"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."
"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+."
PFL finalized a 12-fight card for March 20 at Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid with a five-fight main card and seven prelim bouts. The broadcast begins stateside at noon ET/9 p.m. PT on the ESPN App and is available to ESPN Select account holders. The headliner is a middleweight title rematch between Costello van Steenis and Fabian Edwards; they previously met in 2020 with van Steenis winning a split decision. Van Steenis later captured a middleweight throne and finished Johnny Eblen by rear-naked choke with nine seconds remaining. Edwards earned the PFL title shot by winning the 2025 185-pound tourney. Additional bouts include Franco Tenaglia vs. Yassin Najid and Reda Abdellaoui vs. Ernesto Schisano, and the lineup lists Adam Borics vs. A.J. McKee and Alexandr Shabliy vs. Acoidan Duque.
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