PFL Champions Series 2 (2025)

Date: Sat 19 Jul · 23:00 UTC
Venue: GrandWest Arena; Cape Town, South Africa
Bouts: 14; 1 title fight
Finishes: 5 of 14; 4 KO/TKO · 1 sub

Full results

Main Card

Costello van Steenis NLD · 16-3-0 record going in: 16-3-0
def.
Johnny Eblen USA · 16-0-0 record going in: 16-0-0
Submission (rear-naked choke) Round 5 4:51 Middleweight Title fight
Dakota Ditcheva ENG · 14-0-0 record going in: 14-0-0
def.
Sumiko Inaba USA · 8-1-0 record going in: 8-1-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Women's Flyweight
A. J. McKee USA · 30-2-0 record going in: 30-2-0
def.
Akhmed Magomedov RUS · 10-1-0 record going in: 10-1-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Featherweight
Makkasharip Zaynukov RUS · 16-4-0 record going in: 16-4-0
def.
Takeshi Izumi JPN · 6-3-0 record going in: 6-3-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Lightweight
Corey Anderson USA · 18-6-0 record going in: 18-6-0
def.
Denis Goltsov RUS · 36-8-0 record going in: 36-8-0
KO (elbows) Round 2 3:28 Heavyweight

Prelims

Nkosi Ndebele ZAF · 8-3-0 record going in: 8-3-0
def.
Mahmoud Atef EGY · 5-2-0 record going in: 5-2-0
KO (punches) Round 1 4:50 Bantamweight
Maxwell Djantou Nana CMR · 6-1-0 record going in: 6-1-0
def.
Mickael Groguhe FRA · 6-2-0 record going in: 6-2-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Heavyweight
Boule Godogo AGO · 3-0-0 record going in: 3-0-0
def.
Shannon van Tonder ZAF · 7-2-0 record going in: 7-2-0
Decision (split) Round 3 5:00 Bantamweight
Justin Clarke ZAF · 2-0-0 record going in: 2-0-0
def.
Jashell Ticha Awa CMR · 3-1-0 record going in: 3-1-0
KO (retirement) Round 1 5:00 Heavyweight
Karim Henniene CAN · 4-0-0 record going in: 4-0-0
def.
Asiashu Tshitamba ZAF · 6-4-0 record going in: 6-4-0
Decision (split) Round 3 5:00 Bantamweight
Joffie Houlton GBR · 7-4-0 record going in: 7-4-0
def.
Abdoulaye Kane SEN · 3-0-0 record going in: 3-0-0
DQ (illegal knee) Round 1 0:40 Heavyweight
Simbarashe Hokonya ZWE · 4-0-0 record going in: 4-0-0
def.
Frans Mlambo IRL · 15-6-0 record going in: 15-6-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Bantamweight
Abraham Bably ENG · 4-2-0 record going in: 4-2-0
def.
Paul-Emmanuel Gnaze CIV · 8-5-0 record going in: 8-5-0
KO (punches) Round 1 4:59 Heavyweight
Juliet Ukah NGA · 5-0-0 record going in: 5-0-0
def.
Ceileigh Niedermayr ZAF · 3-2-0 record going in: 3-2-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Women's Strawweight

In brief

PFL Champions Series 2 (2025) took place on 19 July 2025 at GrandWest Arena, Cape Town, South Africa. Main event: Costello van Steenis def. Johnny Eblen (Submission (rear-naked choke) · Round 5 4:51). Full results for all 14 fights on the card, with winner, method and round.