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Jena Bishop defeated Liz Carmouche by unanimous decision in Chicago to become the inaugural PFL women’s flyweight champion. MMA Fighting and Sherdog both reported that Bishop recovered from a difficult opening round to take the five-round title fight.
Timur Khizriev beat Gabriel Braga by split decision in their PFL Chicago featherweight rematch, extending his unbeaten record to 19-0. MMA Fighting and Sherdog both reported the decision result.
UFC removed Brian Ortega's lightweight rematch with Renato Moicano from UFC 331 because of Ortega's injury. Moicano will instead face Tom Nolan in the five-round UFC Vegas 123 main event at Meta APEX on October 31.
Cage Warriors booked unbeaten lightweight champion Ieuan Davies to make his first defence against former featherweight champion and UFC veteran Jordan Vucenic at the BEC Arena in Manchester on November 28.