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Professional Fighters League continues to build its Oct. 16 event in Chicago, which is currently scheduled to be the promotion’s final United States show of the year.

PFL Chicago will be headlined by a women’s flyweight title rematch between Liz Carmouche and Jena Bishop. Another matchup at 125 pounds has now joined the lineup.

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Paulina Wisniewska faces Chelsea Hackett in a key women’s flyweight matchup Sources close to the promotion confirmed to Sherdog that Paulina Wisniewska will face Chelsea Hackett in a bout with potential implications for the women’s flyweight division.

Wisniewska earned her most recent victory during the PFL’s first visit to Chicago this year, stopping Kana Watanabe via technical knockout in the second round. The result marked her fifth victory under the PFL banner.

The Polish fighter has suffered only one loss as a professional, dropping a split decision to fellow rising contender Sabrinna de Sousa in 2025.

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Arguably one of the best mixed martial artists competing outside the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Kyrgyz standout Rajabali Shaidullaev preserved his perfect record and became a dual champion before 48,968 fans at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan.

Shaidullaev earned a hard-fought unanimous decision over A.J. McKee in the Super Rizin 5 main event. The victory allowed him to retain his Rizin Fighting Federation featherweight title and capture the Professional Fighters League championship at 145 pounds.

Rajabali Shaidullaev moves to 20-0 with unanimous decision over A.J. McKee Shaidullaev (20-0, 8-0 Rizin) encountered early adversity when a counter one-two from McKee (25-3, 1-1 Rizin) knocked him off balance in the opening seconds. Shaidullaev quickly recovered, slammed McKee to the canvas and landed short elbows and punches while pinning him against the bottom rope.

McKee answered with an upkick to the face, but Shaidullaev resumed his attack with punches and elbows.

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King Green claims many Ultimate Fighting Championship athletes are still using banned substances.

A fan recently asked Green how it felt fighting Islam Makhachev compared to his other opponents. Green claimed that competing against Makhachev felt "different." He says he knows the difference, as he claims to have competed against many fighters who have a distinct strength advantage.

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King Green says grappling with Islam Makhachev in 2022 ‘felt like drugs’ Green further claimed that UFC fighters at the top level, including some champions, are still using banned substances and have the money and knowledge to hide it.

“Makhachev; I said I felt something different… To be honest, bro; what I mean by that is, I’ve messed with thousands of people. And it’s the first time -- or a couple of times -- where I feel something, like when I go with guys who do drugs: ‘That feels like drugs.’ I could feel the difference,” Green said on Arnold Barboza’s Kick stream. …