The Professional Fighters League (PFL) announced Monday that PFL Europe Nantes will take place Friday, Sept. 26 at Zénith Nantes Métropole, marking the league’s third event of the 2025 European calendar and its third debut city of the season.
The event will be headlined by Abdoul “Lazy King” Abdouraguimov (19-1-0, 1 NC), who will fight in his hometown of Nantes for the first time in his professional career. His opponent has yet to be announced.
Tickets go on sale Tuesday, July 1 at 12 p.m. CEST, with a pre-sale beginning Monday, June 30 at 12 p.m. CEST. The event will be broadcast exclusively on DAZN in France, the U.K. and Ireland.
Abdouraguimov, known for his dynamic personality and dominant grappling, enters the bout on a nine-fight winning streak and will look to make it 10 straight victories in front of his hometown fans. Seven of those nine wins have come via stoppage.
“PFL is coming home! After 21 professional fights, I can finally fight in front of my home crowd, where I grew up and learned this sport,” Abdouraguimov said. “It’s at the Zénith Nantes Métropole that I'm going to do the next Lazy Show. Grab a seat, some popcorn, and be good, but not too much, because I'm here to entertain you on September 26th. Let's go!”
The event will also feature the semifinals of the PFL Europe Lightweight and Bantamweight Tournaments, where Europe’s top MMA talent will compete for a place in the PFL Europe Championship, set for Dec. 13 in Lyon, with a $100,000 prize and division titles on the line.
“This is our third new city in as many events for PFL Europe in 2025, and I’ve heard special things about Nantes,” said PFL CEO Pete Murray. “When we have a star on our hands like Lazy King, it makes sense to bring him to his home crowd for the first time in his career. But we’re not going to stop there—we are going to fill this card with the best talent France has to offer and put on an unforgettable night of MMA.”
PFL Europe Nantes will be available exclusively on DAZN, the sports entertainment platform that delivers premium coverage of MMA, boxing, European football, women’s football and the NFL (outside the U.S.).
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