Overview
- PFL announced Wednesday that Taylor Lapilus will meet Mitch McKee on Dec. 19 at LDLC Arena in Lyon to crown the promotion’s inaugural 135‑pound world champion.
- Lapilus enters at 25‑4 and is ranked No. 3 in PFL’s bantamweight list while McKee is 11‑0 and ranked No. 1 after a high‑profile win over Sergio Pettis in his PFL debut.
- The card is billed as PFL’s final event before the company begins operating under the Most Valuable Promotions name on Jan. 1, 2027, a change the promotion and MVP CEO John Martin tied to staging a title fight in Lapilus’s home country.
- Lapilus framed the fight as the culmination of his career and asked French fans to make LDLC Arena a difficult venue for McKee, who said he joined PFL to fight for a world title and expects to 'bring that belt home.'
- Coverage notes one outlet reported a conflicting Lyon date of Dec. 12, and the event follows PFL’s recent run of title fights and venue use at LDLC Arena with the promotion hosting other marquee cards as it closes its PFL‑branded slate.