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Yahoo
4 days ago
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PFL announces three tournament finals headline Charlotte event
Three of the eight 2025 PFL World Tournament finals have a date and location. They are set to take place Aug. 15 at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. Atop the card will be three five-round fights, with each winner pocketing a $500,000 prize. Advertisement In the lightweight final, England's Alfie Davis (19-5-1) battles Khabib Nurmagomedov protege Gadzhi Rabadanov (26-4-2). The bout will serve as the main event. In the co-main event, the women's flyweight final features Jena Bishop (9-2) against former Bellator champion Liz Carmouche (24-8). The bantamweight final sits in the feature bout slot as Brazil's Marcirley Alves (14-4) fights former LFA standout Justin Wetzell (12-2). PFL World Tournament 9 will follow PFL World Tournament 8, which takes place Aug. 1 and features welterweight and featherweight finals. Below is the complete lineup for 2025 PFL World Tournament 9: Finals. Advertisement MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 Alfie Davis vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov – lightweight tournament final Jena Bishop vs. Liz Carmouche – women's flyweight final Marcirley Alves vs. Justin Wetzell – bantamweight final Mads Burnell vs. Robert Watley PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 pm ET) Juliana Velasquez vs. Ekaterina Shakalova Biaggio Ali Walshvs. TBA Sabrina De Sousa vs. Saray Orosco Renat Khavalov vs. Vilson Ndregjoni Chelsea Hackettvs. Ashley Thiner This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: PFL announces three tournament finals locked for Charlotte
Yahoo
19-06-2025
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Perfect weigh-in session for PFL semifinals in Wichita
The weigh-ins are in the books for the next set of PFL semifinals. Ahead of 2025 PFL World Tournament 5 (ESPN, ESPN+), which takes place Friday at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kan., everyone hit their marks on the scale to make their fights official. Advertisement The event features semifinal bouts at lightweight, bantamweight and women's flyweight. Check out all the weigh-in results below. MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8:30 p.m. ET) Gadzhi Rabadanov (155.6) vs. Kevin Lee (156) – lightweight semifinal Liz Carmouche (126) vs. Elora Dana (125) – women's flyweight semifinal Mansour Barnaoui (155.4) vs. Archie Colgan (155.6) Marcirley Alves da Silva (135.6) vs. Jake Hadley (135.8) – bantamweight semifinal Alfie Davis (155.8) vs. Brent Primus (155.8) – lightweight semifinal Mando Gutierrez (136) vs. Justin Wetzell (135.8) – bantamweight semifinal PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET) Jena Bishop (125.6) vs. Katerina Shakalova (126) – women's flyweight semifinal Sarvadzhon Khamidov (136) vs. Magomed Magomedov (135.4) Antonio Caruso (155.4) vs. Vinicius Cenci (155.5) Mike Hamel (156) vs. Darragh Kelly (155.6) Ilara Joanne (124.4) vs. Saray Orozco (125.4) Alan Dominguez (170.8) vs. Nick Meck (170.2) This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Perfect weigh-in session for PFL semifinals in Wichita
USA Today
12-04-2025
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- USA Today
2025 PFL World Tournament 2 video: Liz Carmouche steamrolls Ilara Joanne in 85 seconds
Even after all these years, Liz Carmouche is still doing her thing – and doing it well. At Friday's 2025 PFL World Tournament 2 event in Orlando, Fla., Carmouche (23-8) made quick work of Ilara Joanne (12-10), as she finished the Brazilian fighter with ground-and-pound strikes for a stoppage at 1:25 of Round 2. Carmouche quickly dragged the fight to the canvas where she unloaded a barrage of body elbows and hammerfists until Joanne covered up and referee Josh Rutgers intervened. With the win, Carmouche advances to the women's flyweight semifinal June 20 vs. Elora Dana (8-0) in Wichita, Kan. Liz Carmouche unleashes a relentless barrage of brutal body shots for the WIN!#PFLWorldTournament LIVE NOW 🇺🇸 ESPN2 / ESPN+ 🌎 — PFL (@PFLMMA) April 12, 2025 Carmouche, 41, moves to 10-1 since UFC release in 2019. She won Bellator gold and defended it three times prior to the PFL merger. In the 2024 season format, she went 3-0 ahead of the final, which she missed weight for and lost to Taila Santos in. Up-to-the-minute 2025 PFL 2 results include: For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for 2025 PFL World Tournament 2.
