PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs. Battle – Full Results and Highlights
The Professional Fighters League invades The Pitt for a stacked night of fights, including the promotional debut of former UFC standout Bryan Battle.
After losing the middleweight crown to Costello van Steenis in his last outing, Johnny Eblen will look to bounce back when he takes on Battle in the evening’s main event. It will be Battle’s first time competing in MMA since exiting the UFC in 2024 amid a four-fight win streak. However, ‘The Butcher’ added a pair of highlight-reel knockouts to his resume last year under the Dirty Boxing Championship banner.
Also making her Smart Cage debut at PFL Pittsburgh is Ariane da Silva. Under the UFC banner, the ‘Queen of Violence’ went 6-8 and walked away from the promotion having lost her last three. Standing in her way of a return to the win column is Sumiko Inaba.
‘Lady Samurai’ carries with her a solid 8-2 record, her only losses coming against Denise Kielholtz and Dakota Ditcheva.
MAIN CARD (10 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN Deportes)
- Johnny Eblen def. Bryan Battle via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:10 of Round 1.
- Impa Kasanganay def. Dalton Rosta via KO (right hook to ground and pound) at 3:18 of Round 1.
- Ariane da Silva def. Sumiko Inaba via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
- Alexei Pergande def. Julio Arce via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
- Lazaro Dayron def. Jacob Thrall via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).
PRELIMINARY CARD (7 p.m. ET, ESPN app/ESPN Deportes)
- Jack Cartwright def. Allan Begosso via split decision (29-28, 27-29, 29-28).
- Natan Schulte def. Jakub Kaszuba via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
- Dakota Bush def. Robert Watley via KO (strikes) at 0:34 of Round 1.
- Ernesto Rodriguez def. Masayuki Kikuiri via majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28).
- Tatiana Postarnakova def. Elora Dana via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
- Josh Fremd def. Jarrah Al Salawi via KO (left hook) at 3:57 of Round 3.
- Fred Dupras def. Ethan Goss via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:46 of Round 1.
