PFL Chicago 2: Liz Carmouche vs Jena Bishop Preview & Prediction

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42-year-old Liz Carmouche meets Jena Bishop in a rematch for the inaugural PFL Women's Flyweight Championship in Chicago on Friday night.

Liz Carmouche vs Jena Bishop facts

What time are Liz Carmouche and Jena Bishop expected to walk out? 17 October 2026 at 4:00 am

Where is PFL Chicago 2: Carmouche vs Bishop 2? Wintrust Arena, Chicago, USA

Where can I get tickets for PFL Chicago 2: Carmouche vs Bishop 2? Click here for the latest ticket information for PFL Chicago 2

What TV channel is PFL Chicago 2: Carmouche vs Bishop 2 on? UK – Not televised / USA – ESPN

Where can I stream PFL Chicago 2: Carmouche vs Bishop 2? UK – talkSPORT Boxing YouTube channel & X account / USA – ESPN+

PFL Chicago 2: Carmouche vs Bishop 2 main card

Liz Carmouche vs Jena Bishop (Women’s Flyweight)

Timur Khizriev vs Gabriel Braga (Featherweight)

Rafael do Nascimento vs Sarvarjon Khamidov (Bantamweight)

Oualy Tandia vs J.P. Saint Louis (Welterweight)

PFL Chicago 2: Carmouche vs Bishop 2 prelims

Eliezer Kubanza vs Trey Waters (Welterweight)

Emiliano Sordi vs Abraham Bably (Light Heavyweight)

Cassio Barao Jr. vs Kevin Pease (Lightweight)

Shannon Clark vs Lucero Acosta (Women’s Flyweight)

Gamid Khizriev vs Michael Boylan (Lightweight)

Cobey Fehr vs Rosario Romero (Bantamweight)

Levan Khabalaev vs Brock Hamer (Lightweight)

Paulina Wisniewska vs Chelsea Hackett (Women’s Flyweight)

Noah Hermosillo vs Caden Cox (Featherweight)

Benita van Rooij vs Giuliany Perea Viana (Women’s Strawweight)

Liz Carmouche: Former UFC vet looking for another belt

Liz Carmouche (26-8) comes into this fight full of confidence, having won her last four bouts, and will now look to claim the PFL Women's Flyweight Championship.

She had to shave her hair off to make weight on Thursday, but she managed to do so and will be full of confidence ahead of this title fight against Jena Bishop.

The two fighters have met once before, some 14 months ago, when Carmouche knocked Bishop out in the third round, and she will be confident of doing the same again here.

Jena Bishop: Jiu-jitsu specialist looking to avenge previous loss

Jena Bishop (11-3) will be hoping to avenge her previous loss to Liz Carmouche, and she has bounced back from that knockout defeat by winning her last two fights.

She beat Borena Tsertsvadze and Ariane Lipski da Silva in April and June respectively, with both wins coming by submission in the first round.

That will give her confidence as she looks to avenge the loss from last August.

Liz Carmouche vs Jena Bishop prediction

With a belt on the line in Chicago, we have a fascinating main event as Liz Carmouche rematches Jena Bishop. Carmouche knocked her out the last time they met and is currently riding a four-fight winning streak.

She has continued fighting at a high level ever since leaving the UFC in 2019, having been a standout at Bellator and now the PFL. Even at the age of 42, she continues to impress, and there is every chance that she becomes the inaugural women's flyweight champion.

Bishop is as game as they come, but it is hard to see how she gets the victory here. Her submission skills are impressive, but Carmouche should be able to handle them, and Carmouche's knockout power makes her additionally dangerous.

Even if she doesn't manage to get the knockout this time around, we fully expect Carmouche to get the win, and we expect it to come via the judges' scorecards.

Prediction: Liz Carmouche to win by decision