Liz Carmouche faces Jena Bishop for the PFL women’s flyweight title this Friday in Chicago, live on talkSPORT.With British 125lbs star Dakota Ditcheva sidelined due to injury, the pair battle it out for the vacant belt in the main event of a well-shaped PFL Chicago card at Wintrust Arena.Carmouche and Bishop fought in the finals of the PFL 2025 World Tournament last yearGettyAnd Carmouche was crowned the tournament winner after knocking out Bishop in the third roundGettyCarmouche stopped Bishop in the third round of their PFL tournament final in August 2025 and a submission win over Viviane Araujo last time out put her in the driving seat to fight No. 1 contender Ditcheva for the belt.However, Ditcheva broke both her hands during a win over Denise Kielholtz at PFL New York in July, leaving the division open for Carmouche vs Bishop 2.Bishop, meanwhile, bounced back from her defeat to 42-year-old former Bellator champion Carmouche with consecutive first-round finishes this year and says the opportunity to become champion is her daily motivator.The world title rematch headliner is supported by a co-main event between undefeated Russian Timur Khizriev and Brazil’s Gabriel Braga at featherweight.PFL Chicago on talkSPORT for freeFans in the UK will be able to watch PFL Chicago for free on talkSPORT Boxing’s YouTube and X accounts on Friday, October 16.For those based in the US, the event can be viewed via ESPN 2.PFL Chicago start timeThe preliminary card of PFL Chicago is scheduled to begin at 11pm UK time (5pm local, 6pm ET).That is before the main card gets underway from 4am UK time on Saturday, October 17 (10pm local, 11pm ET on Friday).PFL Chicago full cardSubject to changeMain cardMAIN EVENT: Liz Carmouche (#2) vs Jena Bishop (#4) – for PFL Women’s Flyweight ChampionshipCo-main: Timur Khizriev (#2) vs Gabriel Braga (#5) – FeatherweightSarvarjon Khamidov vs Rafael do Nascimento – BantamweightOualy Tandia vs JP Saint Louis – WelterweightPrelimsEliezer Kubanza (#8) vs Trey Waters – WelterweightEmiliano Sordi (#9) vs Abraham Bably (#5) – Light HeavyweightCassio Barao vs Kevin Pease – LightweightShannon Clark (#10) vs Lucero Acosta – Women’s FlyweightGamid Khizriev vs Michael Boylan – LightweightCobey Fehr vs Rosario Romero – BantamweightLenan Khabalev vs Brock Hamer – LightweightPaulina Wisniewska vs Chelsea Hackett – Women’s FlyweightNoah Hermosillo vs Caden Cox – FeatherweightBenita van Rooij vs Giulliany Perea – Women’s StrawweightWhat has been said?Speaking to MMA Junkie Radio, Bishop outlined her confidence in securing a submission win against Carmouche based on her previous appearances.“I think I know what that ending is, and I do see it going my way, and me getting that submission,” the 40-year-old said.“I love fighting; I love competing. Regardless of who’s standing across from me, I am fighting for the title.View Tweet: https://x.com/hashtag/PFLChicago?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw“That’s what I’ve wanted. That’s what I’ve been working towards. So, getting that belt and getting that win is the thing that motivates me every single day I’m in the cage.”