# PFL Europe 3 (2023)

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.

## 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.
The card also host the semi-final bouts of PFL Europe's light heavyweight, lightweight, bantamweight and women's flyweight tournaments.

## Results

* ↑ 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

## Brackets
### Light Heavyweight

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
| Mohamed Amine | 2r. | | |
| Simeón Powell | SUB | | |
| Simeón Powell | SUB | Simeón Powell | UD |
| | | Daniel Ladero | 3r. |
| Abdellah Er-Ramy | TKO | Daniel Ladero | 3r. |
| Mădălin Pîrvulescu | 1r. | | | |
| Mădălin Pîrvulescu | 1r. | | | Simeón Powell |
| | | | | Jakob Nedoh |
| Riccardo Nosiglia | 1r. | | | Jakob Nedoh |
| Jakob Nedoh | KO | | | |
| Jakob Nedoh | KO | Jakob Nedoh | TKO | |
| | | Anthony Salamone | 1r. |
| Anthony Salamone | TKO | Anthony Salamone | 1r. |
| Daniel Ladero | 1r. | | |
* ↑ Er-Ramy wasn not medically cleared and was replaced by Daniel Ladero

### Lightweight

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
| Aleksandr Chizov | DRAW | | |
| Acoidan Duque | 3r. | | |
| Acoidan Duque | 3r. | Geysim Derouiche | 3r. |
| | | John Mitchell | UD |
| John Mitchell | UD | John Mitchell | UD |
| Geysim Derouiche | 3r. | | | |
| Geysim Derouiche | 3r. | | | John Mitchell |
| | | | | Jakub Kaszuba |
| Connor Hughes | 3r. | | | Jakub Kaszuba |
| Dylan Tuke | UD | | | |
| Dylan Tuke | UD | Dylan Tuke | 3r. | |
| | | Jakub Kaszuba | UD |
| Maxim Radu | 1r. | Jakub Kaszuba | UD |
| Jakub Kaszuba | SUB | | |
* ↑ 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 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
| Francesco Nuzzi | KO | | |
| Farbod Iran Nezhad | 1r. | | |
| Farbod Iran Nezhad | 1r. | Moktar Benkaci | 3r. |
| | | Frans Mlambo | SD |
| Frans Mlambo | MD | Frans Mlambo | SD |
| Rachid Haz | 3r. | | | |
| Rachid Haz | 3r. | | | Frans Mlambo |
| | | | | Khurshed Kakhorov |
| Moktar Benkaci | 3r. | | | Khurshed Kakhorov |
| Khurshed Kakhorov | UD | | | |
| Khurshed Kakhorov | UD | Khurshed Kakhorov | UD | |
| | | Ali Taleb | 3r. |
| Ali Taleb | TKO | Ali Taleb | 3r. |
| Kenji Bortoluzzi | 1r. | | |
* ↑ Francesco Nuzzi pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Moktar Benkaci

### Women's Flyweight

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
| Dakota Ditcheva | SUB | | |
| Malin Hermansson | 1r. | | |
| Malin Hermansson | 1r. | Dakota Ditcheva | KO |
| | | Cornelia Holm | 3r. |
| Marta Waliczek | 3r. | Cornelia Holm | 3r. |
| Cornelia Holm | SD | | | |
| Cornelia Holm | SD | | | Dakota Ditcheva |
| | | | | Valentina Scatizzi |
| Lorena Cubero | 3r. | | | Valentina Scatizzi |
| Griet Eeckhout | UD | | | |
| Griet Eeckhout | UD | Manuela Marconetto | — | |
| | | Valentina Scatizzi | BYE |
| Valentina Scatizzi | SD | Valentina Scatizzi | BYE |
| Lizzy Gevers | 3r. | | |
* ↑ 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