PFL Wichita Results: Three Championship Fights Confirmed Friday Night

PFL Wichita is here! Tonight, the SmartCage touches down in the state of Kansas for the first time in PFL promotional history. Fans with tickets to the show at Intrust Bank Arena are getting a night of fantastic fights.

This evening’s card features semifinal fights at bantamweight, women’s flyweight, and lightweight. By night’s end, five of the eight championship fights on the promotion’s August schedule will be locked and loaded.

Inside the United States of America, tonight’s itinerary at PFL Wichita will be exclusive to ESPN and ESPN+. Aside from the countdown show, Live coverage kicks off with the early card at 5:30 pm ET/ 2:30 pm PT on ESPN+, followed by the late card at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT on ESPN and ESPN+.

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If you’re watching PFL Wichita tonight from outside the American coasts, DAZN will carry the event gavel-to-gavel. All told, tonight’s event will feature 12 fights.

PFL Wichita Main Event: PFL Lightweight Semifinal #2: Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Kevin Lee

At the top of the bill tonight, you’ll be seeing a restructured second lightweight semifinal between Gadzhi Rabadanov (25-4-2 MMA) and Kevin Lee (20-8 MMA.) This fight, as well as the entirety of the card, will be an advertised maximum of three rounds at five minutes per round.

Kevin Lee joined the PFL’s active roster last month. He’ll be replacing Jay Jay Wilson in this fight after Wilson withdrew from the tournament upon sustaining a broken jaw.

PFL Wichita Co-Main Event: PFL Women’s Flyweight Semifinal #2: Liz Carmouche vs. Elora Dana

Immediately prior, the co-main event of PFL Wichita sees the second semifinal at women’s flyweight matching Liz Carmouche (23-8 MMA) with undefeated Elora Dana (8-0 MMA.)

Rest of the Card

Also on the PFL Wichita late card, you’ll be watching a lightweight showcase fight between Mansour Barnaoui (22-6 MMA) and Archie Colgan (11-0 MMA), the second semifinal at bantamweight versing Marciley Alves (13-4 MMA) with Jake Hadley (12-4 MMA), the first semifinal at lightweight between Brent Primus (16-4 MMA) and Alfie Davis (18-5-1 MMA), and the first bantamweight semifinal pairing Justin Wetzell (11-2 MMA) with Mando Gutierrez (11-3 MMA.)

PFL Wichita Results:

PFL Wichita Late Card: (Tonight, 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT, ESPN & ESPN+)

Main Event: Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Kevin Lee by TKO (Punches) at 2:38 into Round 1. PFL Lightweight Tournament Semifinal #2. Rabadanov advances to final vs. Alfie Davis. 

Co-Main Event: Liz Carmouche def. Elora Dana by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.)  PFL Women’s Flyweight Tournament Semifinal #2. Carmouche advances to final vs. Jena Bishop. 

Archie Colgan def. Mansour Barnaoui by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.) Lightweight Showcase Bout

Marciley Alves def. Jake Hadley by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) PFL Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal #2. Alves advances to final vs. Justin Wetzell.

Alfie Davis def. Brent Primus by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28.)  PFL Lightweight Tournament Semifinal #1

Justin Wetzell def. Mando Gutierrez by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.) PFL Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal #1

Early Card: (Tonight, 5:30 pm ET/ 2:30 pm PT, ESPN+)

Featured Early Bout: Jena Bishop def. Ekaterina Shakalova by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 2:07 into Round 2. PFL Women’s Flyweight Semifinal #1

Co-Featured Early Bout: Magomed Magomedov def. Sarvarjon Khamidov by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28.)  PFL Bantamweight Tournament Alternate

Vinicius Cenci def. Tony Caruso by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 1:43 into Round 1. PFL Lightweight Tournament Alternate

Darragh Kelly def. Mike Hamel by Submission (Neck Crank) at 3:09 into Round 3. Lightweight Showcase Bout

Ilara Joanne def Saray Orozco by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28.)  PFL Women’s Flyweight Tournament Alternate

Nick Meck def. Alan Dominguez by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 4:10 into Round 1. Welterweight Showcase Bout

 

Drew Zuhosky
Drew Zuhosky
Drew Zuhosky is a combat sports writer since May of 2018, coming to MMASucka after stints at Overtime Heroics and Armchair All-Americans. A graduate of Youngstown State University in Youngstown, OH, Drew is a charter member of the Youngstown Press Club. Prior to beginning his professional career, Drew was a sportswriter for YSU's student-run newspaper, The Jambar, where he supplied Press Box Perspective columns every week.

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