Bishop Submitted Tsertsvadze in the First Round at PFL
Jena Bishop submitted Borena Tsertsvadze with a rear-naked choke at 2:21 of round one at PFL Chicago on April 11, 2026. The women’s flyweight bout ended on the preliminary card at Wintrust Arena.
A first-round grappling finish
Bishop entered as a ranked PFL flyweight and met Tsertsvadze in a three-round contest. The bout offered Bishop a chance to add another finish to her record against an unbeaten opponent.
Bishop secured back control and applied a rear-naked choke. Tsertsvadze tapped at 2:21, ending the fight before the opening round was complete.
The result was a technical submission. It was not a knockout or judges’ decision.The finish came from positional control rather than a striking exchange. Once Bishop secured the choke, the referee recorded a tap and ended the contest. The sequence gave Bishop a submission win inside three minutes and brought Tsertsvadze’s unbeaten start to a halt, according to the event reports.
A win on a busy Chicago card
The contest took place at Wintrust Arena on April 11, 2026. It was one of several finishes on the PFL Chicago preliminary card.
Bishop earned the victory by submission, while Tsertsvadze suffered her first professional loss. The official time was 2:21 of round one.
PFL’s event weigh-in page confirms the matchup, and multiple event reports list the same rear-naked choke result. The account keeps the method and time specific to the official record.
Sources
- Professional Fighters League: official matchup and event
- Fightmag: result and finish time
- Cageside Press: full results
