The
Professional Fighters League will return to Chicago in
October.

Liz
Carmouche and Jena Bishop
will meet in a rematch for the inaugural PFL women's flyweight
title in the main event at
PFL Chicago on Oct. 16 at Wintrust Arena. This is the first new
title to be introduced since the PFL's merger with
Most Valuable Promotions.

PFL CEO previews promotion's upcoming trip to Chicago

Carmouche (26-8) stopped Bishop (11-3) in the third round of their
first bout last August. Bishop has rebounded from that loss with
first-round stoppage wins over Borena
Tsertsvadze and Ariane
Lipski da Silva. Meanwhile, Carmouche has since scored a
submission win over Viviane
Araujo this past June, to extend her winning streak to
four.

Cris Cyborg's
final MMA bout headlines PFL Tampa: Tune in on Saturday, Aug. 22 at
10 p.m. ET on ESPN.

“Chicago has become an important market for PFL, and we’re excited
to return with another championship event for our fans,†PFL CEO
John Martin said in a press release. “The inaugural PFL Women’s
Flyweight World Championship is another milestone for our
organization and a testament to the incredible talent competing
across our roster. Liz Carmouche and Jena Bishop have already
proven they’re among the very best in the world, and there’s no
better stage than Chicago to crown the first champion in this
division.â€

The
Ultimate Fighting Championship's fourth edition of Noche UFC
reportedly has a new main event.

Jean
Silva was originally scheduled to face Yair
Rodriguez in the main event at
Noche UFC 4 on Sept. 12 at the Desert Diamond Arena in
Glendale, Arizona. However, per a new report by Guilherme Cruz, Rodriguez has pulled out for unknown
reasons and will now be replaced by Jose
Delgado.

Jose Delgado replaces Yair Rodriguez in Jean Silva's Noche UFC
4 main event

Delgado (12-2) is 4-1 in the UFC since making his Octagon debut in
2024. Coming off decision wins over Andre Fili
and Austin
Bashi, he will face his biggest step up in competition by far
against Silva (17-3).

Meanwhile, Silva is coming off a decision win over Arnold
Allen, rebounding from his lone UFC loss to Diego
Lopes. “Lord†had finished all five of his previous UFC
opponents before losing to Lopes. The Brazilian reacted to the
change of opponent on X.

“Hunter took care of everything, we have a new target,†Silva
posted on X. “New opponent, same date, same goal.â€

Rodriguez (20-5) is now facing backlash for yet another withdrawal.
“El Pantera†hasn't fought since a win over Patricio
Freire last April, which saw him rebound from consecutive
stoppage losses to Alexander
Volkanovski and Brian
Ortega.

🚨 BREAKING: Jose
Delgado is stepping in to fight Jean Silva
in the main event of #NocheUFC
on September 12

(via @MMAFighting)
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— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS)
August 19, 2026

Joshua
Van hasn’t forgotten the night Charles
Johnson handed him the first loss of his
Ultimate Fighting Championship career.

Over two years after being stopped by Johnson, Van has gone from
prospect to UFC flyweight champion. The 24-year-old will return to
the Octagon on Sept. 19, when he rematches former champion Alexandre
Pantoja in the UFC
331 main event at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Joshua Van details how KO loss to Charles Johnson ‘humbled'
him

Van was stopped by Johnson via a third-round knockout in July 2024,
a setback that remains the second and most recent loss of his
professional career. He has since won seven straight fights and
captured the flyweight championship from Pantoja before defending
it against Tatsuro
Taira.

Speaking to Paramount+, Van explained how the defeat changed his
approach to training and discipline.

“Oh, for sure. I want to stay active,†Van said. “Like I say, that
loss kind of humbled me in a way. So, I never want to taste defeat
again. So, my work ethic that I put in the gym is just different
from that day on.â€

Van said that he doesn’t believe he needed to completely overhaul
his fighting style after the loss. Instead, he said the focus was
on remaining himself and avoiding the mistakes that preceded the
Johnson bout.

“Going into that camp, there’s a lot of things that I did that I
shouldn’t have done,†Van added. “Stuff like that, but there’s no
excuse… He beat me fair and square. And it humbled me to become a
better fighter.â€