It’s been an interesting week at Universal Studios on Florida, where members of the PFL brass must be wondering if Mickey Mouse is trying to gum up the works of their operation.
The PFL’s second event of the season now has its third different main event this week after Josh Rettinghouse (20-5) wasn’t medically cleared for his bantamweight fight against Leandro Higo (23-6). Rettinghouse had been a replacement for Magomed Magomedov.
Instead, Higo now will fight Marcirley Alves da Silva (12-4) in the headliner. He was an alternate. Before Higo-Rettinghouse, and now Higo-Alves da Silva, were in the headlining spot, Taila Santos vs. Juliana Velasquez was the main event before Santos fell off the card.
Your new #PFLWorldTournament 2️⃣Main Event
•Josh Rettinghouse is not cleared to fight and is off the card
•Marcirley Alves (alternate) replaces Rettinghouse in the main event𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: Leandro Higo vs Marcirley Alves
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: Early Card… pic.twitter.com/cSzjQbWvJu
— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 10, 2025
Friday’s event, which takes place at Universal Studios Orlando (ESPN+, ESPN2), features the quarterfinals of both the bantamweight and women’s flyweight eight-fighter tournaments.
2025 PFL World Tournament 2 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 11 p.m. ET)
- Leandro Higo (135.6) vs. Marcirley Alves da Silva
- Liz Carmouche (126) vs. Ilara Joanne (124.8)
- Mando Gutierrez (135.8) vs. Francesco Nuzzi (135)
- Kasum Kasumov vs. Justin Wetzell
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)
- Katerina Shakalova (125.8) vs. Juliana Velasquez (126)
- Jake Hadley (135.8) vs. Matheus Mattos (135.6)
- Jena Bishop (125.6) vs. Kana Watanabe (125.2)
- Diana Avsaragova (125.4) vs. Elora Dana (124.6)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for 2025 PFL World Tournament 2.
