Bishop takes the flyweight title

Jena Bishop takes the inaugural women’s flyweight title by unanimous decision over Liz Carmouche, 48-47 on all three cards, at 5:00 of the fifth round. Referee Rob Madrigal was in charge. It was the main event of PFL Chicago at Wintrust Arena on Friday, October 16, and flyweight is 125 pounds (57 kg).

Bishop moves to 12-3, and Carmouche falls to 26-9.

Carmouche dropped Bishop with a right hand in the first round and followed her to the canvas, and in the second, Carmouche faded. Bishop took the back in the third and hunted a rear-naked choke, and Carmouche escaped. In the fourth, Bishop faded, and Carmouche sprawled to top position and landed. In the fifth, Bishop took the back again, locked a body triangle, and attacked the choke until the bell.

Carmouche had stopped Bishop with a left hook at 2:56 of the third round in the 2025 World Tournament final. After the bell in Chicago, Dakota Ditcheva came into the cage, Ditcheva stopped Bishop by TKO in 2024, and the two are booked to rematch for this title next year.

The rest of the main card

Timur Khizriev beat Gabriel Braga by split decision, 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, at 5:00 of the third round. Khizriev moves to 19-0, and Braga falls to 17-4, and Braga dropped Khizriev twice in the second round.

Sarvarjon Khamidov knocked Rafael do Nascimento out with a left hook and hammerfists at 1:49 of the first round. Khamidov moves to 18-1, and do Nascimento falls to 13-3.

Oualy Tandia beat J.P. Saint Louis by unanimous decision, 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, at 5:00 of the third round, at a 173-pound (78 kg) catchweight. Tandia moves to 6-0 in his PFL debut, and Saint Louis falls to 12-6.

The prelims

Eliezer Kubanza beat Trey Waters by knockout at 1:36 of the first round. Kubanza moves to 10-1, and Waters falls to 10-3.

Emiliano Sordi beat Abraham Bably by TKO at 3:13 of the second round. Sordi moves to 27-14-1, and Bably falls to 8-4.

Kevin Pease beat Cassio Barao by rear-naked choke at 3:28 of the first round. Pease moves to 9-0, and Barao falls to 10-2-1.

Shannon Clark beat Lucero Acosta by TKO at 1:59 of the third round. Clark moves to 9-1, and Acosta falls to 6-3.

Gamid Khizriev beat Michael Boylan by TKO, elbows, at 3:04 of the first round. Khizriev moves to 6-0, and Boylan falls to 6-2.

Cobey Fehr beat Rosario Romero by rear-naked choke at 0:58 of the first round. Fehr moves to 5-0, and Romero falls to 4-1.

Levan Khabalaev beat Brock Hamer by TKO at 1:01 of the first round. Khabalaev moves to 6-0, and Hamer falls to 5-2.

Paulina Wisniewska beat Chelsea Hackett by unanimous decision, 29-28 on all three cards, at 5:00 of the third round. Wisniewska moves to 8-1, and Hackett falls to 5-4-1.

Noah Hermosillo beat Caden Cox by TKO, a body kick and punches, at 1:43 of the third round. Hermosillo moves to 2-0, and Cox falls to 2-1.