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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, Carmou
Jena Bishop upsets Liz Carmouche to win PFL women's flyweight title
Jena Bishop beat Liz Carmouche by unanimous decision, 48-47 on all cards, in the PFL Chicago main event to claim the vacant women's flyweight title. Dakota Ditcheva faced her afterwards.
PFL welterweight rankings: Thad Jean is champion and Musaev leads the chasing pack
Thad Jean is 11-0-0 and no title fight is booked. Of the four ranked directly behind him, three have lost once and one is unbeaten.
Vadim Nemkov record: 19-2-0, 14 straight wins and a PFL title defense in Dubai
Nemkov has won 14 in a row and finished 15 of his 19 wins. He defends the PFL heavyweight title against Sergey Bilostenniy on 14 November 2026.
PFL Rankings Shake-Up After PFL Africa 3
PFL Africa 3 took over Casablanca's Mohammed V Sports Complex on October 10, drawing a sold-out crowd. The week's rankings update delivered movement in bantamweight, light heavyweight, lightweight, and women's flyweight — Taylor Lapilus is now heading to Lyon for the PFL bantamweight title.
PFL Chicago: Carmouche vs. Bishop 2 Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The Professional Fighters League crowns a champion in Chicago on Friday, October 16. Liz Carmouche puts the inaugural PFL Women's Flyweight World Championship on the line against Jena Bishop at Wintrust Arena — the first title defence in the history of this division.
PFL Africa 3 Recap: Full Results and Analysis
The Professional Fighters League brought the 2026 PFL Africa playoffs to Casablanca on Saturday night, filling the Mohammed V Sports Complex to capacity for PFL Africa 3. The headline matchup delivered as expected: Abdoulaye Kane met Badr Medkouri
PFL Africa 3 lands in Casablanca tonight with Kane vs Medkouri and four unbeaten fighters
Twelve bouts, a heavyweight main event between two finishers and a lightweight fight where a seven-fight and a five-fight win streak meet. Start time, card and records for the PFL's first night in Morocco.
Liz Carmouche record: 18 finishes in 26 wins before the Jena Bishop rematch
Liz Carmouche has finished 18 of her 26 wins and has never been stopped by strikes. Four straight wins lead into a PFL Chicago main event against Jena Bishop.
PFL lightweight rankings: Usman Nurmagomedov is 22-0 and the top seven did not move
Usman Nurmagomedov stopped Archie Colgan in round one and the PFL lightweight top seven stayed put. Who is booked next, and who is ranked where.
PFL Africa: Morocco Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
PFL Africa steps into North Africa for the first time on October 10, bringing the semifinal round of its continental tournament to the Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca. Morocco has never hosted an MMA card of this scale. The promotion has
PFL Rankings Shake-Up After PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira
Cris Cyborg closed her legendary career with a decision win over Ketlen Vieira in Tampa. PFL rankings reshaped across two divisions: Bryan Battle surges to #4 MW, Simeon Powell to #2 LHW, and Antônio Carlos Júnior enters at #1 contender.
PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira Recap: Full Results and Analysis
Cris Cyborg retained her PFL women's featherweight championship on Saturday night in Tampa, outworking Ketlen Vieira over five rounds to earn a unanimous decision in front of a charged crowd at Benchmark International Arena. The judges scored it 49-4
PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Cris Cyborg has called this her last fight. The PFL Women's Featherweight Championship is on the line at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa on August 22, and Cyborg — 41 years old, 29-2 across more than two decades in MMA, a world champion in Str
PFL Rankings Shake-Up After Charlotte: Battle vs. Rosta
PFL Rankings Shake-Up After Charlotte: Battle vs. Rosta Bryan Battle outpointed Dalton Rosta by split decision in the PFL Charlotte main event on August 7, and the rankings update that followed absorbed that result along with earlier summer fights. M
PFL Charlotte: Battle vs. Rosta Recap: Full Results and Analysis
Bryan Battle earned a split decision win over Dalton Rosta at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte on Thursday night, but the middleweight main event was more chess match than firefight. Battle controlled large stretches through cage pressure and clinch w
PFL Rankings Shake-Up After PFL New York: Nurmagomedov vs. Colgan
PFL New York landed at UBS Arena on July 31 with a title fight headlining and a card that reshuffled multiple divisions at once. Usman Nurmagomedov demolished Archie Colgan inside a round to retain the PFL lightweight championship, but the night's ra
PFL Charlotte: Battle vs. Rosta Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
PFL returns to Charlotte for the second time, and the card they bring to Bojangles Coliseum has a clear story: two fighters with recent losses trying to right the ship, and a loaded supporting card beneath them. Bryan Battle and Dalton Rosta headline
PFL New York: Nurmagomedov vs. Colgan Recap: Full Results and Analysis
Usman Nurmagomedov walked into UBS Arena on July 31, 2026, extended his unbeaten record to 22-0, and walked out a free agent. The PFL lightweight champion finished Archie Colgan in 3:42 of the first round in the final fight of his PFL contract — then
PFL Rankings Shake-Up After PFL Washington DC: Jean vs. Musaev
Thad Jean won the vacant PFL welterweight title in Washington DC, stopping Ernesto Rodriguez via TKO in round three. The rankings update moved 29 positions and added 30 new fighters across six divisions. Alexandr Shabliy rockets to lightweight No. 1 and Mitchell McKee takes the bantamweight top spot.
