The Professional Fighters League (PFL) today announced the full card for PFL Lyon on Saturday, December 13 at the LDLC Arena in Lyon, France.
The latest addition to the card sees Boris “Modern Gladiator” Mbarga Atangana (7-0) returning to the PFL cage in a Light Heavyweight contest for the third time in 2025 following two consecutive first round finishes this year. The Belgian bruiser is undefeated and has finished six of his opponents in the very first round, with his seventh victory coming by way of a rear naked choke in the third. Training alongside Patrick Habirora at Team Sendo, who is also on the PFL Lyon card, the two Belgians are promising to be amongst the most exciting prospects in Europe.
He will step in the cage against Portugal’s Guilherme Soares (17-7), a surging fighter on a four-fight win streak with over half of his victories coming by way of stoppage. With 24 professional bouts, Soares will be Atangana’s most experienced opponent to date, and will look to spoil the party and take the momentum for himself.
PFL Lyon will be headlined by a PFL Heavyweight World Championship Main Event between former Bellator Champion Vadim Nemkov (18-2) and 2024 PFL Heavyweight World Tournament Champion Renan Ferreira (13-4). In the co-main event, one of the greatest female fighters of all-time, Cris Cyborg (28-2), will face undefeated Australian contender Sara Collins (6-0) for the PFL Women’s Featherweight World Championship.
The card will also showcase the 2025 PFL Europe Tournament Finals in the Lightweight and Bantamweight divisions, where two champions will be crowned in Lyon before a global audience.
Tickets for PFL Lyon are on-sale now via pfl.info/lyon, and the event will stream live in the U.S. on the ESPN App, exclusively for fans with access to an ESPN Unlimited Plan, and DAZN in France, Belgium, UK, and Ireland.
PFL Lyon Card:
LDLC Arena, Lyon, France
ESPN App (U.S.) | DAZN (France, Belgium, UK&I) | Combate (Brazil) | Stan Sport (Aus)
5 pm CET | 4 pm GMT | 11 am EST | Saturday 13 December
PFL Heavyweight World Title Main Event: Vadim Nemkov (19-2-0, 1 NC) vs. Renan Ferreira (13-4)
PFL Women’s Featherweight World Title Co-Main Event: Cris Cyborg (28-2-0, 1 NC) vs. Sara Collins (6-0)
Welterweight Main Card Bout: Patrick Habirora (7-0) vs. Kevin Jousset (10-4)
Bantamweight Main Card Bout: Taylor Lapilus (22-4) vs. Liam Gittins (13-4-0, 1 NC)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: Asaël Adjoudj (10-1) vs. Fred Dupras (9-2)
PFL Europe Bantamweight Final: Baris Adiguzel (9-1) vs. Dean Garnett (14-3-1)
Light Heavyweight Showcase Bout: Boris Mbarga Atangana (7-0) vs. Guilherme Soares (17-7)
PFL Europe Lightweight Final: Connor Hughes (12-2) vs. Aleksandr Chizov (12-3)
Bantamweight Showcase Bout: Gustavo Oliveira (11-2) vs. Movsar Ibragimov (7-0)
Women’s Flyweight Showcase Bout: Paulina Wiśniewska (6-0) vs. Sabrinna de Sousa (4-0)
Bantamweight Showcase Bout: Rayan Balbali (1-0) vs. Levi Batchelor (2-0)
