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Carmouche won the PFL flyweight tournament in 2025. | PFL
MMA
A women’s flyweight tilt with championship implications will serve
as the
PFL San Diego co-headliner.
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Carmouche will square off against Viviane
Araujo on June 27 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, the promotion
announced on Wednesday. Carmouche is currently No. 2, while Araujo
checks in at ninth in
Professional Fighters League’s 125-pound rankings. PFL San
Diego is headlined by a featherweight clash pitting A.J. McKee
against Salamat Isulaev. The PFL San Diego main card airs on ESPN 2
at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, while the prelims will be broadcast via
the ESPN app at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Championship Credentials
A San Diego native, the 42-year-old Carmouche comes off a 3-0
campaign in 2025 in which she won the PFL flyweight tournament.
During that run, ‘Girl-Rilla” bested Ilara
Joanne, Elora Dana
and Jena Bishop
— earning two of her victories via knockout or technical knockout.
Carmouche is a former Bellator
MMA flyweight champion and two-division title challenger in the
UFC. Her ledger includes notable triumphs over the likes of
Juliana
Velasquez (twice), Ilima-Lei
Macfarlane, Jennifer
Maia, Kaitlyn Cerminara, Jessica
Andrade and Valentina
Shevchenko.
Araujo signed with the PFL after a 7-6 stint in the UFC from 2019
to 2025. The 39-year-old Brazilian enjoyed a successful debut,
taking a unanimous verdict against Shanna
Young at PFL Chicago on April 11.
According to a PFL release, the matchup could determine the next
title contender at 125 pounds: “In a division with undefeated
Dakota
Ditcheva looming, a win can elevate either fighter into the
title conversation and bring them within reach of a championship
opportunity.”