PFL Rankings Update: Eblen Wins Interim Title, Middleweight Division Resets
Johnny Eblen stopped Impa Kasanganay by TKO in Round 3 at PFL Austin to win the interim PFL Middleweight World Title. The middleweight division resets around him. Full PFL rankings update, July 21, 2026.
PFL Washington DC: Jean vs. Musaev Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The PFL welterweight title has been vacant since February. Ramazan Kuramagomedov won it and then announced his retirement immediately afterward. Now Musaev and Thad Jean meet at CareFirst Arena in Washington to settle the championship.
PFL Austin: Eblen vs. Kasanganay 2 Recap: Full Results and Analysis
The first meeting between Johnny Eblen and Impa Kasanganay in February 2024 ended by split decision. In Austin on July 18, 2026, Eblen answered every open question, stopping Kasanganay in round three via ground elbows to claim the interim PFL middleweight title.
PFL Rankings Update: Shabliy Tops Lightweight After PFL MENA 10
PFL released updated rankings following PFL MENA 10 in Riyadh. Biggest move: Alexandr Shabliy jumps from #4 to #1 in lightweight after his rematch win over Alfie Davis, dropping Davis three places in the process.
PFL Austin: Eblen vs. Kasanganay 2 Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The first interim world title fight in PFL history lands July 18 at Moody Center in Austin, Texas. When Costello van Steenis withdrew injured, the PFL booked its first interim belt — and called Impa Kasanganay as the opponent for Johnny Eblen.
PFL Rankings Expand and Shift After McKee Beats Isbulaev in San Diego
A.J. McKee swept Salamat Isbulaev and entered the featherweight rankings at number two. Tuesday's update also expanded PFL's rankings into new divisions, with 30 first-time entries across bantamweight, featherweight, women's flyweight, and pound-for-pound.
Title Fight Preview: Cris Cyborg vs. Ketlen Vieira
Twenty-one years of professional competition end on August 22. Cris Cyborg has announced that PFL Tampa will be her final MMA fight, and the PFL Women's Featherweight Championship goes with it. The opponent is Ketlen Vieira.
PFL San Diego: McKee vs. Isbulaev Recap: Full Results and Analysis
AJ McKee returned to the win column at Pechanga Arena on Friday night, working through three rounds to take a unanimous decision over unbeaten Salamat Isbulaev in the PFL featherweight main event in San Diego. All three judges scored it 30-27. McKee
PFL Rankings Update: Habirora Jumps Three, McKee to #2
Patrick Habirora knocked out Benson Henderson in twenty seconds at PFL Brussels on May 23, jumping three spots to welterweight #5. Mitchell McKee also climbs to bantamweight #2 in this week's PFL mid-season rankings update.
PFL San Diego: McKee vs. Isbulaev Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
AJ McKee fights at home on June 27. Pechanga Arena in San Diego hosts the Professional Fighters League's first-ever event in the city, and McKee — who grew up in Long Beach — is on the kind of trajectory that makes hometown cards feel inevitable.
Title Fight Preview: Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Archie Colgan
Usman Nurmagomedov has gone 21 professional fights without a loss. He won the last Bellator Lightweight Championship, then moved it into the Professional Fighters League era and became the inaugural PFL Lightweight Champion.
Title Fight Preview: Johnny Eblen vs. Impa Kasanganay
Van Steenis is out. The PFL's first-ever interim middleweight title is the prize now, and it goes to whoever settles the score between Johnny Eblen and Impa Kasanganay when they meet for the second time at Moody Center in Austin on July 18.
PFL Rankings Update After PFL Africa 2: Habirora Leads Weekly Surge
PFL Africa 2 came to Lagos, Nigeria on June 13 with 13 fights at Eko Convention Center. Patrick Habirora's three-spot jump in welterweight leads a round of changes across five PFL divisions following results from Lagos and PFL Brussels.
