The PFL’s first trip to Pittsburgh has its lineup set for next month with a middleweight main event.
Former Bellator champion Johnny Eblen (16-1) meets UFC castoff Bryan Battle (12-2) in the headliner. In the co-feature, Pittsburgh’s own Dalton Rosta (11-2) takes on former PFL season winner Impa Kasanganay (19-6) at 185 pounds.
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The 12-bout PFL Pittsburgh (ESPN2/ESPN Deportes) event takes place March 28 at UPMC Events Center.
On the preliminary card three-time NCAA Division-I All-American wrestler Bryce Meredith (7-1) will try to rebound from the first loss of his career when he takes on former Cage Warriors champion Jack Cartwright (13-2) at bantamweight. Plus, two-time PFL lightweight season winner Natan Schulte (25-5-1) returns after three years away from the promotion to fight Jakub Kaszuba (15-0), a two-time PFL Europe champion.
The PFL Pittsburgh lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN2/ESPN Deportes, 10 p.m. ET)
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Johnny Eblen vs. Bryan Battle
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Impa Kasanganay vs. Dalton Rosta
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Ariane da Silva vs. Sumiko Inaba
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Julio Arce vs. Alexei Pergande
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Lazaro Dayron vs. Jacob Thrall
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN app/ESPN Deportes, 7 p.m. ET)
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Jack Cartwright vs. Bryce Meredith
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Jakub Kaszuba vs. Natan Schulte
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Dakota Bush vs. Robert Watley
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Masayuki Kikuiri vs. Ernesto Rodriguez
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Elora Dana vs. Tatiana Postarnakova
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Josh Fremd vs. Jarrah Al Salawi
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Fred Dupras vs. Ethan Goss
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: PFL Pittsburgh lineup finalized with Eblen vs. Battle headliner
