The Professional Fighters League sets up the SmartCage on Saturday at the UPMC Events Center near Pittsburgh for a 12-fight card featuring former longtime champion Johnny Eblen taking on PFL newcomer Bryan Battle in the main event.
Eblen (16-1-0) looks to get back in the win column in his first fight since losing the PFL middleweight title to Costello van Steenis in a thriller last July. Van Steenis left Eblen unconscious after deploying a rear-naked choke with just nine seconds remaining in the bout.
Eblen now sets his sights on Battle (13-2-0), who will be fighting outside of the Dirty Boxing promotion for the first time since defeating Randy Brown in a split decision at UFC 310 in December 2024. He hasn’t lost since December 2022.
Coverage begins with prelims at 7 p.m. ET in the ESPN App. ESPN2 will pick up the coverage at 9:30 p.m., with the main card scheduled to begin at 10 p.m.
Main card
Middleweight: Johnny Eblen vs. Bryan Battle
Middleweight: Dalton Rosta vs. Impa Kasanganay
Women’s flyweight: Ariane Lipski da Silva vs. Sumiko Inaba
Featherweight: Alexei Pergande vs. Julio Arce
Bantamweight: Lazaro Dayron vs. Jacob Thrall
Prelims
Contract weight: Allan Begosso vs. Jack Cartwright
Lightweight: Natan Schulte vs. Jakub Kaszuba
Lightweight: Robert Watley vs. Dakota Bush
Welterweight: Ernesto Rodriguez vs. Masayuki Kikuiri
Women’s flyweight: Tatiana Postarnakova vs. Elora Dana
Middleweight: Josh Fremd vs. Jarrah Al-Silawi
Featherweight: Ethan Goss vs. Fred Dupras
How to watch the fights
Watch the fights in the ESPN App: Get it here.
Fans can catch all the action in the PFL streaming hub.
There’s also FightCenter, which offers live updates for every PFL card.