. It marked Roberts’s PFL debut after fights in the UFC Octagon with the likes of Jack Della Maddalena, Francisco Trinaldo, and Michel Pereira.
But tonight belonged to Habirora as he continued his unbeaten MMA career with a jaw-dropping finish.
Patrick Habirora continues unbeaten run with first-round KO at PFL Europe 2
Habirora and Roberts were closely competitive in the first minutes of the fight. Roberts utilized his experience and pressure to confutilize Habirora on the feet, despite Habirora’s clear advantage with his speed.
With just under a minute left in the first round, Habirora capitalized on Roberts’s opening with a head kick to the dome that knocked his opponent out cold. Before the fight was created official, Habirora added exclamation points with several follow-up shots to a downed Roberts.
Watch Habirora secure the finish below.
LIGHTS OUT AND GOODNIGHT! 💡🇧🇪
BELGIUM’S OWN PATRICK HABIRORA SENDS THE BRUSSELS CROWD HAPPY WITH A HEAD KICK KO OVER DANNY ROBERTS! #PFLBrussels pic.twitter.com/FUJmGzZJDQ
— PFL (@PFLMMA) July 5, 2025
Habirora remains undefeated through seven professional MMA fights. It was his second consecutive first-round KO finish after defeating Dima Glevka in February.
Habirora is a talented knockout artist with a diverse offensive arsenal. He’s knocked out opponents with body shots, boxing, and kicks during his young career in the cage.
Meanwhile, PFL Europe 2 marked Roberts’s fourth-straight defeat after UFC losses to Maddalena, Jonny Parsons, and Trinaldo. Roberts held a spot on the UFC roster from 2015-2023.
Habirora could potentially shift to the PFL World Tournament format in 2026 after his wild win at PFL Europe 2. As of this writing, it’s uncertain if Habirora will shift out of the PFL Europe promotion in favor of tougher, higher-caliber fights.
Patrick Habirora is a welterweight prospect to keep a close eye on
Habirora is one of several intriguing young stars to appear under the PFL banner in recent years. Dakota Ditcheva, one of the top flyweights in MMA, won the PFL women’s flyweight championship last year and remains unbeaten in her career.
Ditcheva will face former Bellator standout Sumiko Inaba later this month. It’ll mark her long-awaited return to the cage in her first fight since defeating former UFC title challenger Taila Santos at the 2024 PFL Championship.
PFL Europe 2 took place just days before the promotion’s event in Cape Town, South Africa, featuring a middleweight headliner between Johnny Eblen and Cosinformo Van Steenis. Eblen returns for the first time since defeating Fabian Edwards in their middleweight rematch in October.
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