PFL Chicago: Carmouche vs. Bishop 2 Recap: Full Results and Analysis

Jena Bishop reversed the result of her 2025 world final loss to Liz Carmouche at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on Thursday, winning by decision over five rounds to claim the inaugural PFL Women's Flyweight World Championship. In the first meeting, Carmouche had stopped Bishop by TKO in the third round of the 2025 PFL World Tournament final. This time, Bishop fought a different fight — controlled, distance-based, and consistently threatening from the clinch — and it was enough to earn the championship decision across all five rounds.

The fight was 25 minutes of tactical wrestling and striking at 125 pounds. Carmouche, the former Bellator women's flyweight champion, applied her trademark forward pressure and looked for body-lock takedowns throughout. Bishop, a BJJ black belt, was consistently the sharper striker when working on the outside and repeatedly threatened with clinch submissions that kept Carmouche from fully committing. After 25 minutes, the decision was unanimous in Bishop's favor. Bishop becomes the first women's flyweight world champion in PFL history.

In the co-main event, Timur Khizriev ground out a three-round decision over Gabriel Braga at lightweight to stay unbeaten inside the PFL. Khizriev controlled the pace from start to finish with wrestling and a working jab, giving Braga no windows to close the distance or find his offense.

The undercard delivered a stream of finishes. Sarvarjon Khamidov demolished Rafael do Nascimento in 1:49 of round one at lightweight. Eliezer Kubanza needed just 1:36 to stop Trey Waters. Cobey Fehr submitted Rosario Romero in under a minute. Levan Khabalaev earned a first-round TKO over Brock Hamer at 1:01. The pace of stoppages made PFL Chicago one of the more action-heavy cards of the season.

Results

Fight	Winner	Method	Round	Time
Liz Carmouche vs. Jena Bishop	Jena Bishop	Decision	5	5:00
Timur Khizriev vs. Gabriel Braga	Timur Khizriev	Decision	3	5:00
Rafael do Nascimento vs. Sarvarjon Khamidov	Sarvarjon Khamidov	TKO	1	1:49
Oualy Tandia vs. J.P. Saint Louis	Oualy Tandia	Decision	3	5:00
Eliezer Kubanza vs. Trey Waters	Eliezer Kubanza	TKO	1	1:36
Emiliano Sordi vs. Abraham Bably	Emiliano Sordi	TKO	2	3:13
Cássio Barão Jr. vs. Kevin Pease	Kevin Pease	Submission	1	3:28
Shannon Clark vs. Lucero Acosta	Shannon Clark	TKO	3	1:59
Gamid Khizriev vs. Michael Boylan	Gamid Khizriev	TKO	1	3:04
Cobey Fehr vs. Rosario Romero	Cobey Fehr	Submission	1	0:58
Levan Khabalaev vs. Brock Hamer	Levan Khabalaev	TKO	1	1:01
Paulina Wiśniewska vs. Chelsea Hackett	Paulina Wiśniewska	Decision	3	5:00
Noah Hermosillo vs. Caden Cox	Noah Hermosillo	TKO	3	1:43

Main Event: Bishop Writes History

Bishop arrived in Chicago as the challenger and the underdog, having been stopped in the third round by Carmouche in 2025. But she was the better fighter on Thursday night. In the early rounds, Bishop used lateral movement and a sharp jab to frustrate Carmouche's forward pressure. As the fight progressed, Bishop's grappling became a weapon — she pulled Carmouche into tight clinch positions and looked for chokes and arm attacks that kept Carmouche guessing.

Carmouche remained dangerous throughout and never stopped working. She scored takedowns in rounds three and four and landed heavy ground strikes. But Bishop's ability to reverse positions and threaten submissions from her back negated much of the damage, and the judges consistently rewarded Bishop's activity and grappling threat. The five-round result was a fair reflection of the contest. Bishop is now the PFL Women's Flyweight World Champion.

Co-Main: Khizriev Stays Perfect

Timur Khizriev made it look routine against Gabriel Braga, controlling the fight from first bell with wrestling and a jab that never stopped moving. His output and pace were consistent across all three rounds, and he gave Braga no opportunity to close the distance or find his offense. The decision was clean and Khizriev remains one of the more complete lightweights on the PFL roster.

Prelim Finishes

Sarvarjon Khamidov's TKO over Rafael do Nascimento in 1:49 confirmed his power at lightweight. Eliezer Kubanza needed just 1:36 to stop Trey Waters. Cobey Fehr submitted Rosario Romero in under a minute in one of the faster first-round finishes of the evening. Levan Khabalaev also got a first-round TKO, stopping Brock Hamer at 1:01. Noah Hermosillo ended his night with a third-round TKO over Caden Cox. The volume of finishes on the undercard made PFL Chicago a standout event for action.