PFL Pittsburgh is official.
Weigh-ins for the PFL’s first visit to Pittsburgh, PA took place on Friday, with middleweights Johnny Eblen and Bryan Battle both making weight for the card’s headliner. Eblen, the former Bellator and PFL middleweight champion, will be looking to rebound from a loss to Costello van Steenis that cost him both his title, and his undefeated record in MMA.
Up against the American Top Team star is Battle, an Ultimate Fighter star who later struggled with his weight in the UFC, leading to an untimely exit. He’s since gone 2-0 under the Dirty Boxing banner, but returns to MMA and goes straight into a high-profile opportunity with the Professional Fighters League.
All fighters successfully made weight for Saturday’s card on Friday morning (Cartweight vs. Begosso was a planned catchweight, as Begosso is replacing Bryce Mitchell on short notice in the fight).
PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs. Battle Weigh-In Results
Main Card
Middleweight: Johnny Eblen (185.8) vs. Bryan Battle (186)
Middleweight: Impa Kasanganay (185.8) vs. Dalton Rosta (185.8)
Women’s flyweight: Ariane da Silva (125.8) vs. Sumiko Inaba (124.6)
Featherweight: Julio Arce (146) vs. Alexei Pergande (146)
Bantamweight: Lazaro Dayron (135.8) vs. Jacob Thrall (136)
Preliminary Card
Catchweight (140lb): Allan Begosso (139.6) vs. Jack Cartwright (140)
Lightweight: Jakub Kaszuba (155.4) vs. Natan Schulte (155.8)
Lightweight: Dakota Bush (155.8) vs. Robert Watley (155.4)
Welterweight: Masayuki Kikuiri (169.6) vs. Ernesto Rodriguez (171)
Women’s flyweight: Elora Dana (125.2) vs. Tatiana Postarnakova (125.8)
Middleweight: Josh Fremd (185.6) vs. Jarrah Al-Silawi (185.6)
Featherweight: Fred Dupras (145.8) vs. Ethan Goss (145.8)