Carmouche vs Bishop, round 2, on Friday, October 16 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Liz Carmouche, 42, knocked out Jena Bishop in round 3 of the 2025 tournament final. Since then Carmouche has won once more, and Bishop 2 times by 1st-round submission. The winner becomes the PFL’s 1st women’s flyweight champion.
Key takeaways
- Liz Carmouche (26-8) and Jena Bishop (11-3) meet again over 5 rounds for the PFL's 1st women's flyweight title, on Friday, October 16 in Chicago.
- On August 15, 2025, Carmouche won the tournament final by KO in round 3, at 2 minutes 56.
- Bishop comes in on 2 1st-round submissions. Carmouche is on 4 straight wins, including a submission of Viviane Araujo in June.
Carmouche vs Bishop: what happened the 1st time
The 2025 final
The 2 met on August 15, 2025, in the PFL World Tournament final. Carmouche won by KO with punches in round 3, at 2 minutes 56, according to Sherdog.
A vacant title
This time a belt is on the line: the PFL is crowning its 1st women’s flyweight champion, Cageside Press notes. The fight was announced in August, after Dakota Ditcheva broke her hands against Denise Kielholtz.
The schedule
The main event is scheduled for 5 rounds. The main card starts at 11 pm ET on ESPN2.
2 paths over 14 months
Liz Carmouche
At 42, the former Bellator champion is on 4 straight wins. She submitted Viviane Araujo with a guillotine in round 2 on June 27 in San Diego. In 2013 she took part in the UFC’s very 1st women’s fight, against Ronda Rousey.
Jena Bishop
Bishop has strung together 2 1st-round submissions, over Borena Tsertsvadze in April and Ariane Lipski in June. 7 of her 11 wins have come by submission.
Words before the fight
In a PFL video relayed by MMA Sucka, Bishop calls Carmouche a counter-fighter who backs away and fights for points. Carmouche replies that anger motivates her without making her lose her head.
If the goal is to anger and you think I am going to go out there unintelligently, that's not the effect it has.
The keys to Carmouche vs Bishop
The danger on the mat
Bishop is a submission specialist. Her last 2 fights ended in round 1, before her opponent had found a rhythm.
The distance
The 1st fight turned in round 3. With 5 rounds this time, Carmouche’s experience and pacing count for more.
Follow the fight
Liz Carmouche’s and Jena Bishop’s profiles, records and fight histories are in the FightHub app.
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