Johnny Eblen knocks out Impa Kasanganay at PFL Austin, eyes unification bout against Costello van Steenis
TEXAS: No.1-ranked Johnny “Pressure” Eblen (18-1) became the PFL interim middleweight world champion in the main event at PFL Austin after knocking out No. 3 Impa “Tshilobo” Kasanganay (20-7) in a thrilling third round.
With the current world champion Costello van Steenis sitting cage side at Moody Center, Eblen made it known that he plans to unify the division and right his wrongs from their first outing when “The Spaniard” snatched the title from the jaws of defeat in July 2025.
In the co-main event, Rafael “Mulisha” do Nascimento (13-2) announced himself to the PFL bantamweight division with a statement win over the Manchester marauder Lewis “The McGrizzla” McGrillen (12-2).
The Brazilian was relentless as he took McGrillen’s back and locked in a slick rear-naked choke to force the Englishman to tap out in the second round.
