Liz Carmouche officially missed the weigh-in for her flyweight semifinal bout against Tayra Santos, meaning one point will be deducted from her scorecard if the bout goes to a decision.
This will be the first time Carmouche has been overweight in his 29-fight (22-7) career.
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The Professional Fighters League playoffs will open with bouts in the heavyweight and women’s flyweight divisions.
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Heavyweight headliners Denis Goltzov and Tim Johnson both made it to the weigh-in for the three-round main event, with Johnson coming in at 18.2 pounds ahead of her. But the biggest news from the PFL 7 weigh-in was Liz Carmouche’s failure to make it for the first time in her career. Carmouche, 40, clocked in at 127 pounds for her bout with Tailia Santos. “Girl Lila” was docked one point as a result and will be fined a percentage of her prize money. All other semifinalists made it to the weigh-in.
Goltzov (34-8) enters the main event on a two-fight winning streak, having knocked out Linton Vassell and Thiago Santos. He’ll be looking to keep his 2023 championship title hopes alive after a loss to Renan Ferreira. Meanwhile, Johnson (18-9) is riding a three-fight winning streak that includes a first-round TKO of Danilo Marquez in his PFL debut. At 39 years old, the former Bellator mainstay is looking to make it into the heavyweight finals.
The PFL 7 main card will begin at 9pm ET/6pm PT, with prelims starting at 6pm ET/3pm PT, and will be streamed in its entirety on ESPN+.
PFL 7 weighing results:
Denis Goltzov (247.6) vs. Tim Johnson (265.8)
Dakota Dycheba (125.2) vs. Jenna Bishop (125.2)
Oleg Popov (247.2) vs. Linton Vassell (248)
Talia Santos (125.2) vs. Liz Carmouche (127)*
Sergey Birosteny (249.6) vs. Tyrell Fortune (255.6)
Alexei Pergande (146) vs. Daniel Bourre (145.2)
Cody Law (145.4) vs. Zachary Hicks (145.6)
Nicholas Mech (170.2) vs. Kevin Pees (169.2)
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