Even after all these years, Liz Carmouche is still doing her thing – and doing it well.
At Friday's 2025 PFL World Tournament 2 event in Orlando, Fla., Carmouche (23-8) made quick work of Ilara Joanne (12-10), as she finished the Brazilian fighter with ground-and-pound strikes for a stoppage at 1:25 of Round 2.
Carmouche quickly dragged the fight to the canvas where she unloaded a barrage of body elbows and hammerfists until Joanne covered up and referee Josh Rutgers intervened.
With the win, Carmouche advances to the women's flyweight semifinal June 20 vs. Elora Dana (8-0) in Wichita, Kan.
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Carmouche, 41, moves to 10-1 since UFC release in 2019. She won Bellator gold and defended it three times prior to the PFL merger. In the 2024 season format, she went 3-0 ahead of the final, which she missed weight for and lost to Taila Santos in.
Up-to-the-minute 2025 PFL 2 results include:
- Liz Carmouche def. Ilara Joanne via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:25
- Mando Gutierrez def. Francesco Nuzzi via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:13
- Justin Wetzell def. Kasum Kasumov via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Ekaterina Shakalova def. Juliana Velasquez via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:05
- Jake Hadley def. Matheus Mattos via submission (twister) – Round 3, 2:16
- Jena Bishop def. Kana Watanabe via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Elora Dana def. Diana Avsaragova via submission (neck crank) – Round 1, 4:48
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for 2025 PFL World Tournament 2.
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