PFL Madrid results and highlights are updated live as the action unfolds from the UPMC Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The main event will feature a middleweight bout between Johnny Eblen and Bryan Battle. MMANews has you covered with all the results and highlights!
Johnny Eblen vs. Bryan Battle – Middleweight Main Event
This marks Eblen’s first fight since losing to Costello Van Steenis in dramatic fashion in their PFL middleweight title clash at PFL Cape Town this past July.
Prior to that loss, Eblen was 16-0 in professional MMA, defeating Gegard Mousasi for the Bellator middleweight title at Bellator 282. He defended the gold against Anatoly Tokov and Fabian Edwards (twice), as well as earning a win over Impa Kasaganagy at the PFL vs. Bellator event in February 2024.
This will be Battle’s first MMA bout since joining the PFL following his UFC release due to several weight misses. Battle last fought in MMA at UFC 310, defeating Randy Brown via split decision to move to 12-2 (1 NC).
Battle, the middleweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter season 29, fought in Dirty Boxing twice after his UFC release, earning sub-minute stoppages of Derik de Freitas and Nick Kohring.
The PFL Pittsburgh co-main event will be another middleweight battle, featuring the aforementioned Impa Kasaganay and Dalton Rosta.
Kasanagy won the PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament in 2023 but fell to Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov in the 2024 final. Kasaganay then competed in the 2025 Middleweight World Tournament, getting finished by Edwards, the eventual tournament champion. Kasaganay last fought in August, scoring a last-minute finish of Andrew Sanchez.
Rosta, entering this fight 11-2, also competed in the Middleweight World Tournament. He submitted Sabidou Sy and earned a split decision over Aaron Jeffrey before being knocked out by Edwards in the final.
If you can’t watch the action, check here for all the latest results and highlights from PFL Pittsburgh!
How to Watch PFL Pittsburgh
- Date: Saturday, March 28, 2026
- Venue: UPMC Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Streaming: ESPN Unlimited (full card), ESPN2 (main card), ESPN+ (prelims)
- Prelims: 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT
- Main Card: 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT
PFL Pittsburgh Quick Results
- Main Event: Johnny Eblen vs. Bryan Battle — Johnny Eblen def. Bryan Battle via submission (rear-naked choke) (Rd. 1, 4:10)
- Co-Main Event: Impa Kasaganay vs. Dalton Rosta — Impa Kasaganay def. Dalton Rosta via KO (Rd. 1, 3:18)
- Ariane da Silva vs. Sumiko Inaba — Ariane da Silva def. Sumiko Inaba via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
- Julio Arce vs. Alexei Pergande — Alexei Pergande def. Julio Arce via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
- Lazaro Dayron vs. Jacob Thrall — Lazaro Dayron def. Jacob Thrall via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
PFL Pittsburgh Results & Highlights
Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 7 PM ET)
Featherweight: Ethan Goss vs. Frederik Dupras
Result: Frederik Dupras def. Ethan Goss via technical submission (guillotine choke) (Rd. 1, 2:46)
Welterweight: Josh Fremd vs. Jarrah Al-Silawi
Result: Josh Fremd def. Jarrah Al-Silawi via KO (Rd. 3, 3:57)
Women’s Flyweight: Tatiana Postarnakova vs. Elora Dana
Result: Tatiana Postarnakova def. Elora Dana via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Welterweight: Ernesto Rodriguez vs. Masayuki Kikuiri
Result: Ernesto Rodriguez def. Masayuki Kikiuri via majority decision (28-28, 29-28 x2)
Lightweight: Robert Watley vs. Dakota Bush
Result: Dakota Bush def. Robert Watley via KO (Rd. 1, 0:34)
Lightweight: Natan Schulte vs. Jakub Kaszuba
Result: Jakub Kaszuba def. Natan Schulte via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)
Catchweight (140 lbs): Allan Begosso vs. Jack Cartwright
Result: Jack Cartwright def. Allan Begosso via split decision (29-28 x2, 27-29)
Main Card (ESPN2, 10 PM ET)
Bantamweight: Lazaro Dayron vs. Jacob Thrall
Result: Lazaro Dayron def. Jacob Thrall via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Featherweight: Julio Arce vs. Alexei Pergande
Result: Alexei Pergande def. Julio Arce via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Women’s Flyweight: Ariane da Silva vs. Sumiko Inaba
Result: Ariane da Silva def. Sumiko Inaba via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Middleweight: Impa Kasaganay vs. Dalton Rosta
Result: Impa Kasaganay def. Dalton Rosta via KO (Rd. 1, 3:18)
Middleweight: Johnny Eblen vs. Bryan Battle
Result: Johnny Eblen def. Bryan Battle via submission (rear-naked choke) (Rd. 1, 4:10)
