The lineup for the PFL’s first visit to Spain is set with the middleweight title on the line at the top of the bill.
The PFL on Friday announced the card for its trip to Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid on March 20 (ESPN app). In the headliner, 185-pound champion Costello van Steenis will put the belt on the line for the first time when he takes on Fabian Edwards.
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In addition, former Bellator featherweight champ AJ McKee Jr. returns to take on fellow former Bellator contender Adam Borics in the co-feature.
The prelims are filled with up-and-coming PFL prospects, including van Steenis’ lightweight brother Gino, who takes on Mark Ewen.
The PFL Madrid lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN app, 3 p.m. ET)
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Champ Costello van Steenis vs. Fabian Edwards – for middleweight title
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Adam Borics vs. AJ McKee Jr.
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Acoidan Duque vs. Alexander Shabliy
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Younes Najid vs. Franco Tenaglia
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Denis Goltsov vs. Linton Vassell
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN app, noon ET)
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Kevin Cordero vs. Luciano Pereira
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Rafael Calderon vs. Borja Garcia
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Mark Ewen vs. Gino van Steenis
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Reda Abdellaoui vs. Ernesto Schisano
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David Mora vs. Claudio Pacella
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Ignacio Campos vs. Mathys Duragrin
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Jacinta Austin vs. Viktoriia Dudakova
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: PFL Madrid lineup finalized with Van Steenis vs. Edwards title fight
