Bryan Battle faces Dalton Rosta in a middleweight bout headlining the PFL card tonight (Friday, August 7) at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Charlotte-based Battle (12-3, 1 NC) of Springfield, Missouri, comes off a submission loss to Johnny Eblen at PFL Pittsburgh in March.
- Rosta (11-3) of Sharon, Pennsylvania, suffered two straight knockout defeats against Impa Kasanganay and Fabian Edwards.
The co-main event is a light heavyweight bout between Turkmenistan’s Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (26-8-1) and England’s Simeon Powell (12-2).
Also on the card is a middleweight matchup between Miami’s Joshua Silveira (15-5) and Canada’s Aaron Jeffery (16-6).
A bantamweight contest pits England’s Lewis McGrillen (12-2) against Brandon Lewis (7-3) of Bristol, Connecticut.
Middleweights Josh Fremd (12-6) of Connellsville, Pennsylvania, and Brazil’s Jhony Gregory (11-5) kick off the main card action.
PFL Charlotte results
Main card
- Bryan Battle def. Dalton Rosta by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Simeon Powell def. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
- Aaron Jeffery def. Joshua Silveira by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
- Lewis McGrillen def. Brandon Lewis by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Josh Fremd def. Jhony Gregory by TKO (punches, R2, 1:44)
Prelims
- Denis Goltsov def. Hasan Mezhiev by TKO (kick and punches, R1, 0:52)
- Cheyden Leialoha def. Robbie Ring by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Cheyanne Bowers def. Elora Dana by submission (rear-naked choke, R1, 3:36)
- Landry Ward def. Michael Boylan by unanimous decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
- Bruno Cappelozza def. Valentin Moldavsky by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
- Jonathan Martin def. Wilson Lopshire by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-25, 30-27)
- Maxwell Djantou Nana def. Eduardo Neves TKO (punch to the body, R3 2:01)
- Trey Waters def. Trukon Carson by TKO (punches and elbows, R1, 4:37)
PFL Charlotte live blog
Bryan Battle defeats Dalton Rosta by decision
Bryan Battle (14-3, 1 NC) defeats Dalton Rosta (11-4) by split decision at middleweight. The judges scored the fight 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.
Simeon Powell defeats Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov by decision
Simeon Powell (13-2) defeats Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (26-9-1) by split decision at light heavyweight. The judges scored the fight 30-27, 28-29, 30-27.
Aaron Jeffery defeats Joshua Silveira by decision
Aaron Jeffery (17-6) defeats Joshua Silveira (15-6) by unanimous decision at middleweight. The judges scored the fight 30-27, 30-27, 30-26.
Lewis McGrillen defeats Brandon Lewis by decision
Lewis McGrillen (13-2) defeats Brandon Lewis (7-4) by unanimous decision at bantamweight. The judges scored the fight 30-27, 29-28, 29-28.
Josh Fremd stops Jhony Gregory in second round
Josh Fremd (13-6) defeats Jhony Gregory (11-6) by second-round TKO with punches in a middleweight bout. The stoppage came at 1:44 of the round.
Denis Goltsov stops Hasan Mezhiev in first round
Denis Goltsov (37-9) defeats Hasan Mezhiev (14-1) by first-round TKO with a head kick and punches in a heavyweight bout. The stoppage came at 0:52 of the round.
Cheyden Leialoha defeats Robbie Ring by decision
Cheyden Leialoha (12-3) defeats Robbie Ring (9-2) by unanimous decision at featherweight. All three judges scored the fight 30-27.
Cheyanne Bowers submits Elora Dana in first round
Cheyanne Bowers (8-3) defeats Elora Dana (8-3) by first-round submission with a rear-naked choke in a flyweight bout. The finish came at 3:36 of the round.
Landry Ward defeats Michael Boylan by decision
Landry Ward (11-3) defeats Michael Boylan (6-1) by unanimous decision at lightweight. The judges scored the fight 30-27, 28-29, 30-27.
Bruno Cappelozza defeats Valentin Moldavsky by decision
Bruno Cappelozza (16-7) defeats Valentin Moldavsky (14-5) by unanimous decision at heavyweight. The judges scored the fight 29-28, 30-27, 29-28.
Jonathan Martin defeats Wilson Lopshire by decision
Jonathan Martin (9-3) defeats Wilson Lopshire (7-1) by unanimous decision at welterweight. The judges scored the fight 30-26, 30-25, 30-27.
Maxwell Djantou Nana stops Eduardo Neves in third round
Maxwell Djantou Nana (9-2) defeats Eduardo Neves (9-4) by third-round TKO with a punch to the body. The stoppage came at 2:01 of the round.
Trey Waters stops Trukon Carson in first round
Kicking off the action, Trey Waters (10-2) defeats Trukon Carson (6-2) by first-round TKO with punches and elbows in a lightweight bout. The stoppage came at 4:37 of the round.
Fight Highlights
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