Carmouche shaves head to make weight for title fight

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 09:58 · Archive

MMA fighter Liz Carmouche shaved her head to make weight for her PFL flyweight world title fight in Chicago on Friday.

Liz Carmouche shaved her head at the weigh-in to make weight for her PFL flyweight world title fight in Chicago on Friday. The 42-year-old American, who has previously fought in the UFC and Bellator, was just over the 125lb limit and needed her support staff to use electric clippers to remove the final ounces. Despite the last-minute alteration, Carmouche was cheerful at the weigh-in, rubbing her newly shorn head.

Carmouche faces Jena Bishop in the main event. Bishop came in just under the weight limit. This is a rematch of their 2025 encounter, in which Carmouche knocked out Bishop in the third round.

Carmouche told Ariel Helwani on Uncrowned that fighting at flyweight involved a 'crazy cut'. 'My bone density keeps increasing, therefore my weight keeps increasing and I can keep reducing calories but that's not going to change the build of my body,' she said. 'So 135lb makes the most sense, but the performance I have at 125lb makes it really hard to want to go up a weight class.' A win for Carmouche would be the 27th of her professional career, which began in 2010.

How it is being reported

• Ex-UFC fighter uses strange method to make weight for PFL world title fightAmerican fighter Liz Carmouche was right on the flyweight limit and needed to drastically alter her look with a fresh trim on the scales to ensure she was eligible for the title in her fight with Jena Biship in Chicago on Friday nightIndependent Sport · 16 Oct, 09:37
• Carmouche shaves head to make weight for world title fightLiz Carmouche fights for the PFL flyweight world title on Friday and was taking no chances before stepping on the scales.BBC Sport · 16 Oct, 07:23

In this story: Liz Carmouche · Jena Bishop · PFL · UFC · Bellator · Chicago

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