The ending to PFL Pittsburgh on Saturday came quickly after three consecutive main card decisions to begin the night.
Impa Kasanganay and Johnny Eblen capped off the ESPN2 event from the UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania with first round finishes.
After Kasanganay knocked out Dalton Rosta in just over three minutes, Eblen submitted Bryan Battle in just over four in the main event.
For Eblen, the win got him back on track after a July 2025 loss to Constello van Steenis for the PFL middleweight title. The former champion is now 17-1 overall with eight finishes.
Kasanganay, a former UFC fighter, moved to 20-6 when he finished off Rosta, with both victories being stoppage wins. He is now 10-3 all-time with PFL.
Trio of decisions open ESPN2 main card
Ariane da Silva, Alexei Pergande and Lazaro Dayron all scored decisions to start the main card.
Da Silva bested Sumiko Inaba, Pergande downed Julio Arce and Dayron topped Jacob Thrall.
On the prelims, former champion Natan Schulte lost a decision to Jakub Kaszuba. Dakota Bush, Josh Fremd and Frederik Dupras all scored finishes, including a first round technical submission for Dupras over Ethan Goss that opened the night.
PFL Pittsburgh Results
#1-Johnny Eblen (17-1) defeated #7-Bryan Battle (12-3) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:10 of round one
#3-Impa Kasanganay (20-6) defeated #4-Dalton Rosta (11-3) via knockout at 3:18 of round one
#10-Ariane Lipski da Silva (18-11) defeated #5-Sumiko Inaba (8-3) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
#8-Alexei Pergande (8-0) defeated #9-Julio Arce (21-7) via unanimous decisión (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
#9-Lazaro Dayron (10-0-1) defeated Jacob Thrall (15-8-1) via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Jack Cartwright (14-2) defeated Allan Begosso (10-4-1) via split decision (29-28, 27-28, 29-28)
#5-Jakub Kaszuba (16-0) defeated #6-Natan Schulte (25-6-1) via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Dakota Bush (16-4) defeated Robert Watley (16-4) via KO at :34 of round one
Ernesto Rodriguez (11-1) vs. #9-Masayuki Kikuiri (11-4-1) via majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Tatiana Postarnakova (7-0) defeated Elora Dana (8-2) via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Josh Fremd (12-6) defeated Jarrah Al Salawi (21-6) via knockout at 3:57 of round three
Fred Dupras (10-2) defeated Ethan Goss (12-9) via technical submission (guillotine) at 2:46 of round one
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