Jena Bishop beat Liz Carmouche by unanimous decision at PFL Chicago 2 on Friday 16 October at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, and with it became the first Professional Fighters League (PFL) women’s flyweight world champion. In the co-main event, Timur Khizriev stayed unbeaten with a split decision over Gabriel Braga. No Latvian fighters were on the card. The results below come from PFL’s official results release, and we checked them against Sherdog.
Watch the replay: PFL has posted official highlights of the main-card fights on its YouTube channel. We couldn’t confirm which service carries the full replay in Latvia.
Bishop vs Carmouche: revenge, and a new belt
This was a rematch of the 2025 PFL World Tournament final, which Carmouche won by third-round TKO in August 2025. Carmouche started strongly on Friday too. In PFL’s highlights she hurts Bishop with hooks and an elbow, pins her against the fence and lands hammerfists on the mat. By the bell, though, she was tiring.
From there, Bishop’s grappling took over. She kept getting takedowns. In the third round she took Carmouche’s back and nearly finished a rear-naked choke, but Carmouche survived. After five rounds all three judges scored it 48-47 for Bishop.
This was so great. I love fighting in Chicago. I fought here twice this year, and had a great outcome both times… I think this one means a little bit more than what I’ve done in the past. (Jena Bishop, via PFL)
Khizriev survives Braga to stay unbeaten
Khizriev, the 2024 PFL featherweight tournament champion, was back after a long layoff, and Braga had a loss to him to avenge. It was the closest fight of the night. On PFL’s broadcast, Braga hurt Khizriev several times, and the commentators wondered whether round two had been a 10-8. Khizriev recovered each time and kept working behind his jab. Two judges scored it 29-28 for him and one gave it to Braga 29-28. Khizriev is now 19-0.
The rest of the card
Sarvarjon Khamidov dropped Rafael do Nascimento with a short left hook and finished him with hammerfists at 1:49 of round one, his second straight PFL stoppage. Oualy Tandia went to 6-0 with a unanimous decision over JP Saint Louis in his PFL debut. The prelims produced eight finishes. Kevin Pease and Cobey Fehr won by rear-naked choke, and Levan Khabalaev needed just 1:01.
PFL Chicago 2 full results
Results, methods and times as published by PFL.
| Bout (winner first) | Weight | Result | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jena Bishop def. Liz Carmouche (PFL women’s flyweight title) | 125 lb | UD (48-47 x3) | R5, 5:00 |
| Timur Khizriev def. Gabriel Braga | 145 lb | SD (29-28 x2, 28-29) | R3, 5:00 |
| Sarvarjon Khamidov def. Rafael do Nascimento | 135 lb | KO (punches) | R1, 1:49 |
| Oualy Tandia def. JP Saint Louis | 173 lb catchweight | UD (30-27, 29-28 x2) | R3, 5:00 |
| Eliezer Kubanza def. Trey Waters | 170 lb | KO (punches) | R1, 1:36 |
| Emiliano Sordi def. Abraham Bably | 205 lb | TKO (punches) | R2, 3:13 |
| Kevin Pease def. Cassio Barao | 155 lb | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3:28 (round unconfirmed) |
| Shannon Clark def. Lucero Acosta | 125 lb | TKO (punches) | R3, 1:59 |
| Gamid Khizriev def. Michael Boylan | 155 lb | TKO (elbows) | R1, 3:04 |
| Cobey Fehr def. Rosario Romero | 135 lb | Submission (rear-naked choke) | R1, 0:58 |
| Levan Khabalaev def. Brock Hamer | 155 lb | TKO (strikes) | R1, 1:01 |
| Paulina Wisniewska def. Chelsea Hackett | 125 lb | UD (29-28 x3) | R3, 5:00 |
| Noah Hermosillo def. Caden Cox | 145 lb | TKO (body kick and punches) | R3, 1:43 |
What’s next
PFL hasn’t announced who Bishop defends against first, or what’s next for Khizriev. Before the fight, PFL said a win would move Khizriev closer to a world title shot. The promotion’s next event is PFL Dubai on 14 November, headlined by Vadim Nemkov defending his heavyweight title against Sergei Bilostenniy.
