PFL Europe 3 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on September 30, 2023, at Zénith Paris in Paris, France.[1]
Background
The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between former two-time Glory Welterweight Champion Cédric Doumbé making his promotional debut against Jordan Zébo.[1]
The card also host the semi-final bouts of PFL Europe's light heavyweight, lightweight, bantamweight and women's flyweight tournaments.[1]
Results
| Main card (DAZN)
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Welterweight
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Cédric Doumbé
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def.
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Jordan Zébo
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KO (punch)
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1
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0:09
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| Catchweight (180 lb)
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Abdoul Abdouraguimov
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def.
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Brad Wheeler
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Submission (rear-naked choke)
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1
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2:43
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| Light Heavyweight
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Jakob Nedoh
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def.
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Anthony Salamone
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TKO (punches)
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1
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1:35
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[a]
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| Light Heavyweight
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Simeon Powell
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def.
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Daniel Ladero
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Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
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3
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5:00
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[b]
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| Women's Flyweight
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Dakota Ditcheva
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def.
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Cornelia Holm
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KO (punch to the body)
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3
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2:55
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[c]
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| Lightweight
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Yazid Chouchane
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def.
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Henrique Madureira
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Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
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3
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5:00
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| Catchweight (180 lb)
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Laureano Staropoli
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def.
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Baba Boundjou Nadjombe
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TKO (corner stoppage)
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2
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5:00
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| Bantamweight
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Khurshed Kakhorov
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def.
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Ali Taleb
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Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–27)
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3
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5:00
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[d]
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| Preliminary card (YouTube / DAZN)
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| Bantamweight
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Frans Mlambo
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def.
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Moktar Benkaci
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Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
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3
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5:00
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[e]
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| Lightweight
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Jakub Kaszuba
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def.
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Dylan Tuke
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Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
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3
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5:00
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[f]
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| Lightweight
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John Mitchell
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def.
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Geysim Derouiche
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Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
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3
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5:00
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[g]
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| Women's Flyweight
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Shanelle Dyer
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def.
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Luisa Fernanda Cifuentes
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Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
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3
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5:00
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- ^ Light Heavyweight Semi-Final
- ^ Light Heavyweight Semi-Final
- ^ Women's Flyweight Semi-Final
- ^ Bantamweight Semi-Final
- ^ Bantamweight Semi-Final
- ^ Lightweight Semi-Final
- ^ Lightweight Semi-Final
[1]
Brackets
Light Heavyweight
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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|  Mohamed Amine | 2r. |
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|  Simeón Powell | SUB
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| Simeón Powell | UD |
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| |  Daniel Ladero [a] | 3r.
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| Abdellah Er-Ramy | TKO |
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|  Mădălin Pîrvulescu | 1r.
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| Simeón Powell | |
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| |  Jakob Nedoh | |
|  Riccardo Nosiglia | 1r. |
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| Jakob Nedoh | KO
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| Jakob Nedoh | TKO |
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| |  Anthony Salamone | 1r.
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| Anthony Salamone | TKO |
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| Daniel Ladero | 1r.
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- ^ Er-Ramy wasn not medically cleared and was replaced by Daniel Ladero
Lightweight
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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|  Aleksandr Chizov[a] | DRAW |
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| Acoidan Duque | 3r.
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| Geysim Derouiche [b] | 3r. |
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| |  John Mitchell | UD
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| John Mitchell | UD |
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| Geysim Derouiche | 3r.
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| John Mitchell | |
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| |  Jakub Kaszuba | |
| Connor Hughes | 3r. |
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| Dylan Tuke | UD
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| Dylan Tuke | 3r. |
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| | Jakub Kaszuba | UD
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| Maxim Radu | 1r. |
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| Jakub Kaszuba | SUB
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- ^ Officially a Unanimous decision victory for Duque, Chizov advanced due to the weight miss by Duque
- ^ Chizov missed weight and was replaced by Geysim Derouiche
Bantamweight
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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| Francesco Nuzzi | KO |
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|  Farbod Iran Nezhad | 1r.
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| Moktar Benkaci [a] | 3r. |
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| |  Frans Mlambo | SD
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| Frans Mlambo | MD |
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| Rachid Haz | 3r.
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| Frans Mlambo | |
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| |  Khurshed Kakhorov | |
| Moktar Benkaci | 3r. |
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| Khurshed Kakhorov | UD
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| Khurshed Kakhorov | UD |
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| |  Ali Taleb | 3r.
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| Ali Taleb | TKO |
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| .svg.png) Kenji Bortoluzzi | 1r.
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- ^ Francesco Nuzzi pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Moktar Benkaci
Women's Flyweight
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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| Dakota Ditcheva | SUB |
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| Malin Hermansson | 1r.
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| Dakota Ditcheva | KO |
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| | Cornelia Holm | 3r.
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| Marta Waliczek | 3r. |
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| Cornelia Holm | SD
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| Dakota Ditcheva | |
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| | Valentina Scatizzi | |
|  Lorena Cubero | 3r. |
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| .svg.png) Griet Eeckhout | UD
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| Manuela Marconetto [a] | — |
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| | Valentina Scatizzi | BYE[b]
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| Valentina Scatizzi | SD |
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| Lizzy Gevers | 3r.
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- ^ Griet Eeckhout pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Manuela Marconetto
- ^ Marconetto missed weight and Scatizzi therefore got a bye to the finals
See also
References
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WSOF events
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PFL events
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- Upcoming events are in italics
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