The road to the Professional Fighters League championships will continue at PFL 2025 World Tournament First Round 2 on Friday at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. There, the bantamweight and women’s flyweight quarterfinals are set to unfold. Pitbull Brothers standout Leandro Higo puts his two-fight winning streak on the line against fellow promotional newcomer Josh Rettinghouse in the bantamweight main event, while former Bellator MMA champion Juliana Velasquez battles late alternate Ekaterina Shakalova in the women’s flyweight co-headliner.
A host of intriguing matches fill out the card, as Bellator women’s flyweight empress Liz Carmouche looks to make a statement against Ilara Joanne and rising bantamweight contender Kasum Kasumov sets out in search of his seventh straight win at the expense of Justin Wetzell.