2025 PFL World Tournament 2 video: Liz Carmouche steamrolls Ilara Joanne in 85 seconds
Even after all these years, Liz Carmouche is still doing her thing – and doing it well.
At Friday's 2025 PFL World Tournament 2 event in Orlando, Fla., Carmouche (23-8) made quick work of Ilara Joanne (12-10), as she finished the Brazilian fighter with ground-and-pound strikes for a stoppage at 1:25 of Round 2.
Carmouche quickly dragged the fight to the canvas where she unloaded a barrage of body elbows and hammerfists until Joanne covered up and referee Josh Rutgers intervened.
With the win, Carmouche advances to the women's flyweight semifinal June 20 vs. Elora Dana (8-0) in Wichita, Kan.
Liz Carmouche unleashes a relentless barrage of brutal body shots for the WIN!#PFLWorldTournament LIVE NOW
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Carmouche, 41, moves to 10-1 since UFC release in 2019. She won Bellator gold and defended it three times prior to the PFL merger. In the 2024 season format, she went 3-0 ahead of the final, which she missed weight for and lost to Taila Santos in.
Up-to-the-minute 2025 PFL 2 results include:
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for 2025 PFL World Tournament 2.
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