Russian lightweight Gadzhi Rabadanov will seek his second PFL championship in two years after advancing to the final with a first-round knockout victory over Kevin Lee. The main event took place at the INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas.<\/p>\n
Rabadanov (26-4-2) finished Lee (20-9) with strikes along the fence at 2:37 of the first round. It was a dominant victory for Rabadanov, who extended his winning streak to 14 and earned his fourth consecutive knockout victory.<\/p>\n
The fighter from St. Petersburg, Russia, will face Alfie Davis (19-5-1) in the final on August 15th, who advanced with a decision victory over Brent Primus.<\/p>\n
Rabadanov already won the 2024 lightweight tournament with a TKO in the third round over Primus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
Former Bellator MMA flyweight champion Liz Carmouche (24-8) advanced to the PFL final with a decision victory over Elora Dana (8-1). She will face Jena Bishop (9-2), a grappling specialist who secured a rear-naked choke submission in the second round over Ekaterina Shakalova (9-3).<\/p>\n
Carmouche reached the PFL 2024 semi-finals before losing to Taila Santos. Bishop, who fights out of San Diego, also advanced to the semi-finals in 2024 before losing to eventual champion Dakota Ditcheva.<\/p>\n
The 2025 women’s lightweight and flyweight championships will be held at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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