EURO FC 23: DUBOIS vs COLEMAN
Venue: BallsportARENA Dresden
Capacity: 3,500
Location: Dresden, Germany
Date: October 16, 2026
QUICK RECAP
Randi Ekman def. Regional Talent by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:55 Round 2
Bellamy Beckett def. Regional Talent by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at 5:00 Round 2
Christopher Gordon def. Reece Parker by Unanimous Decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Dillon Mills def. Ray Rogers by Submission (RNC) at 4:42 Round 2
Alfie O’Shea def. Ari Rosenberg by KO (Elbows) at 4:10 Round 2
Andre Pascal def. Armando Moretti by KO (High Kick) at 1:38 Round 2
Vanessa Tavares def. Alexa Bradshaw by Split Decision (29-28 x2, 28-29)
Jack Foster def. Musa Panova by TKO (Punches) at 3:58 Round 2
Julia Strauss def. Jake Edwards by Submission (RNC) at 3:10 Round 2
Laurent Dubois def. Chase Coleman by Unanimous Decision (49-46 x2, 48-47)
STORYLINE DEVELOPMENTS
Dresden got its first real glimpse of what the new era of the Euro Fight Circuit might look like, and Laurent Dubois made sure it opened with a champion still standing. At the BallsportARENA, with the newly minted featherweight title on the line and the Big 4 Mid-Major Alliance era officially underway on Battleground Network, Dubois turned back Chase Coleman by unanimous decision. The scorecards were competitive enough to suggest Coleman had his moments, but Dubois did enough over five rounds to put another defense on his résumé. After coming up short against Cole Carter at UGP 75 in Miami, the French champion had something to prove to those who wondered how he would fare returning to his EFC roots. He leaves Dresden with the belt, the first championship defense under this new partnership era, and considerably less scrutiny surrounding his name.
Julia Strauss made perhaps the strongest case of anyone on the card for a place among Euro FC’s next title challengers, and it couldn’t have happened at a better time than right in her hometown. Her second round rear naked choke of respected veteran Jake Edwards marked another submission victory in succession, and the conversation around her has begun to change. Strauss is no longer simply an intriguing name on the European circuit, she’s starting to look like someone who could force her way into the title picture with one defining performance. Vanessa Tavares also kept her championship ambitions alive, grinding out a split decision over Alexa Bradshaw in a fight that offered little room for error. Meanwhile, Jack Foster stopped Musa Panova with punches, adding another emphatic result to a card that rarely needed the judges to settle things.
Nobody embodied the night’s appetite for violence quite like Alfie O’Shea. The man known as “The Titanium Cranium” put Ari Rosenberg away with elbows in the second round, collecting another finish and another standing ovation with his reckless, forward-marching style. It’s an approach that makes for compelling viewing, even if questions remain about how it will hold up against the division’s elite. Andre Pascal supplied one of the evening’s cleanest highlights, flattening Armando Moretti with a high kick, while Dillon Mills quietly added another submission to a resurgence that deserves more attention. Christopher Gordon handled Reece Parker over three rounds, and the early prelims offered their own glimpses of the future. Bellamy Beckett battered her way to a doctor stoppage, while Randi Ekman opened the card with a guillotine choke that displayed a ton of upside for her future.
For Euro FC, the significance of the night extended beyond the results. The promotion’s new championship presentation arrived with a defending titleholder intact, a potential contender in Strauss gathering momentum, and several hungry prospects making the most of their time under the lights. Dresden wasn’t a night that needed a changing of the guard to make its point. Dubois remains the standard at featherweight, but the names gathering behind him are getting harder to ignore.
