Who’s picking Jena Bishop to upset Liz Carmouche for title at PFL Chicago?

Matt Erickson, MMA JunkieFri, October 16, 2026 at 3:20 PM UTC

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PFL Chicago predictions: See our picks for the Liz Carmouche vs. Jena Bishop title fight rematch in the “Windy City.”

The PFL returns this week with the inaugural women’s flyweight title on the line – and a women’s MMA legend after another piece of hardware. PFL Chicago (ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place Friday at Wintrust Arena.

Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

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J.P. Saint Louis vs. Qualy Tandia

Records: J.P. Saint Louis (12-5) vs. Qualy Tandia (5-0)

Division: Welterweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 10.16.26): Tandia -250, Saint Louis +205

Junkie pick results: Tandia 10, Saint Louis 0

Sarvarjon Khamidov vs. Rodrigo Nascimento

Records: Sarvarjon Khamidov (17-1) vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (13-2)

Division: Bantamweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 10.16.26): Khamidov -440, Nascimento +340

Junkie pick results: Khamidov 10, Nascimento 0

Gabriel Braga vs. Timur Khizriev

Records: Gabriel Braga (17-3) vs. Timur Khizriev (18-0)

Division: Featherweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 10.16.26): Khizriev -420, Braga +320

Junkie pick results: Khizriev 10, Braga 0

Liz Carmouche vs. Jena Bishop

Records: Liz Carmouche (26-8) vs. Jena Bishop (11-3)

Division: Women’s flyweight

Rankings: Carmouche No. 7, No. 15 pound-for-pound

Odds (as of 10.16.26): Carmouche -400, Bishop +310

Junkie pick results: Carmouche 8, Bishop 2

Individual staff member picks, main card

Readers 167-87: Carmouche (75%), Khizriez (86%), Khamidov (78%), Tandia (52%)

Danny Segura 184-70: Carmouche, Khizriez, Khamidov, Tandia

Matthew Wells 170-84: Carmouche, Khizriez, Khamidov, Tandia

Nolan King 169-85: Carmouche, Khizriez, Khamidov, Tandia

Ken Hathaway 166-88: Carmouche, Khizriez, Khamidov, Tandia

Farah Hannoun 165-89: Carmouche, Khizriez, Khamidov, Tandia

Mike Bohn 163-91: Carmouche, Khizriez, Khamidov, Tandia

Simon Samano 160-94: Bishop, Khizriez, Khamidov, Tandia

Brian Garcia 158-96: Carmouche, Khizriez, Khamidov, Tandia

Matt Erickson 156-98: Carmouche, Khizriez, Khamidov, Tandia

George Garcia 152-102: Bishop, Khizriez, Khamidov, Tandia

Jero Guerra 71-47: No picks submitted

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