PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee

PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee
The poster for PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateApril 11, 2026 (2026-04-11)
VenueWintrust Arena
CityChicago, Illinois, United States
Event chronology
PFL Africa 1 PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee PFL Belfast: Kelly vs. Wilson

PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on April 11, 2026, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Background

The event marked the promotion's fourth visit to Chicago and first since PFL 7 (2025) in June 2025.

A bantamweight bout between former Bellator Bantamweight World Champion Sergio Pettis and undefeated prospect Mitchell McKee headlined the event.

At the weigh-ins, two fighters missed weight:

Young and Harris-Moore's bouts proceeded at catchweight. Both fighters were fined 20 percent of their individual purses which went to their opponents Viviane Araújo and Biaggio Ali Walsh respectively.

Before the event started, a middleweight co-main event bout between Jordan Newman and former LFA Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Joshua Silveira was removed from the event after Newman made the last-minute withdrawal due to undisclosed reasons.

Results

Main card (ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Mitchell McKee def. Sergio Pettis Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Renat Khavalov def. Raufeon Stots Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Viviane Araújo def. Shanna Young Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Gabriel Braga def. Cheyden Leialoha Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Women's Flyweight Jena Bishop def. Borena Tsertsvadze Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:21
Welterweight Omar El Dafrawy def. James Vake KO (punch) 1 1:12
Women's Flyweight Paulina Wiśniewska def. Kana Watanabe TKO (elbows) 2 3:15
Heavyweight Alexander Romanov def. Rodrigo Nascimento Submission (guillotine choke) 2 3:10
Lightweight Biaggio Ali Walsh def. Dashiande Harris-Moore TKO (punches) 1 0:46
Welterweight Valanti Atsas def. Nate Jennerman Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. ↑ Young missed weight (128.2 lb).
  2. ↑ Harris-Moore missed weight (159 lb).

See also

References

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  7. ↑ Hannoun, Farah. "Sergio Pettis vs. Mitch McKee set for PFL Chicago main event in April". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  8. 1 2 Treese, Tyler. "PFL Chicago weigh-in results: 2 fighters miss weight". Sherdog. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  9. ↑ Albano, Thomas (2026-04-11). "PFL Chicago Loses Co-Main Event Minutes Before Start Time". Retrieved 2026-04-11.
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