Costello van Steenis shocks MMA world, submits undefeated Johnny Eblen at PFL Africa to become new PFL middleweight champion.

Costello Van Steenis shocked the MMA world and Dakota Ditcheva looked as brilliant as ever in PFL's maiden voyage to Cape ...

A longtime training partner of Gegard Mousasi, van Steenis built his name in Bellator where he went 7-2 prior to PFL's merger ...

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

Costello van Steenis is the new middleweight champion following a shocking submission of Johnny Eblen at PFL Africa.

Keep up with live results from PFL Champions Series Africa, which takes place at GrandWest Arena in Cape Town, South Africa.

PFL has a new middleweight champion after Costello van Steenis pulled off a dramatic fifth-round submission over the ...

PFL Cape Town presents a historic night for the PFL and Africa, as global MMA action has touched down in the continent with ...

The Bellator middleweight champion had never tasted defeat in his professional career heading into tonight’s PFL Champions Series headliner in South Africa. And he was a massive favorite to continue ...

Costello van Steenis delivered a massive upset. On July 19, 2025, the Dutch fighter choked out Johnny Eblen with nine seconds ...

Dakota Ditcheva shrugs off an injured hand to outclass Sumiko Inaba and win by unanimous decision at the PFL Champions Series ...

Global stars AJ McKee, Corey Anderson, Dakota Ditcheva, Johnny Eblen, Takeshi Izumi, Akhmed Magomedov, and Costello van Steenis all featured under the Grand Arena’s bright lights. Following the ...