TWO MAIN CARDS ADDED TO PFL MMA CARD IN PITTSBURGH ON MARCH 28 – REAL COMBAT MEDIA MMA

NEW YORK (January 29, 2026) – Two main card fights have been added to the Professional Fighters League (PFL) debut at the UPMC Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 28.
In women’s flyweight action, the rankings are No. 8 Ariane Lipski da Silva (17-11) makes her PFL debut against the No. 4 ranked team Sumiko Inaba (8-2) of Hawaii. Additionally, featherweight was ranked No. 8 Alexei Pergande (7-0) will compete against No. 9 in the rankings Julio Arce (21-6). With these additions, the main map now features four battles.

General sales tickets are now available through Ticketmaster. For more information, visit http://pfl.info/pittsburgh. More fights will be announced soon.

The Main Card will be available in the US on ESPN2 and ESPN Deports at 10pm ET/7pm PT. The early card kicks off at 7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT on the ESPN app for fans with access to the ESPN Unlimited subscription.

In the PFL Pittsburgh Main Event, former Bellator Champion Johnny ‘Druk’ Eblen (16-1) will face Bryan ‘The Butcher’ battle (12-2-1 NC) in his PFL debut. The co-main event will be Pittsburgh’s own event Dalton ‘Hercules’ Rost (11-2) returns to action in a tough test against former PFL champions Impa Kasanganay (6/19).

Ariane Lipski da Silva, a 14-fight veteran of the UFC, has been competing professionally since 2013. Aptly nicknamed ‘Queen of Violence’, the Brazilian standout has won 10 of her 17 professional victories. She will face Maui’s Sumiko Inaba, a dangerous striker coming off a five-round bout with undefeated Dakota Ditcheva. A former Bellator MMA mainstay, Inaba has a strong finishing instinct and has never been held back in her two career losses.

Undefeated to start his professional career, Nashville’s Alexei Pergande looks to keep his momentum going against Julio Arce, a 10-fight UFC veteran who makes his PFL debut on March 28. Pergande, a top prospect with Kill Cliff FC, is coming off a first-round win in August, while Arce enters the PFL cage on a three-fight winning streak.

Updated PFL Pittsburgh Main card:

UPMC Event Center, Pittsburgh, PA

March 28 | 10pm ET

ESPN2 & ESPN Deportes (USA)

Middleweight Main Event: #1-Johnny Eblen (16-1) vs. #7-Bryan Slag (12-2, 1 NC)

Middleweight Co-Main Event: #5-Dalton Rost (11-2) vs. #3-Impa Kasanganay (19-6)

Women’s Flyweight Main Card Match: #8-Ariane Lipski da Silva (17-11) vs. #4-Sumiko Inaba (8-2)

Lightweight main card battle: #8-Alexei Pergande (7-0) vs. #9-Julio Arce (21-6)