The PFL is back for the second event of its 2025 season, and bantamweights and women's flyweights are on the docket in Florida.
2025 PFL 2 (ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place Friday at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla.
Get main card pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Kasum Kasumov vs. Justin Wetzell
Records: Kasumov (16-1), Wetzell (10-2)
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.11.25): Kasumov -800, Wetzell +550
Junkie pick results: Kasumov 11, Wetzell 0
Mando Gutierrez vs. Francesco Nuzzi
Records: Gutierrez (10-3), Nuzzi (10-1)
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.11.25): Gutierrez +240 Nuzzi -300
Junkie pick results: Nuzzi 6, Gutierrez 5
Liz Carmouche vs. Ilara Joanne
Records: Carmouche (22-8), Joanne (12-9)
Division: Women's flyweight
Rankings: Carmouche No. 7, honorable mention pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 04.11.25): Carmouche -1000, Joanne +650
Junkie pick results: Carmouche 11, Joanne 0
Leandro Higo vs. Marcirley Alves da Silva
Records: Higo (23-6), Alves da Silva (12-4)
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.11.25): Higo -140, Alves da Silva +120
Junkie pick results: Higo 11, Alves da Silva 0
Preliminary card picks
Although they don't count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:
- Katerina Shakalova vs. Juliana Velasquez: Velasquez 11, Shakalova 0
- Jake Hadley vs. Matheus Mattos: Hadley 11, Mattos 0
- Jena Bishop vs. Kana Watanabe: ...
