Next month, a dozen matchups will treat Professional Fighters League fans.With most of the billing thus far already announced or confirmed, the PFL is wrapping up its show which will take place on March 20 at the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid, Spain. Twelve fights, including a championship rematch, will be part of the PFL Madrid line-up, one with a five-fight main card and the remaining seven on the preliminary slate. The action kicks off at 12pm ET/9pm PT in the United States on the ESPN app, meaning it can be watched by any user with an ESPN Select account, formerly known as ESPN+.
The main attraction will be Costello van Steenis (17-3) fighting back a 2020 fight with Fabian Edwards (16-4), this time with much higher stakes. They first met at the 2020 Bellator Milan show in the main event, although they fought for three rounds and not five. Van Steenis recorded the split-decision call, which was a rare 28-27 scorecard from judge Douglas Crosby for offsetting 10-8 scores awarded in rounds 2 and 3.“The Spaniard” went on to win four of his next five to claim the middleweight throne, culminating in a shocking rear-naked choke that put then-undefeated Johnny Eblen all the way out with nine seconds left in a match he was losing. He has defeated his enemy in his last four victories. Enemy Edwards has unsuccessfully challenged for the Bellator MMA title twice before. The Briton clinched this title shot by winning the 2025 PFL tournament at 185 pounds.
There were also two new fights scheduled for this fight card at 170 and 135 pounds. On the main card, recently signed Franco Tenaglia (5-2) will go toe-to-toe with Yassin Najid (9-6, 1 NC) in a Spain vs. Morocco. In addition, Spanish-trained athletes clash during the preliminary rounds, as undefeated Reda Abdellaoui (3-0) faces Ernesto Schisano (5-1).
PFL Madrid Lineup:
Costello van Steenis vs. Fabian Edwards – middleweight title
Adam Borics vs. AJ McKee – Featherweight
Alexandr Shabliy vs. Acoidan Duque – Lightweight
Franco Tenaglia vs. Yassin Najid – Welterweight
Linton Vassell vs. Denis Goltsov – Heavyweight
Luciano Pereira vs. Kevin Cordero – Bantamweight
Borja Garcia Heres vs. Rafael Calderon – Flyweight
Gino van Steenis vs. Mark Ewen – Lightweight
Reda Abdellaoui vs. Ernesto Schisano – bantamweight
David Mora vs. Claudio Pacella – 165-pound catchweight
Nacho Campos vs. Mathys Duragrin – Featherweight
Jacinta Austin vs. Victoria Dudakova – Women’s Strawweight
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