Patrick Habirora knocked out Benson Henderson 20 seconds into Round 1 of their PFL Brussels welterweight main event. Habirora landed a left hook followed by a right hook that dropped Henderson, who was then hit with multiple right hands until the referee intervened. Taylor Lapilus won a unanimous decision over Jake Hadley in a three-round bantamweight co-headliner, with all judges scoring 30-27. Lapilus used sharp jabs, multi-punch bursts, and low kicks while denying Hadley’s takedown attempts. Hadley became frustrated, retreated to the butt scoot position, and faced standing leg kicks and referee restarts. Boris Mbarga Atangana also won by first-round punches over Jared Gooden, finishing 65 seconds into Round 1.
"The Belgian Bomber stepped up his ascent in the Professional Fighters League and blew away onetime Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Extreme Cagefighting titleholder Benson Henderson with punches in the first round of their PFL Brussels welterweight main event on Saturday at ING Arena in Belgium. Henderson (30-13, 0-1 PFL) met his end just 20 seconds into Round 1."
"Habirora (9-0, 5-0 PFL) intercepted the MMA Lab cornerstone with a left hook and backed it up with a right hook that sent the John Crouch protégé into a nosedive. Prone and badly hurt, the 42-year-old Henderson ate a series of right hands before referee Mike Beltran could arrive on the scene to rescue him."
"Lapilus (25-4, 4-0 PFL) battered the Englishman with sharp jabs, occasional multi-punch bursts and a few low kicks, all while refusing every one of his attempted takedowns. Hadley (12-6, 1-2 PFL) gave into frustration and retreated to the butt scoot position more than once out of desperation, at which point the Frenchman snaked away into open space, hammered him with standing leg kicks and prompted restarts from the referee."
"Further down the main draw, burgeoning Team Sendo star Boris Mbarga Atangana kept his perfect professional record intact and wasted little time in doing so, as he swept aside Jared Gooden with punches in the first round of their middleweight showcase. Gooden (23-12, 0-1 PFL) succumbed to blows 65 seconds into Round 1."
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