The Skilled Fighters League invades The Pitt for a stacked evening of fights, together with the promotional debut of former UFC standout Bryan Battle.
After shedding the middleweight crown to Costello van Steenis in his final outing, Johnny Eblen will look to bounce again when he takes on Battle within the night’s important occasion. It will likely be Battle’s first time competing in MMA since exiting the UFC in 2024 amid a four-fight win streak. Nonetheless, ‘The Butcher’ added a pair of highlight-reel knockouts to his resume final 12 months below the Soiled Boxing Championship banner.
Additionally making her Good Cage debut at PFL Pittsburgh is Ariane da Silva. Underneath the UFC banner, the ‘Queen of Violence’ went 6-8 and walked away from the promotion having misplaced her final three. Standing in her method of a return to the win column is Sumiko Inaba.
‘Girl Samurai’ carries along with her a stable 8-2 report, her solely losses coming in opposition to Denise Kielholtz and Dakota Ditcheva.
MAIN CARD (10 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN Deportes)
- Johnny Eblen vs. Bryan Battle
- Impa Kasanganay vs. Dalton Rosta
- Ariane da Silva vs. Sumiko Inaba
- Julio Arce vs. Alexei Pergande
- Lazaro Dayron vs. Jacob Thrall
PRELIMINARY CARD (7 p.m. ET, ESPN app/ESPN Deportes)
- Allan Begosso vs. Jack Cartwright
- Jakub Kaszuba vs. Natan Schulte
- Dakota Bush vs. Robert Watley
- Masayuki Kikuiri vs. Ernesto Rodríguez
- Elora Dana vs. Tatiana Postarnakova
- Josh Fremd vs. Jarrah Al-Silawi
- Fred Dupras vs. Ethan Goss
