Check out our staff members’ picks for the 2025 PFL finals at lightweight, women’s flyweight and bantamweight in Charlotte.
The PFL has three season tournament titles on the line Friday with lightweight, women’s flyweight and bantamweight finals.
The 2025 PFL finals (ESPN, ESPN+) event takes place at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte.
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Marcirley Alves vs. Justin Wetzell
- Records: Alves (14-4), Wetzell (12-2)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.15.25): Alves -240, Wetzell +200
- Junkie pick results: Alves 9, Wetzell 2
Jena Bishop vs. Liz Carmouche
- Records: Bishop (9-2), Carmouche (24-8)
- Division: Women’s flyweight
- Rankings: Carmouche No. 8, honorable mention pound-for-pound; Bishop honorable mention
- Odds (as of 08.15.25): Bishop +160, Carmouche -190
- Junkie pick results: Carmouche 11, Bishop 0
Alfie Davis vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov
- Records: Rabadanov (26-4-2), Davis (19-5-1)
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: Rabadanov honorable mention
- Odds (as of 08.15.25): Davis +900, Rabadanov -1600
- Junkie pick results: Rabadanov 11, Davis 0
Individual staff member picks, main card
Readers 113–71: Rabadanov (85%), Carmouche (87%), Alves (53%)
- Mike Bohn 120-64: Rabadanov, Carmouche, Alves
- Ken Hathaway 118-66: Rabadanov, Carmouche, Alves
- Nolan King 118-66: Rabadanov, Carmouche, Alves
- Farah Hannoun 116-68: Rabadanov, Carmouche, Alves
- Abbey Subhan 115-69: Rabadanov, Carmouche, Alves
- Simon Samano 113-71: Rabadanov, Carmouche, Alves
- Matt Erickson 113-71: Rabadanov, Carmouche, Wetzell
- Brian Garcia 112-72: Rabadanov, Carmouche, Alves
- Danny Segura 110-74: Rabadanov, Carmouche, Alves
- Matthew Wells 107-77: Rabadanov, Carmouche, Alves
- George Garcia 101-83: Rabadanov, Carmouche, Wetzell
