Levi Batchelor pulled off a rare submission that initially caused some confusion.
At 2025 PFL Europe 2: Brussels, Batchelor (2-0) locked up an Ezekiel choke on Fahdi Khaled late in the fight at ING Arena in Brussels, Belgium. As the squeeze got tighter, Khaled (2-1) appeared to punch Batchelor’s back, but in reality, it was a closed-fist tap.
Batchelor tried to tell the referee his opponent was tapping, and let go of the choke. The referee stepped in close to monitor, but didn’t stop the fight until after Batchelor released the choke and realized Khaled was out of it.
Check out video of the finish below (via X):
