The PFL World Tournament makes a crucial pit stop at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC for PFL Charlotte as the promotion’s women’s flyweight, bantamweight and lightweight brackets come to an electrifying conclusion. In the PFL Charlotte main event, 155-lb Dagestani powerhouse Gadzhi Rabadanov collided with tournament hopeful Alfie Davis. In the penultimate fight on the card, previous Bellator female 125-lb champion Liz Carmouche coming to blows with hot prospect Jena Bishop.
PFL Charlotte Main Event
Appearing to be an unstoppable force of nature this year, Rabadanov has easily made his way into the lightweight finals after back-to-back stoppage wins over UFC veterans Marc Diakiese and Kevin Lee. A heavy favorite to earn his second promotional title in the PFL Charlotte main event, the Russian bruiser stands in the global spotlight as one of the best competitors in his weight class in the world.
Bouncing back in 2025 after a debilitating loss to Mansour Barnaoui last year, Davis has made a return to form over the past four months, besting a pair of venerable names in Clay Collard and Brent Primus. Although the odds are massively against him heading into his first PFL championship contest, “The Axe Man” has proven he has what it takes to contend with the best that the company has to offer.
PFL Charlotte Co-Main Event
At 41 years of age, Carmouche continues to show new levels to her game, evident by her incredible climb toward securing her bid for gold after logging victories over Ilara Joanne and the undefeated Elora Dana. Having once held the Bellator flyweight strap and defended it three times, “Girl-Rilla” is gearing up to have another world title wrapped around her waist after the PFL Charlotte co-main event.
In the entire PFL female 125-lb category, there is perhaps no better submission artist than Bishop, proven by her five career wins coming by way of tap out, with all but one of those coming in the first round. Now set to challenge for one of the grandest prizes in all of mixed martial arts in the PFL Charlotte co-main event, the credentialed Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt endeavors to nab the biggest triumph of her journey in the sport over a former title-holder.
Here’s how to watch PFL Charlotte
Online Streaming: You can catch the entire card on ESPN+, but you will need to subscribe in order to do so. Right now, the company is offering a monthly or yearly subscription of $11.99 and $119.99 respectively. For those who want to get more bang out of their buck, there is also the monthly Disney Bundle Deal, which offers ESPN+, Hulu, and Disney+ for $16.99 with included commercials, or $26.99 for no commercials at all.
Start Time and Date: The Early Card will begin at 6:30pm ET, followed by the Late Card at 9pm ET on August 15th.
Bout Order For PFL Charlotte
Main Card:
Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Alfie Davis (Lightweight Championship Main Event)
Liz Carmouche vs. Jena Bishop (Women’s Flyweight Championship Co-Main)
Marcirley Alves vs. Justin Wetzell (Bantamweight Championship)
Mads Burnell vs. Robert Watley (Lightweight)
Preliminaries:
Juliana Velasquez vs. Ekaterina Shakalova (Women’s Flyweight Featured Bout)
Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Adryan Grundy (Lightweight)
Sabrina de Sousa vs. Saray Orozco (Women’s Flyweight)
Renat Khavalov vs. Vilson Ndregjoni (Bantamweight)
Kendly St. Louis vs. Chris Mixan (Welterweight)
Damion Nelson vs. Isaiah Diggs (Featherweight)
