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PFL · Sunday, October 18, 2026

Bishop beats Carmouche for a flyweight title

The File desk · Oct 18, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC

Status

Confirmed from the PFL Chicago 2 event page, as checked by the sport desk on Oct. 18. No odds.
  • Confirmed
    Jena Bishop beat Liz Carmouche by decision for the women's flyweight title.
  • Confirmed
    The early card was 6:30 p.m. Eastern. The main card was 11:00 p.m. Eastern, at Wintrust Arena.
Jena Bishop beat Liz Carmouche by decision on Friday night in Chicago. The fight was for the PFL women's flyweight title. PFL's page calls Bishop the new champion.1
The card was at Wintrust Arena. The early card was at 6:30 p.m. Eastern. The main card was at 11:00 p.m.
On the same main card, Timur Khizriev beat Gabriel Braga by decision.2
Bishop and Carmouche had fought before. This was the rematch.

Notes

  1. 1.PFL event page, checked by the sport desk Oct. 18, 2026. “Liz Carmouche vs Jena Bishop | Winner: Jena Bishop by Decision.” The page shows Friday, Oct. 16, main card 11:00 p.m. ET, early card 6:30 p.m. ET, Wintrust Arena. A video caption on the page: “JENA BISHOP IS THE NEW” champion. https://pflmma.com/event/2026-chicago2
  2. 2.Same page, as recorded by the sport desk. Timur Khizriev def. Gabriel Braga by decision. Sarvarjon Khamidov def. Rafael do Nascimento by knockout. Oualy Tandia def. JP Saint Louis by decision. No odds.

What is still unknown or disputed

Primary sources

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  1. Source 1

    PFL Chicago 2

    PFL · October 16, 2026

    Liz Carmouche vs Jena Bishop. Winner: Jena Bishop by Decision. Main card 11:00 p.m. ET. Early card 6:30 p.m. ET. Wintrust Arena.

    https://pflmma.com/event/2026-chicago2