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USA Today
12-04-2025
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- USA Today
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 🇺🇸 ESPN2 / ESPN+ 🌎 — PFL (@PFLMMA) April 12, 2025 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.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
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- Yahoo
2025 PFL World Tournament 2 video: Ekaterina Shakalova runs through Juliana Velasquez in upset
Ekaterina Shakalova never counted herself out. While the oddsmakers may have, Shakalova (9-2) proved them all wrong when she submitted former Bellator champion Juliana Velasquez (13-4) on Friday at 2025 PFL World Tournament 2. The tap came at 2:05 of Round 1. With the upset victory, Ukraine's Shakalova advances to the semifinal round where she will face Jena Bishop on June 20 in Wichita, Kan. She bounces back from a loss to Aspen Ladd in May 2024. After the fight, Shakalova celebrated by dancing and eating a cinnamon roll in the cage. 💣 BRACKET. BUSTED. 💣 🇺🇦 Ekaterina Shakalova just stunned the world#PFLWorldTournament LIVE NOW 🇺🇸 ESPN+ 🌎 — PFL (@PFLMMA) April 12, 2025 No necks and no cinnamon rolls are safe around Ekaterina Shakalova!#PFLWorldTournament LIVE NOW 🇺🇸 ESPN+ 🌎 — PFL (@PFLMMA) April 12, 2025 Velasquez, 38, has now lost four of her most recent five fights after a 12-0 start. Up-to-the-minute 2025 PFL 2 results include: Ekaterina Shakalova def. Juliana Velasquez via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round Jake Hadley def. Matheus Mattos via submission (twister) – Round 3, 2:16 Jena Bishop def. Kana Watanabe via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Elora Dana def. Diana Avsaragova via submission (neck crank) – Round 1, 4:48 For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for 2025 PFL World Tournament 2. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: 2025 PFL World Tournament 2 video: Ekaterina Shakalova runs through Juliana Velasquez in upset
USA Today
12-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 PFL World Tournament 2 video: Ekaterina Shakalova runs through Juliana Velasquez in upset
Ekaterina Shakalova never counted herself out. While the oddsmakers may have, Shakalova (9-2) proved them all wrong when she submitted former Bellator champion Juliana Velasquez (13-4) on Friday at 2025 PFL World Tournament 2. The tap came at 2:05 of Round 1. With the upset victory, Ukraine's Shakalova advances to the semifinal round where she will face Jena Bishop on June 20 in Wichita, Kan. She bounces back from a loss to Aspen Ladd in May 2024. After the fight, Shakalova celebrated by dancing and eating a cinnamon roll in the cage. No necks and no cinnamon rolls are safe around Ekaterina Shakalova!#PFLWorldTournament LIVE NOW 🇺🇸 ESPN+ 🌎 — PFL (@PFLMMA) April 12, 2025 Velasquez, 38, has now lost four of her most recent five fights after a 12-0 start. 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.
USA Today
12-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 PFL World Tournament 2 video: Jake Hadley pulls off incredible Scottish twister in first fight after UFC release
Jake Hadley immediately turned some heads in his PFL debut. In his first fight following his UFC release, Hadley (12-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) defeated Matheus Mattos (14-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) on Friday at 2025 PFL 2 in Orlando, Fla via a rare Scottish twister submission at 2:16 of Round 3. The victory advanced Hadley to the semifinal of the promotion's bantamweight tournament. He'll compete June 20 in Wichita, Kansas. With the win, bounces back into the win column after a 1-3 stretch that led to his UFC exit. Mattos, a Patricio 'Pitbull' training partner, falls into a two-fight skid. 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.
USA Today
11-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
PFL Week 2 predictions: Which bantamweights, women's flyweights will move on in Orlando?
The PFL is back for the second event of its 2025 season, and bantamweights and women's flyweights are on the docket in Florida. 2025 PFL 2 (ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place Friday at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. Get main card pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below. Kasum Kasumov vs. Justin Wetzell Records: Kasumov (16-1), Wetzell (10-2) Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.11.25): Kasumov -800, Wetzell +550 Junkie pick results: Kasumov 11, Wetzell 0 Mando Gutierrez vs. Francesco Nuzzi Records: Gutierrez (10-3), Nuzzi (10-1) Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.11.25): Gutierrez +240 Nuzzi -300 Junkie pick results: Nuzzi 6, Gutierrez 5 Liz Carmouche vs. Ilara Joanne Records: Carmouche (22-8), Joanne (12-9) Division: Women's flyweight Rankings: Carmouche No. 7, honorable mention pound-for-pound Odds (as of 04.11.25): Carmouche -1000, Joanne +650 Junkie pick results: Carmouche 11, Joanne 0 Leandro Higo vs. Marcirley Alves da Silva Records: Higo (23-6), Alves da Silva (12-4) Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 04.11.25): Higo -140, Alves da Silva +120 Junkie pick results: Higo 11, Alves da Silva 0 Preliminary card picks Although they don't count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results: Katerina Shakalova vs. Juliana Velasquez: Velasquez 11, Shakalova 0 Velasquez 11, Shakalova 0 Jake Hadley vs. Matheus Mattos: Hadley 11, Mattos 0 Hadley 11, Mattos 0 Jena Bishop vs. Kana Watanabe: Watanabe 7, Bishop 4 Watanabe 7, Bishop 4 Diana Avsaragova vs. Elora Dana: Avsaragova 6, Dana 5 Check out all the main card picks below. (Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.) Higo vs. Alves da Silva Carmouche vs. Joanne Gutierrez vs. Nuzzi Kasumov vs. Wetzekk MMA Junkie readers' consensus picks 42-26 Higo (91%) Carmouche (92%) Nuzzi (76%) Kasumov (91%) Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 45-23 2024 Champion Higo Carmouche Gutierrez Kasumov Nolan King @mma_kings 43-25 2023 Champion Higo Carmouche Gutierrez Kasumov Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 43-25 2017, 2022, 2024 Champion Higo Carmouche Nuzzi Kasumov Brian Garcia @thegoze 43-25 2017 Champion Higo Carmouche Nuzzi Kasumov Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 42-26 2014 Champion Higo Carmouche Nuzzi Kasumov Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 41-27 Higo Carmouche Gutierrez Kasumov George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 41-27 Higo Carmouche Nuzzi Kasumov Matt Erickson @MattE 40-28 Higo Carmouche Gutierrez Kasumov Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 39-29 Higo Carmouche Nuzzi Kasumov Simon Samano @SJSamano 38-30 Higo Carmouche Gutierrez Kasumov Matthew Wells @MrMWells 34-34 Higo Carmouche Nuzzi Kasumov For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC on ESPN 65.
