Patrick Habirora is a star on the rise in PFL. | PFL
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Undefeated
Professional Fighters League
prospect Patrick
Habirora
will look to add a significant feather to his cap when
he returns to action in his home country.

The promotion announced on Monday that Habirora will lock horns
with former
UFC
lightweight champion Benson
Henderson
in the
PFL Brussels
main event at ING Arena in Brussels, Belgium, on
May 23. Henderson will be returning to active competition for the
first time since March 2023. Habirora vs. Henderson will be
contested at 170 pounds.

Prospect vs. Veteran

Habirora has been victorious in his first eight professional
outings, finishing all but one via knockout or technical knockout.
In 2025, he scored first-round KO victories against UFC veterans
Danny
Roberts
and Kevin
Jousset
in his two PFL appearances.

A former UFC lightweight champion, Henderson hasn’t competed in MMA
since March 2023, when he suffered a first-round submission loss to
Usman
Nurmagomedov
at Bellator 292. Since then β€œSmooth” has stayed
busy with a variety of combat sports ventures, including
appearances in grappling, boxing and Karate Combat. Most recently,
Henderson lost to Aljamain
Sterling
via technical fall at Real American Freestyle 6 this
past Saturday.

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Belgium’s own @5klabastoss
faces MMA Legend @BensonHenderson
in the Main Event of
#PFLBrussels

Be there for Saturday, May 23rd!
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March 2, 2026