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With most of the billing already announced or confirmed thus far, the PFL finalized its show that will go down on March 20 at the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid, Spain. Twelve fights including a championship rematch will serve on the PFL Madrid lineup, one that holds a five-fight main card and the remaining seven on its prelim slate. The action will begin stateside at noon E.T./9 p.m. PT on the ESPN App, which means it can be viewed by any user that holds an ESPN Select account—previously known as ESPN+.
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The main attraction will see Costello van Steenis (17-3) run back a fight from 2020 with Fabian Edwards (16-4), this time with far greater 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 picked up the split decision call, one that received a rare 28-27 scorecard from judge Douglas Crosby due to offsetting 10-8 tallies 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-unbeaten Johnny Eblen all the way out with nine seconds left in a match he was losing. He has finished his foe in his last four victories. Foe Edwards has unsuccessfully vied for the Bellator MMA belt twice before. The Brit picked up this title shot by winning out the 2025 PFL tourney at 185 pounds.
Two new bouts were also lined up for this fight card at 170 and 135 pounds. On the main card, recently signed Franco Tenaglia (5-2) will throw hands and feet with Yassin Najid (9-6, 1 NC) in a battle of Spain vs. Morocco. Additionally, Spain-trained athletes collide on the prelims as unbeaten Reda Abdellaoui (3-0) faces Ernesto Schisano (5-1).
PFL Madrid Lineup:
Costello van Steenis vs. Fabian Edwards – Middleweight title
Adam Borics vs. A.J. 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
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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