Patrick Habirora may very well be Belgium’s hope for a major MMA title.
The undefeated 25-year-old needed just 20 seconds to knock out former WEC and UFC champion Benson Henderson on Saturday in the welterweight main event of PFL Brussels. Habirora (9-0) downed Henderson (30-13) with a looping left hand, then sealed the deal with a few follow-up shots, igniting a delirious hometown crowd at the ING Arena in Brussels, Belgium.
It was Habirora’s eighth knockout of his nine professional victories, seven of which have new ended in the first round.
“Maximum applause for the legend Benson Henderson, please guys,” Habirora said post-fight, saluting the 42-year-old legend. “Respect.”
Habirora then called out BKFC star Mike Perry, who returned to MMA earlier this month in a winning effort over Nate Diaz on Netflix and MVP’s inaugural MMA event.
“Hey Mike Perry, if you’re coming to PFL, let’s go.”
One of the coolest walkouts in PFL History? 🎷
Patrick Habirora knows how to get the people going 🔥#PFLBrussels | Main Card LIVE NOW | ESPN App pic.twitter.com/7YSdavAcWb
— PFL (@PFLMMA) May 23, 2026
THE BELGIAN BOMBER 💣
21 seconds was all it took for Patrick Habirora to improve to 9-0! 💪#PFLBrussels | Main Card LIVE NOW | ESPN App pic.twitter.com/dH86toCTOP
— PFL (@PFLMMA) May 23, 2026
Henderson has now lost five of his past seven MMA bouts, getting finished in the first round in three of them. The longtime UFC and Bellator standout hadn’t competed in MMA since March 2023 prior to Saturday’s headliner.
Check out full PFL Brussels results and highlights below.
Main card
Welterweight: Patrick Habirora def. Benson Henderson via TKO (punches) at :20 of R1 | Watch finish
Bantamweight: Taylor Lapilus def. Jake Hadley via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight: Boris Mbarga Atangana def. Jared Gooden via KO (punches) at 1:05 of R1 | Watch finish
Bantamweight: Naoki Inoue def. Marcirley Alves via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-30)
Featherweight: Asael Adjoudj def. Keisuke Sasu via KO (head kick) at 2:22 of R2 | Watch finish
Preliminary card
Bantamweight: Gustavo Oliveira def. Baris Adiguzel via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:10 of R2 | Watch finish
Light heavyweight: Donegi Abena def. Joe Schilling via TKO (retirement) at :36 of R1 | Schilling refuses to continue after foul
Bantamweight: Movsar Ibragimov def. Shane Campbell via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:28 of R1 | Watch finish
Welterweight: Khamzat Abaev def. Luca Poclit via TKO (strikes) at 2:56 of R1 | Watch finish
Featherweight: Adam Meskini def. Keweny Lopes via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Welterweight: Ashley Reece def. Rustam Serbiev via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
