PFL Chicago: Carmouche vs. Bishop 2
| PFL Chicago: Carmouche vs. Bishop 2 | ||||
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| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | October 16, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Wintrust Arena | |||
| City | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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PFL Chicago: Carmouche vs. Bishop 2 (also known as PFL Chicago 2) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that is scheduled to take place on October 16, 2026, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, United States.[1][2][3]
Background
The event will mark the promotion's fifth visit to Chicago and first since PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee in April 2026.[4]
A PFL Women's Flyweight Championship for the inaugural title between former Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion (also a 2025 PFL Women's Flyweight Tournament winner) Liz Carmouche and Jena Bishop is scheduled to headline the event.[5] The pairing previously fought at PFL 9 (2025) in August 2025, where Carmouche won the 2025 PFL tournament by knockout in round three.[6]
Fight card
| Main card (ESPN2) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Flyweight | Liz Carmouche | vs. | Jena Bishop | [a] | |||
| Featherweight | Timur Khizriev | vs. | Gabriel Braga | ||||
| Lightweight | Alexandr Shabliy | vs. | Landry Ward | ||||
| Welterweight | Oualy Tandia | vs. | Kendly St. Louis | ||||
| Heavyweight | Denis Goltsov | vs. | Maxwell Djantou Nana | ||||
| Bantamweight | Rafael do Nascimento | vs. | Sarvarjon Khamidov | ||||
- ↑ For the inaugural PFL Women's Flyweight Championship.
See also
References
- ↑ Meshew, Jed (2026-08-19). "Liz Carmouche rematches Jena Bishop for vacant PFL women's flyweight title in October". MMA Fighting: UFC, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) News, Results. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- ↑ Anderson, Jay (2026-08-19). "Carmouche, Bishop Run it Back for PFL Women's Flyweight Title". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- ↑ Nag, Sayan. "Liz Carmouche gets Jena Bishop rematch in Chicago with new PFL title at stake". Sherdog. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- ↑ Iskenderov, Parviz (2026-08-19). "Liz Carmouche vs Jena Bishop 2 headlines PFL Chicago in October". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- ↑ Segura, Danny. "Liz Carmouche vs. Jena Bishop 2 set for vacant PFL women's flyweight title". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- ↑ Staff (2025-08-15). "PFL Charlotte: Liz Carmouche Knocks Out Jena Bishop for World Tournament Win". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- ↑ "PFL Chicago: Carmouche vs. Bishop 2". Professional Fighters League. Retrieved 2026-08-20.