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The PFL is back in Southern California this week with a standout from just up I-5 a few clicks atop the lineup.
Here’s how to watch PFL San Diego with lineups, fight info and more.
Broadcast and streaming info
PFL San Diego takes place Saturday at the Pechanga Arena. 
The card airs on ESPN2 and streams on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET for the prelims and 10 p.m. ET for the four-fight main card. 
Main event: A.J. McKee

Record: 24-2
Opponent: Salamat Isbulaev (10-0)
Division: Featherweight
Key wins: Adam Borics, Akhmed Magomedov, Clay Collard, Sidney Outlaw, Patricio Freire, Darrion Caldwell, Georgi Karakhanyan, Derek Campos, Pat Curran
Misc: After an upset loss to Paul Hughes in 2024, McKee made it back-to-back wins when he outworked Borics in the PFL Madrid co-main event in March. That gave McKee six wins in his past seven fights since he lost the Bellator featherweight title in 2022 to Patricio Freire, whom he took it from in 2021. 

Main event: Salamat Isbulaev

Record: 10-0
Opponent: A.J. McKee (24-2)
Division: Featherweight
Key wins: Jeremy Kennedy, Yves Landu, Gabriel Braga
Misc: Isbulaev was little-known in the Western MMA world when he fought Jesus Pinedo at PFL Dubai in February and took him out with a TKO with three seconds left in the opening round. He’s got all 10 of his wins by stoppage, but McKee will clearly be his most accomplished opponent yet. 

Co-main event: Viviane Araujo

Record: 14-7
Opponent: Liz Carmouche (25-8)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Key wins: Shanna Young, Karine Silva, Jennifer Maia, Andrea Lee, Roxanne Modafferi, Montana De La Rosa, Alexis Davis
Misc: After more than six up-and-down years in the UFC, Araujo camea to the PFL earlier this year and won her promotional debut against Young. In a fascinating stat, Araujo had her first eight fights end in stoppages, including her UFC debut at bantamweight against Talita Bernardo. But when she moved to flyweight for her second UFC fight, it’s been all decisions ever since, whether they’ve been wins or losses – 13 straight 15-minute fights. 

Co-main event: Liz Carmouche

Record: 25-8
Opponent: Viviane Araujo (14-7)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Key wins: Jena Bishop, Elora Dana, Ilara Joanne, Kana Watanabe (twice), Juliana Velasquez (three times), DeAnna Bennett (twice), Vanessa Porto, Jennifer Maia, Lucie Pudilova, Lauren Murphy, Kailin Curran, Jessica Andrade, Sarah Kaufman, Ashlee Evans-Smith
Misc: After she was upset in the 2024 season by Taila Santos, former Bellator champion Carmouche cruised through the 2025 tournament and took out Bishop with a third-round TKO to win the title. 

PFL San Diego lineup
MAIN CARD (ESPN2, 10 p.m. ET)

A.J. McKee vs. Salamat Isbulaev
Viviane Araujo vs. Liz Carmouche
Alfie Davis vs. Alexander Shabliy
Abraham Bably vs. Rob Wilkinson

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

Khasan Magomedsharipov vs. Joshua Weems
Jena Bishop vs. Ariane da Silva
Sarvarjon Khamidov vs. Justin Wetzell
Gamid Khizriev vs. Lorenzo Parente
Shannon Clark vs. Ilara Joanne
Daniel Bzdigian vs. Cobey Fehr

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