Professional Fighters League continues to build its Oct. 16
event in Chicago, which is currently scheduled to be the
promotion’s final United States show of the year.
PFL Chicago will be headlined by a women’s flyweight title
rematch between Liz
Carmouche and Jena
Bishop. Another matchup at 125 pounds has now joined the
lineup.
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Paulina Wisniewska faces Chelsea Hackett in a key women’s
flyweight matchup
Sources close to the promotion confirmed to Sherdog that Paulina
Wisniewska will face Chelsea
Hackett in a bout with potential implications for the women’s
flyweight division.
Wisniewska earned her most recent victory during the PFL’s first
visit to Chicago this year, stopping Kana
Watanabe via technical knockout in the second round. The result
marked her fifth victory under the PFL banner.
The Polish fighter has suffered only one loss as a professional,
dropping a split decision to fellow rising contender Sabrinna
de Sousa in 2025.
A flyweight
title fight headlines PFL Chicago: Tune in on Saturday, Oct. 16 at
11 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Hackett also enters the matchup following a victory. She defeated
Andrea
Vazquez at PFL Belfast in April, snapping a three-fight losing
streak.
A victory over Wisniewska would give Hackett a strong case for
inclusion in the PFL women’s flyweight rankings, while another win
for Wisniewska could strengthen her position near the top of the
division.
Also on PFL Chicago, Timur
Khizriev meets Gabriel
Braga and Denis
Goltsov takes on Maxwell
Djantou Nana. The card also features Alexandr
Shabliy against Landry
Ward, Sarvarjon
Khamidov versus Rafael
do Nascimento, Oualy
Tandia against Kendly St.
Louis, Emiliano
Sordi versus Abraham
Bably, Shannon
Clark against Lucero
Acosta, Eliezer
Kubanza versus Trey Waters
and Cassio
Junio against Kevin
Pease.