PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs. Battle is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that will take place on March 27, 2026, at the the UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States.
Fight Card
Main card (ESPN+)
Middleweight Johnny Eblen vs. Bryan Battle 185 lbs
Middleweight Impa Kasanganay vs. Dalton Rosta 185 lbs
Women's Flyweight Ariane da Silva vs. Sumiko Inaba 125 lbs
Featherweight Julio Arce vs. Alexei Pergande 145 lbs
Bantamweight Lazaro Dayron vs. Jacob Thrall 135 lbs
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Bantamweight Allan Begosso vs. Jack Cartwright 135 lbs
Lightweight Natan Schulte vs. Jakub Kaszuba 155 lbs
Lightweight Robert Watley vs. Dakota Bush 155 lbs
Welterweight Ernesto Rodriguez vs. Masayuki Kikuiri 170 lbs
Women's Flyweight Tatiana Postarnakova vs. Elora Dana 125 lbs
Welterweight Josh Fremd vs. Jarrah Al-Silawi 170 lbs
Featherweight Ethan Goss vs. Frederik Dupras 145 lbs
Background
Kicking off the main card, No. 9-ranked bantamweight and undefeated Lazaro “The Hunter” Dayron (9-0-1) of Cuba faces PFL newcomer Jacob Thrall (15-7-1) of Kansas. Dayron looks to extend his unbeaten run, while Thrall aims to make an immediate impact in his promotional debut.
Anchoring the preliminary card is a compelling bantamweight matchup featuring three-time NCAA Division I All-American Bryce Meredith (7-1), who holds a 71% finish rate. Meredith returns to action following the first loss of his professional career, a setback to Lazaro Dayron last August, and looks to rebound against England’s well-rounded Jack Cartwright (13-2), a former Cage Warriors Bantamweight Champion coming off a unanimous decision victory over Caolan Loughran.
A pivotal lightweight bout will also take place as No. 6-ranked and two-time PFL Lightweight Champion Natan Schulte (25-5-1) returns to the PFL Cage for the first time in three years. Schulte looks to reassert himself against No. 5-ranked and undefeated Jakub Kaszuba (15-0), the two-time PFL Europe Lightweight Champion. Kaszuba enters riding the momentum of a unanimous decision win over Sergio Cossio last August.
Opening the night, featherweights collide as Pennsylvania’s Ethan Goss (12-8) meets Canada’s Fred Dupras (9-2). Goss, one of the state’s most accomplished regional standouts, is the first and only double champion in 247 Fighting Championships history, holding both the featherweight and lightweight titles simultaneously. Dupras, a jiu-jitsu standout, owns a 100% submission rate across all nine of his victories, including seven first-round finishes.
Additional bouts include No. 9-ranked Masayuki Kikuiri (11-3-1) versus Ernesto Rodriguez (10-1) at welterweight, Robert Watley (16-3) against Dakota Bush (15-4) at lightweight, and an undefeated women’s flyweight clash between Tatiana Postarnakova (6-0) and Elora Dana (8-1). At middleweight, Jarrah Al-Silawi (21-7) faces Josh Fremd (11-6).
The event will mark the promotion's first visit to the Greater Pittsburgh area and second visit to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania before it was rebranded promotion, since WSOF 13 in September 2014.
A middleweight bout between former Bellator Middleweight World Champion Johnny Eblen and The Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega middleweight tournament winner Bryan Battle is scheduled to headline the event.
