Personal reasons have forced Abdouraguimov to pull out of his September 26 main event bout with former UFC athlete Kevin Jousset at the Zenith Nantes Metropole, and PFL Europe officials have released the updated fight card for the event.
Headlining the new-look card is a lightweight battle between France’s Amin Ayoub and Belgium’s Donovan Desmae, while the card has a new co-main event, as light heavyweights Boris Mbarga Atangana of Belgium and Jhony Gregory of Brazil get set to do battle at 205 pounds.
Ireland’s Darrah Kelly has a new opponent, and will take on Germany’s Bakhtiyor Abduloev, while Sofiane Aissaoui will also face new opposition in the form of Vincent del Guerra.
Also forced off the card is Sammy-Jo Luxton, whose bout with Jade Jorand has been cancelled.
It all adds up to a much-changed lineup for the September 26 event, with the action set to stream in the UK, Ireland and France on DAZN, and in the United States on the PFL app.
PFL Europe Nantes: Updated fight card
- Amin Ayoub vs Donovan Desmae – lightweight
- Boris Mbarga Atangana vs Jhony Gregory – light heavyweight
- Baris Adiguzel vs Gustavo Oliveira – bantamweight semi-final
- Connor Hughes vs Gino van Steenis – lightweight semi-final
- Dean Garnett vs Jan Cleplowski – bantamweight semi-final
- Claudio Pacella vs Aleksandr Chizov – lightweight semi-final
- Darragh Kelly vs Bakhtiyor Abduloev – lightweight
- Vincent del Guerra vs Sofiane Aissaoui – middleweight
- Sebastien Di Franco vs Mark Ewen – lightweight alternate bout
- Maria Guedez Jr vs Kiya O’Sullivan – strawweight
