Day: 22. Mai 2025

Strategy on point! 🎯

🇦🇺’s Sebastian Szalay wins via UD to advance in the #RTU4 featherweight semis! pic.twitter.com/LNSVCZsliP

— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) May 22, 2025

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship now knows the identities of the featherweight and flyweight participants in the “Road to UFC” Season 4 semifinals.

Eternal MMA featherweight champion Sebastian Szalay advanced in the 145-pound draw with a unanimous decision over Jieleyisi Baergeng (19-7) in their three-round quarterfinal on Thursday at the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai, China. Scores were 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 for Szalay (9-1), who has rattled off eight consecutive victories. The 31-year-old Australian moves on to face Chang Min Yoon (8-2-1)—a 30-27, 28-29, 30-27 split decision winner over Jin Aoi (14-6-1)—in the featherweight semifinals.

A NASTY KNOCKOUT VIA KNEE 🫣

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Patrick Habirora delivered one of the flashiest knockouts last time he stepped into the SmartCage

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He returns on Saturday, July 5th at #PFLBrussels

Follow @PFLEurope for the latest announcements… pic.twitter.com/Yzhc16CS8z

— PFL (@PFLMMA) May 22, 2025 Professional Fighters League on Thursday made public its plans for July 5’s 2025 PFL Europe 2 in Brussels, Belgium. The event was originally slated for May 23 in Paris, but was postponed on May 8 for undisclosed reasons.

Undefeated Belgian 165-pound prospect Patrick Habirora (6-0) will anchor the card against a yet-to-be-revealed opponent. Habirora’s Red Kings teammate, Boris Mbarga Atangana (5-0), will also lock horns with a foe to be determined.

The bill’s co-main event will see Taylor Lapilus (21-4) make his SmartCage debut against 2024 PFL MENA bantamweight champion Ali Taleb (12-1). Rounding out the card wil…