Levan Khabalaev (6-0) will face Brock Hamer (5-1) after Morquez Forest (8-2) withdrew from PFL Chicago. The promotion announced the change on social media ahead of the Oct. 16 event at Wintrust Arena. Hamer will make his promotional debut against the unbeaten Khabalaev.
A flyweight title fight headlines PFL Chicago: Tune in on Friday, Oct. 16 at 11 p.m. ET on ESPN.
The card will be headlined by a rematch between Liz Carmouche (26-8) and Jena Bishop (11-3) for the inaugural PFL women’s flyweight world championship. Unbeaten featherweight Timur Khizriev (18-0) will face Gabriel Braga (17-3) in the co-main event.
Updated PFL Chicago fight card: Liz Carmouche vs. Jena Bishop 2 headlines Oct. 16 event
Liz Carmouche vs. Jena Bishop — Women’s flyweight championship
Timur Khizriev vs. Gabriel Braga — Featherweight
Sarvarjon Khamidov vs. Rafael do Nascimento — Bantamweight
Oualy Tandia vs. J.P. Saint Louis — Welterweight
Eliezer Kubanza vs. Trey Waters — Welterweight
Emiliano Sordi vs. Abraham Bably — Light heavyweight
Cassio Barao 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. Giulliany Perea Vieira — Women’s strawweight
𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: Your Updated #PFLChicago Fight Card! Morquez Forest is OUT 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗽: Lenan Khabalev vs Brock Hamer What fight will you have your eyes on Friday night?! 🔜 #PFLChicago | Friday, October 16th | 📍Wintrust Arena | Early Card 6PM EST on ESPN App | Main Card 11 PM EST on ESPN 2 | 🎟️https://t.co/z9mixNhWkm— PFL (@PFLMMA) October 12, 2026