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Liz Carmouche has officially missed weight for her flyweight semifinal bout vs. Taila Santos. She’ll now be deducted one point from her scorecards should the fight go to a decision.
This is Carmouche’s first weight miss in her 29-fight career (22-7). #PFLNashville pic.twitter.com/ETnPGlavdW
— Drake Riggs (@DrakeRiggs_) August 1, 2024
The Professional Fighters League playoffs kick off with heavyweight and women’s flyweight fights.
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Heavyweight headliners Denis Goltsov and Tim Johnson both successfully made weight for their three-round main event, where Johnson will be the bigger man by 18.2 pounds. However, the biggest news from the PFL 7 weigh-ins was that Liz Carmouche missed weight for the first time in her career. The 40-year-old came in at 127 pounds for her fight against Tailia Santos. The “Girl-Rilla” will be deducted one point and fined a percentage of her purse as a result. All the other semifinalists made weight.
Goltsov (34-8) enters the main event on a two-fight win streak after knocking out Linton Vassell and Thiago Santos. He came up short at the 2023 championships against Renan Ferreira and will look to keep his title hopes alive. Meanwhile, Johnson (18-9) has won three straight, including a quick first-round TKO over Danilo Marques in his PFL debut. The former Bellator mainstay looks to make the heavyweight finals at 39.
PFL 7 main card will begin at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, while the prelims start at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. It will stream in its entirety on ESPN+.
PFL 7 Weigh-in Results:
Denis Goltsov (247.6) vs. Tim Johnson (265.8)
Dakota Ditcheva (125.2) vs. Jena Bishop (125.2)
Oleg Popov (247.2) vs. Linton Vassell (248)
Talia Santos (125.2) vs. Liz Carmouche (127)*
Sergey Bilostenniy (249.6) vs. Tyrell Fortune (255.6)
Alexei Pergande (146) vs. Daniel Boehle (145.2)
Cody Law (145.4) vs. Zachary Hicks (145.6)
Nicholas Meck (170.2) vs. Kevin Pease (169.2)
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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