PFL MENA 10 Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
PFL MENA 10 lands in Jeddah on June 19 for the second straight year, and this time the event is built around a milestone. Hattan Alsaif, the first Saudi woman signed to a major global MMA promotion, makes her professional debut in the main event in front of a home crowd.
PFL Africa 2 Preview: Wasi Adeshina Headlines Lagos Tournament Card
PFL Africa 2 takes place on June 13, 2026, at the Eko Convention Center in Lagos, Nigeria. It is the promotion's first event held in Nigeria and the second installment of the PFL Africa series. The card features first-round tournament bouts across li
PFL Rankings Shake-Up After PFL Brussels
PFL Brussels delivered the week's marquee statement on Saturday night, and it rippled through the rankings before the canvas was dry. Patrick Habirora needed 20 seconds to put Benson Henderson on the floor
PFL Brussels: Habirora vs. Henderson Recap: Full Results and Analysis
Patrick Habirora needed 20 seconds to announce himself as one of the most dangerous fighters in Europe and end the evening's biggest storyline before it started. The unbeaten Belgian knocked out former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson in the
PFL MENA 9: Pride of Arabia Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
PFL MENA 9: Pride of Arabia heads to the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on Sunday with a loaded slate of tournament fights and one of the most anticipated professional debuts in Middle Eastern MMA history. The 2026 PFL MENA season launches with quarterfinal
PFL Brussels: Habirora vs. Henderson Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The Professional Fighters League takes its European series to Brussels this Saturday, putting an unbeaten Belgian prospect against a former world champion returning from retirement. Patrick Habirora has finished all eight of his opponents
PFL Rankings Shake-Up After Storley vs. Zendeli
PFL Sioux Falls: Storley vs. Zendeli brought twelve fights to the Sanford Pentagon on May 2, and the results drove the latest ballot in the Professional Fighters League's media panel rankings. PFL launched its independent rankings system in January 2026
PFL Sioux Falls: Storley vs. Zendeli Recap: Full Results and Analysis
Logan Storley came home to Sioux Falls and left no doubt. The decorated NCAA wrestler swept all three judges 30-25 against Florim Zendeli at the Sanford Pentagon on Saturday, putting on a display of cage control and takedown volume that the 2024 PFL
PFL Sioux Falls: Storley vs. Zendeli Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Logan Storley has never lost at the Sanford Pentagon. The former Bellator interim welterweight champion, NCAA Division I All-American wrestler, and South Dakota native is 33 years old and returning to the one arena where he is essentially unbeatable.
PFL Belfast: Kelly vs. Wilson Recap: Full Results and Analysis
Jay-Jay Wilson walked into SSE Arena Belfast as the underdog and walked out thirty-seven seconds later. The New Zealander destroyed unbeaten Irish hometown hero Darragh Kelly in the PFL Belfast main event
PFL Belfast: Kelly vs. Wilson Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
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PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee Recap: Full Results and Analysis
Date: 2026-04-13 Event: PFL Chicago Venue: Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois Event Date: 2026-04-11
PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Event Date: April 11, 2026 Location: Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois Broadcast: Main Card on ESPN2/ESPN Deportes (9:00 p.m. ET), Prelims on ESPN+ (6:00 p.m. ET)
PFL Africa 1 Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Event: PFL Champions Series Cape Town & PFL Africa 1: 2025 First Round Event Date: July 19, 2025 Location: GrandWest Arena, Cape Town, South Africa
PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs. Battle Recap: Full Results and Analysis
The Professional Fighters League's inaugural event in Pittsburgh was capped off by a masterful and dominant performance from former Bellator Middleweight World Champion, Johnny Eblen. In a highly anticipated main event, Eblen (17-1) dismantled PFL debutant Bryan Battle (12-3), securing a decisive...
PFL Madrid: van Steenis vs. Edwards 2 Recap: Full Results and Analysis
Madrid, Spain – The Professional Fighters League (PFL) made a thunderous debut in Spain on March 20, 2026, with a sold-out event at the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid. The night was headlined by a highly anticipated middleweight world title rematch, which saw champion Costello "The Spaniard" van...
PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs. Battle Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Date: March 28, 2026 Venue: UPMC Events Center, Moon Township, Pennsylvania Broadcast: ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN App
PFL Madrid: van Steenis vs. Edwards 2 Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) makes its historic debut in Spain, bringing a stacked international fight card to the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid. This event, the first from a major global MMA promotion on Spanish soil, marks a significant milestone in the PFL's 2026 global expansion....