Sat Apr 12 03:10:00 UTC 2025: ## Higo Triumphs Over Late Replacement in PFL 2 Main Event
**Orlando, FL** – Leandro Higo emerged victorious in a dramatic main event at PFL 2, defeating late replacement Marcirley Alves at Universal Studios Florida on Friday night. The event, the second in the PFL’s 2025 World Tournament, featured the opening rounds of the bantamweight and women’s flyweight tournaments.
Higo’s original opponent, Magomed Magomedov, withdrew, and a subsequent replacement, Josh Rettinghouse, was deemed unfit to compete, leading to Alves’s last-minute call-up. Despite the chaotic circumstances, Higo secured the win, though the specifics of the victory were not detailed in the release.
The co-main event saw former Bellator champion Liz Carmouche face Ilara Joanne in a women’s flyweight matchup. Results for this and other main card bouts including Francesco Nuzzi vs. Mando Gutierrez and Kasum Kasumov vs. Justin Wetzell were not immediately available.
The preliminary card saw several decisive victories. Jake Hadley submitted Matheus Mattos with a Scottish twister in the third round, Jena Bishop won a unanimous decision over Kana Watanabe, and Elora Dana secured a first-round submission victory over Diana Avsaragova with a neck crank. Julianna Velasquez also competed against Ekaterina Shakalova, though the result was not specified.
The PFL 2 event aired on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
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