The PFL crowns its first women’s flyweight world champion on Friday, October 16, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, where Liz Carmouche meets Jena Bishop in the main event. Unbeaten French prospect Oualy Tandia makes his promotional debut against JP Saint Louis on the same card.
Date, venue and start times
Daylight saving time ends in the United States on November 1, so the time zones below reflect this weekend’s current offsets. The United Kingdom and Central Europe remain on summer time until October 25.
| Card segment | ET | CT | MT | PT | UK | Central Europe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary card | 7:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. | 12:00 a.m. (Oct. 17) | 1:00 a.m. (Oct. 17) |
| Main card | 11:00 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 4:00 a.m. (Oct. 17) | 5:00 a.m. (Oct. 17) |
How to Watch
The main card airs live on ESPN2 in the United States, with additional coverage on ESPN Deportes and the ESPN app. In France, RMC Sport carries the event under its multi-year PFL partnership announced October 14. Coverage in the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe was not confirmed at publication time.
Main card
| Bout | Weight class | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Liz Carmouche (USA) vs. Jena Bishop | Women’s flyweight (125 lbs / 57 kg), inaugural PFL world title, main event | 26-8 vs. 11-3. |
| Timur Khizriev vs. Gabriel Braga | Featherweight (145 lbs / 66 kg) | 18-0 vs. 17-3. |
| Sarvarjon Khamidov vs. Rafael do Nascimento | Bantamweight (135 lbs / 61 kg) | 17-1 vs. 13-2. |
| Oualy Tandia (France) vs. JP Saint Louis | Welterweight (170 lbs / 77 kg) | 5-0 vs. 12-5. |
| Emiliano Sordi vs. Abraham Bably | Light heavyweight (205 lbs / 93 kg) | 26-14-1 vs. 8-3. |
Prelims
- Gamid Khizriev vs. Michael Boylan, lightweight
- Shannon Clark vs. Lucero Acosta, flyweight
- Cassio Barao vs. Kevin Pease, lightweight
- Eliezer Kubanza vs. Trey Waters, welterweight
- Cobey Fehr vs. Rosario Romero, bantamweight
- Paulina Wisniewska vs. Chelsea Hackett, flyweight
- Noah Hermosillo vs. Caden Cox, featherweight
- Benita van Rooij vs. Giuliany Perea, strawweight
- Levan Khabalaev vs. Morquez Forest, lightweight
Americans on the card
Liz Carmouche headlines for the United States, fighting for the inaugural women’s flyweight world title after a long career that included a UFC title shot. Further down the card, unbeaten French prospect Oualy Tandia takes on JP Saint Louis, who enters with 12 professional wins at welterweight.
What is at stake
Carmouche and Bishop close out a tournament season to crown the first PFL women’s flyweight world champion, a title with no precedent in the promotion. Unbeaten Timur Khizriev puts his perfect record on the line against Brazil’s Gabriel Braga in the co-main event at featherweight.
Oualy Tandia, the former Hexagone MMA welterweight champion who signed with the PFL in New York on July 28, makes his promotional debut against Saint Louis, a step up in competition for the 24-year-old. The rest of the main card features a mix of Eastern European, South American and American fighters, led by Sarvarjon Khamidov and Emiliano Sordi.
The nine-fight preliminary card includes two women’s flyweight bouts and three lightweight matchups, with several fighters making their professional debuts or fighting just their second or third pro bout, a typical PFL format that pairs established names with rising prospects on the same night.
For Tandia, the move represents a jump in competition after building an unbeaten record at home in France. Saint Louis, with more than double his opponent’s number of professional fights, gives the French prospect an early measuring stick as he adjusts to PFL competition.
Unlike the UFC’s continuous rankings, the PFL runs seasonal tournaments in several weight classes, with the winner of each division’s playoff taking home a one million dollar prize. The women’s flyweight title fought for in Chicago is a new addition to the list of divisions the promotion crowns each year, giving Friday’s main event added weight beyond a standard title fight.
