PFL Chicago went down last night (Sat., April 11, 2026) inside Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill., featuring former Bellator Bantamweight champion, Sergio Pettis, taking on undefeated rising contender Mitch McKee in the headlining bout.
When it was all said and done. McKee pulled off one of the biggest wins of his career by shutting out “The Phenom” to go on to win a unanimous decision in what was his promotional debut, all while improving his record to a perfect 11-0.
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In the co-main event of the evening, Renat Khavalov continued his undefeated run and improved to 12-0 by outworking Pettis’ former training partner, Raufeon Stots, to take home a unanimous decision of his own. In further action, former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) contender, Viviane Araujo, won her PFL debut by defeating Shanna Young, also via unanimous decision.
PFL Chicago Results- 135 lbs.: Sergio Pettis vs. Mitch Mckee – McKee via unanimous decision
- 135 lbs.: Raufeon Stots vs. Renat Khavalov – Khavalov via unanimous decision
- 145 lbs.: Gabriel Braga vs. Cheyden Leialoha – Braga via unanimous decision
- 125 lbs.: Viviane Araújo vs. Shanna Young – Araujo via unanimous decision
- 125 lbs.: Jena Bishop vs. Borena Tsertsvadze – Bishop via first-round submission
- 170 lbs.: Omar El Dafrawy vs. James Vake – Dafraway via first-round KO
- 125 lbs.: Kana Watanabe vs. Paulina Wiśniewska – Wisiniewska second-round TKO
- 265 lbs.: Rodrigo Nascimento vs. Alexander Romanov – Romanov via second-round submission
- 155 lbs.: Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Dashiande Harris-Moore- Walsh via first-round TKO
- 170 lbs.: Nate Jennerman vs. Valanti Atsas – Atsas via unanimous decision
We are off to a hot start in Chicago 🍿#PFLChicago | LIVE NOW | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois | Early Card 6PM EST on ESPN App | Main Card 9PM EST | ESPN 2 pic.twitter.com/JS6KfuuEIz
— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 11, 2026
THAT WAS QUICK 🍿
— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 11, 2026
Biaggio Ali Walsh makes quick work of Dash Harris 😤#PFLChicago | LIVE NOW | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois | Early Card 6PM EST on ESPN App | Main Card 9PM EST | ESPN 2 pic.twitter.com/bQXLWAqn6n
LOOK OUT BELOW! 😱
— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 11, 2026
Alexandr Romanov with a Heavyweight slam! 💪#PFLChicago | LIVE NOW | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois | Early Card 6PM EST on ESPN App | Main Card 9PM EST | ESPN 2 pic.twitter.com/0Llk5nbFxE
DOMINATION
— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 11, 2026
Alexandr Romanov defeats Rodrigo Nascimento for his 14th pro submission! 😤#PFLChicago | LIVE NOW | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois | Early Card 6PM EST on ESPN App | Main Card 9PM EST | ESPN 2 pic.twitter.com/y7xRI8OeSd
Paulina Wiśniewska with an ANGRY win over Kana Watanabe 🔥#PFLChicago | LIVE NOW | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois | Early Card 6PM EST on ESPN App | Main Card 9PM EST | ESPN 2 pic.twitter.com/gmE6Y5b81x
— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 11, 2026
OMAR EL DAFRAWY WITH AUTHORITY 😱
— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 12, 2026
It's a first round knockout!#PFLChicago | LIVE NOW | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois | Early Card 6PM EST on ESPN App | Main Card 9PM EST | ESPN 2 pic.twitter.com/VcUuCfVrrv
BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN
— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 12, 2026
Jena Bishop defeats Borena Tsertsvadze in the first round with a rear naked choke! 💪#PFLChicago | LIVE NOW | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois | Early Card 6PM EST on ESPN App | Main Card 9PM EST | ESPN 2 pic.twitter.com/JEDNzGDWHi
Beautiful combo by Vivian Araujo 🔥#PFLChicago | MAIN CARD LIVE NOW | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois | ESPN 2 pic.twitter.com/a7HjTcNsuK
— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 12, 2026
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