Bryan Battle gave Charlotte a hometown outcome to cheer on Friday, edging Dalton Rosta by break up determination within the PFL Charlotte principal occasion at Bojangles Coliseum. The previous UFC fighter took two 29-28 scorecards, whereas Rosta obtained the third, for Battle’s first win within the promotion.
PFL Outcomes and Highlights
Rosta had success early with strain, clinch work and takedown makes an attempt, however Battle adjusted over the ultimate two rounds. He defended extra successfully, landed the cleaner pictures, and survived a detailed fight that went the total quarter-hour. Battle moved to 13-3, whereas Rosta fell to 11-4.
Simeon Powell delivered the opposite key outcome on the ESPN principal card, defeating former PFL gentle heavyweight champion Dovlet Yagshimuradov through break up determination. One choose had it 28-29 for Yagshimuradov, however the different two scored it 30-27 for Powell, who improved to 13-2.
Aaron Jeffery managed Josh Silveira for 3 rounds to earn a unanimous determination, with scores of 30-27, 30-27 and 30-26. Lewis McGrillen then beat Brandon Lewis by unanimous determination within the bantamweight bout, whereas Josh Fremd stopped Jhony Gregory with punches at 1:44 of Spherical 2.
The occasion arrived eight days after MVP and PFL introduced their merger. The mixed firm will function beneath the MVP banner, with Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian serving as co-founders and board members, and John Martin persevering with as CEO and a board member. PFL’s MMA operations and roster are set to kind the muse of MVP MMA through the model transition.
Denis Goltsov delivered the quickest end of the evening, knocking out Hasan Mezhiev with a head kick and follow-up punches 52 seconds into the opening spherical. Cheyden Leialoha swept the scorecards in opposition to Robbie Ring, whereas Cheyanne Bowers submitted Elora Dana with a rear-naked choke at 3:26 of Spherical 1.
Landry Ward took a break up determination over Michael Boylan, Bruno Cappelozza beat Valentin Moldavsky by unanimous determination, and Jonathan Martin gained all three playing cards in opposition to Wilson Lopshire at their 160-pound catchweight. Maxwell Djantou Nana completed Eduardo Neves with a physique punch in Spherical 3, earlier than Trey Waters closed the prelims by stopping Trukon Carson with punches at 4:37 of the primary spherical.
PFL Charlotte outcomes: Bryan Battle def. Dalton Rosta through break up determination (29-28, 28-29, 29-28); Simeon Powell def. Dovlet Yagshimuradov through break up determination (28-29, 30-27, 30-27); Aaron Jeffery def. Josh Silveira through unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-26); Lewis McGrillen def. Brandon Lewis through unanimous determination (30-27, 29-28, 29-28); Josh Fremd def. Jhony Gregory through TKO, punches, Spherical 2, 1:44.
On the preliminary card, Denis Goltsov def. Hasan Mezhiev through KO/TKO, Spherical 1, 0:52; Cheyden Leialoha def. Robbie Ring through unanimous determination (30-27 x3); Cheyanne Bowers def. Elora Dana through rear-naked choke, Spherical 1, 3:26; Landry Ward def. Michael Boylan through break up determination (30-27, 28-29, 30-27); Bruno Cappelozza def. Valentin Moldavsky through unanimous determination (30-27, 29-28, 29-28); Jonathan Martin def. Wilson Lopshire through unanimous determination (30-25, 30-26, 30-27); Maxwell Djantou Nana def. Eduardo Neves through TKO, physique punch, Spherical 3, 2:01; and Trey Waters def. Trukon Carson through TKO, punches, Spherical 1, 4:37.
