PFL Brussels weigh-in results: Benson Henderson’s MMA return set

The Professional Fighters League‘s return to Europe is officially set following the PFL Brussels weigh-ins.

Headlining the Belgian event is a welterweight fight between mixed martial arts legend Benson Henderson and undefeated rising star Patrick Habirora. Both men had no issue making weight for the five-round main event. As for the rest of the card, all fighters made weight, although weights weren’t revealed for the preliminary bout of Movsar Ibragimov vs. Youssouf Binate.

Henderson (30-12) enters his latest fight at the age of 42. The former Bellator MMA, Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Extreme Cagefighting titleholder hasn’t fought since his 2023 defeat to Usman Nurmagomedov. Prior to the setback, “Smooth” had shown he was still dangerous with wins over Peter Queally and Islam Mamedov. The MMA Lab product weighed 171 pounds on the dot for his first PFL fight.

The entire pro career of Habirora (8-0) has occurred since Henderson last fought. The 25-year-old is coming off a trio of PFL Europe wins, including a brutal knockout over Kevin Jousset. Seven of his eight victories have come from violent finishes, so “The Belgian Bomber” has definitely lived up to his nickname. Habirora weighed 170.9 for the biggest fight of his career.

PFL Brussels will air live on ESPN on Saturday. The main card starts at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT, while the early card starts at 12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT.

PFL Brussels weigh-in results:

Patrick Habirora (170.9) vs. Benson Henderson (171)
Taylor Lapilus (135.7) vs. Jake Hadley (136)
Boris Mbarga Atangana (184.6) vs. Jared Gooden (184.9)
Marcirley Alves (135.5) vs. Naoki Inoue (135.5)
Asael Adjoudj (145.9) vs. Keisuke Sasu (145.3)
Donegi Abena (205.5) vs. Joe Schilling (204.9)
Baris Adiguzel (136) vs. Gustavo Oliveira (135.9)
Movsar Ibragimov (TBD) vs. Youssouf Binate (TBD)
Khamzat Abaev (170.4) vs. Luca Poclit (170.9)
Adam Meskini (145.8) vs. Keweny Lopes (145.3)
Rustam Serbiev (169) vs. Ashley Reece (168)

This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com

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