Liz Carmouche and Jena Bishop make weight for PFL Chicago title fight
Both fighters made the flyweight championship limit ahead of Friday’s PFL Chicago card, while reports differ on the status of another scheduled bout.
Liz Carmouche and Jena Bishop made weight in Chicago on Thursday, October 15, for Friday’s inaugural PFL women’s flyweight title fight at Wintrust Arena. Carmouche weighed 125 pounds and Bishop 124.6 pounds, clearing the championship limit for the PFL Chicago main event.
The result confirms that both fighters reached the required weight ahead of their scheduled rematch. MMA Fighting reported that Carmouche shaved her head before stepping on the scale. The Professional Fighters League had announced the matchup and its title stakes in its September 23 card announcement.
Carmouche and Bishop meet again after Charlotte knockout
Carmouche won their first meeting by knockout at PFL Charlotte in August 2025, according to MMA Fighting. The outlet reported that the 42-year-old entered this week’s event on a four-fight winning streak that included a June victory over Viviane Araujo. Friday’s scheduled bout gives Bishop another meeting with Carmouche, this time with the inaugural PFL flyweight championship at stake.
Other PFL Chicago weigh-in results
Timur Khizriev weighed 145.4 pounds and Gabriel Braga 145.8 pounds for the featherweight co-main event. Sarvarjon Khamidov weighed 135.8 pounds against Rafael do Nascimento’s 135.4 pounds, according to the published results.
Oualy Tandia weighed 170 pounds and JP Saint Louis 172.8 pounds. MMAWeekly listed their bout at a 173-pound catchweight but marked Saint Louis as having missed weight. FightBook MMA said the contracted limit and any consequence had not been confirmed.
Both MMAWeekly and MMA Fighting list Friday’s main card for 11 p.m. ET. Their preliminary-card times differ: MMAWeekly lists 6:30 p.m. ET, while MMA Fighting lists 6 p.m. ET.
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Sources and context
- PFL Chicago Weigh-In ResultsMMAWeekly.com Staff (republished by Yahoo Sports)
- PFL Chicago Weigh-In Results: Carmouche vs. Bishop 2FightBook MMA
- FULL CARD FINALIZED FOR PFL CHICAGO ON OCTOBER 16 AT WINTRUST ARENA | Professional Fighters LeagueProfessional Fighters League
- Liz Carmouche shaves head to make weight for PFL Chicago title fightMMA Fighting (Mike Heck)
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