PFL World Tournament 2 Weigh-in Results: New Main Event Set; 1 Fighter Heavy

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 event

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𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: Leandro Higo vs Marcirley Alves

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The Professional Fighters League's 2025 World Tournament continues on Friday, albeit with a new main event, as the first round of the men's bantamweight and women's flyweight tournaments kick off.

The new headliner will see bantamweight Leandro Higo take on Marcirley Alves, who is stepping up as an alternate and replacing Josh Rettinghouse after the American was not cleared to fight. A former Bellator standout, Higo (23-6) will take on the 25-year-old Alves (12-4) in his promotional debut. At 36 years of age, this could mark one of the final high-level runs for "Pitbull," who is coming off back-to-back wins over Nikita Mikhailov and James Gallagher. Alves recently lost to Sarvarjon Khamidov, which snapped a three-fight win streak.

Meanwhile, the co-main event will see former Bellator women's flyweight champion Liz Carmouche fight in the PFL for the fourth time. While she won her first two bouts against Juliana Velasquez and Kana Watanabe, "Girl-Rilla" fell short against Taila Santos in the 2024 playoffs. The 41-year-old veteran sports an impressive 22-8 record and will be taking on Ilara Joanne. "Arya Stark" hasn't lived up to her nickname with a 12-9 record, although she recently scored her first PFL win with a victory over Shanna Young last year.

Fighters only get one shot! Watch the PFL World Tournament LIVE Friday, April 11 at 11 p.m. ET on ESPN2..

PFL World Tournament 2 will stream in its entirety on ESPN+ on Friday. Prelims begin at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, while the main card kicks off at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT.

PFL World Tournament 2 Weigh-in Results:

Leandro Higo (135.6) vs. Marcirley Alves (136)
Liz Carmouche (126) vs. Ilara Joanne (124.8)
Francesco Nuzzi (135) vs. Mando Gutierrez (135.8)
Kasum Kasumov (136) vs. Justin Wetzell (138.4)*
Ekaterina Shakalova (125.8) vs. Juliana Velasquez (126)
Matheus Mattos (135.6) vs. Jake Hadley (135.8)
Kana Watanabe (125.2) vs. Jena Bishop (125.6)
Elora Dana (124.6) vs. Diana Avsaragova (125.4)

* Wetzell missed weight by 2.4 pounds and will be fined a percentage of his purse.