Overview
- The PFL San Diego co‑main event at Pechanga Arena on Saturday ended when Liz Carmouche locked a tight guillotine choke and forced Viviane Araujo to tap at 2:07 of Round 2.
- Carmouche, 42, extended her winning streak to four and improved her PFL/Bellator post‑UFC run, building on a 2025 PFL World Tournament victory that has kept her near the top of the flyweight picture.
- After the fight Carmouche used her interview platform to call for PFL to add a women's bantamweight division, saying the heavier class would allow the league to sign more women and ease the difficulty of the 125‑pound cut for her.
- PFL CEO John Martin told the broadcast the victory could align Carmouche for a title fight with Dakota Ditcheva at the end of the year, language that makes the San Diego finish immediately relevant to matchmaking and title planning.
- Viviane Araujo, 39, took her first PFL loss and fell to 14‑8 overall, and the result could affect roster decisions as PFL weighs division expansion and how to build title paths for established women fighters.