"Fresh off a couple of wins under the Dirty Boxing banner, The Ultimate Fighter 29 middleweight winner Bryan Battle will be looking to make a splash in his PFL debut. Battle (12-2, 1NC), who was released by the UFC last year despite being on a 4-0, 1NC run, will take on Johnny Eblen (16-1) in the main event of PFL Pittsburgh at the UPMC Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA on March 28, 2026. Promotion officials announced the booking via press release on Tuesday."
"Missouri's Battle, despite his success, struggled with weight during his UFC tenure, missing twice as a welterweight, then blowing the middleweight limit for a would-be fight with Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC 319. Hitting the scales at 190lbs, a catchweight was initially agreed upon, but the fight was later cancelled. As for Johnny Eblen, the former Bellator MMA middleweight champion suffered the first loss of his professional career in July, with the inaugural PFL middleweight championship on the line."
Bryan Battle (12-2, 1NC) will face Johnny Eblen (16-1) in the PFL Pittsburgh main event at the UPMC Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA on March 28, 2026. Battle earned wins under the Dirty Boxing banner and won The Ultimate Fighter 29 middleweight tournament after being released by the UFC despite a 4-0, 1NC run. Battle struggled with weight in the UFC, missing weight twice as a welterweight and later exceeding the middleweight limit by hitting 190lbs for a cancelled UFC 319 bout. Eblen, a former Bellator middleweight champion, suffered his first professional loss in July by fifth-round submission in the inaugural PFL title fight. Impa Kasanganay (19-6) will co-main event against Dalton Rosta (11-2) in a second middleweight clash.
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