| PFL Champions Series 4: Nemkov vs. Ferreira | ||||
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 The poster for PFL Champions Series 4: Nemkov vs. Ferreira | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | December 13, 2025 | |||
| Venue | LDLC Arena | |||
| City | Décines-Charpieu, France | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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PFL Lyon: Nemkov vs. Ferreira (also known as PFL Europe Finals: Lyon 2025) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on December 13, 2025, at LDLC Arena in Décines-Charpieu, France.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The event marked the promotion's second visit to Décines-Charpieu in the Metropolis of Lyon and first since PFL Europe 4 (2024) in December 2024.[3]
The event was headlined by an inaugural PFL Heavyweight World Championship bout between former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion Vadim Nemkov and 2023 PFL Heavyweight Tournament winner Renan Ferreira.[4]
In addition, a PFL Women's Featherweight World Championship bout between former Strikeforce, Invicta FC, UFC and Bellator Women's Featherweight World Champion Cris Cyborg and Sara Collins served as the co-main event.[5]
The event also included the finals of 2025 PFL Europe Tournament in a lightweight and bantamweight divisions.[6]
Results
[edit]| Main card (ESPN App) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Vadim Nemkov | def. | Renan Ferreira | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:00 | [a] |
| Women's Featherweight | Cris Cyborg (c) | def. | Sara Collins | Submission (face crank) | 3 | 2:55 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Patrick Habirora | def. | Kevin Jousset | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:42 | |
| Bantamweight | Taylor Lapilus | def. | Liam Gittins | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN App) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Baris Adiguzel | def. | Dean Garnett | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:44 | [c] |
| Light Heavyweight | Boris Mbarga Atangana | def. | Guilherme Soares | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:35 | |
| Lightweight | Aleksandr Chizov | def. | Connor Hughes | KO (punches) | 3 | 0:50 | [d] |
| Bantamweight | Gustavo Oliveira | def. | Movsar Ibragimov | KO (punches) | 2 | 0:34 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Sabrina de Sousa | def. | Paulina Wiśniewska | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Rayan Balbali | def. | Levi Batchelor | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ For the inaugural PFL Heavyweight World Championship.
- ^ For the PFL Women's Featherweight World Championship.
- ^ 2025 PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament Final.
- ^ 2025 PFL Europe Lightweight Tournament Final.
2025 PFL Europe Tournament
[edit]2025 PFL Europe Lightweight Tournament
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Connor Hughes | KO | |||||||||
 Sebastien Di Franco | 1 | |||||||||
| Connor Hughes | KO | |||||||||
 Gino van Steenis | 1 | |||||||||
 Decky McAleenan | 3 | |||||||||
| Gino van Steenis | UD | |||||||||
| Connor Hughes | 3 | |||||||||
 Aleksandr Chizov | KO | |||||||||
| Gavin Hughes | 3 | |||||||||
 Claudio Pacella | UD | |||||||||
| Claudio Pacella | 3 | |||||||||
| Aleksandr Chizov | SD | |||||||||
 Mark Ewen | 1 | |||||||||
| Aleksandr Chizov | TKO | |||||||||
2025 PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Mahio Campanella | UD | |||||||||
| Matiss Zaharovs | 3 | |||||||||
| Baris Adiguzel[b] | KO | |||||||||
| Julien Lopez[c] | 1 | |||||||||
| Anas Azizoun | 1 | |||||||||
 Gustavo Oliveira | KO | |||||||||
| Baris Adiguzel | TKO | |||||||||
| Dean Garnett | 1 | |||||||||
| Dean Garnett | UD | |||||||||
 Tuomas Grönvall[a] | 3 | |||||||||
| Dean Garnett | SUB | |||||||||
 Jan Ciepłowski | 3 | |||||||||
| Jan Ciepłowski | TKO | |||||||||
| Julien Lopez | 1 | |||||||||
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ "Two World Title Fights to Headline PFL Lyon at LDLC Arena in Lyon, France on December 13". Professional Fighters League. 2025-09-24. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2025-09-24). "Ferreira vs. Nemkov, Cyborg vs. Collins Title Fights Announced for PFL Lyon". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ^ "PFL announces two huge title fights for PFL Lyon event". www.lowkickmma.com. 2025-09-24. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ^ Hannoun, Farah. "Vadim Nemkov-Renan Ferreira, Cris Cyborg-Sara Collins title fights headline PFL Lyon". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ^ Holland, Jesse (2025-09-24). "Cyborg returns! PFL Lyon topped by two title fights for Dec. 13, including Vadim Nemkov vs. Renan Ferreira". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ^ Critchfield, Tristen. "Two Title Fights Headline PFL Europe Finals on Dec. 13 in France". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ^ "2025 PFL Europe 4: Lyon". Professional Fighters League. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
