How to watch PFL San Diego: Fighter profiles, lineup, odds, more
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.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe 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
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Alfie Davis vs. Alexander Shabliy
Abraham Bably vs. Rob Wilkinson
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
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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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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
