{"id":4879,"date":"2026-03-05T06:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T06:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/4879\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T06:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T06:09:11","slug":"streaking-french-bantamweight-meets-fellow-ufc-veteran-at-pfl-brussels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/4879\/","title":{"rendered":"Streaking French bantamweight meets fellow UFC veteran at PFL Brussels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        A matchup of former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nUFC<\/a> talents has been added to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/Professional-Fighters-League-PFL-Brussels-Habirora-vs-Henderson-111953\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nPFL Brussels<\/a> card.<\/p>\n<p>The promotion announced on Wednesday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Taylor-Lapilus-97337\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor<br \/>\nLapilus<\/a> will take on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jake-Hadley-200597\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Hadley<\/a><br \/>\nin a bantamweight matchup on May 23 at ING Arena in Brussels,<br \/>\nBelgium. PFL Brussels is headlined by a lightweight showdown<br \/>\npitting undefeated Belgian prospect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Patrick-Habirora-314503\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick<br \/>\nHabirora<\/a> against ex-UFC kingpin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Benson-Henderson-20548\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benson<br \/>\nHenderson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing One Streak, Ending Another<br \/>\n<br \/>\nLapilus boasts a five-bout winning streak that dates back to his<br \/>\nUFC tenure. The 33-year-old Frenchman has been victorious in his<br \/>\nfirst three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Professional-Fighters-League-12241\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nProfessional Fighters League<\/a> appearances, notably ending a<br \/>\nmulti-fight decision streak with a third-round TKO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Kasum-Kasumov-168713\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kasum<br \/>\nKasumov<\/a> in his last outing at PFL Dubai. Lapilus went 6-2<br \/>\nacross two separate UFC stints.<\/p>\n<p>England\u2019s Hadley split a pair of PFL bouts last year, submitting<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Matheus-Mattos-70757\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matheus<br \/>\nMattos<\/a> with a twister in April before dropping a unanimous<br \/>\nverdict against Macirley Alves in June. Prior to that, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Dana-Whites-Contender-Series-12411\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nDana White&#8217;s Contender Series<\/a> alum went 3-4 in UFC<br \/>\ncompetition.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fight Added to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PFLBrussels?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n#PFLBrussels<\/a> \u270d\ufe0f\ud83d\udc4a<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Lapilus takes on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeHadleyMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@JakeHadleyMMA<\/a><br \/>\nin a Bantamweight bout on Saturday, May 23rd!<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are NOW ON SALE<br \/>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/39SuOzi9vV\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/39SuOzi9vV<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PFLBrussels?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n#PFLBrussels<\/a> | Saturday, May 23rd | \ud83d\udccdING Arena | \ud83d\udcfa Streaming on<br \/>\nthe ESPN App <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DvhGMYdsES\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/DvhGMYdsES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PFL (@PFLMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFLMMA\/status\/2029149955823202524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nMarch 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A matchup of former UFC talents has been added to the PFL Brussels card. 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