Costello van Steenis submitted Johnny Eblen in the final seconds of their main-event bout Saturday to capture the PFL championship.

Fans in the West may have missed the opening fight of PFL 10 as the card began at 7:15am EST, but anyone who tuned in from the start was treated to a devastating head kick knockout.

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Van Steenis, a nine-fight Bellator veteran, has secured most of his professional victories by submission, but it was his striking prowess that he showcased in the Smart Cage.

That idea doesn't sit well with the previously unbeaten Eblen, who responded to van Steenis on Wednesday's edition of "The Ariel Helwani Show." "If you're a real man, bro, you'll run it back with ...

The extra weight might incur an extra charge. Johnny Eblen (16-0) will go into his middleweight title fight against Costello van Steenis (16-3) as, technically, the Bellator 185-pound champion.

There, in the 2025 PFL Africa 1 main event, Eblen takes on Costello van Steenis for the vacant PFL Champions Series middleweight title. Van Steenis does not view the unbeaten Eblen as invincible.

Van Steenis: Eblen Sounds like ‘Jealous Ex-Girlfriend' In the aftermath of the fight, Eblen, who was previously 16-0, called for an immediate rematch The new champion has other plans.

Van Steenis earns this title shot off two straight finishes. Overall, he’s 4-1 in his last five fights with the lone loss being a decision loss to Douglas Lima back in 2023.