"You have to be able to pivot when things like this happen and you can make big fights where people want to watch them," ...

Johnny Eblen recently opened up about his shocking loss to Costello van Steenis and didn’t hold back. He called van Steenis’ ...

Eblen was the victim of a comeback for the ages at the PFL Africa event on July 19, as Costello van Steenis came from behind ...

Costello Van Steenis shocked the MMA world last week, pulling off an incredible, buzzer-beating win over one of the most ...

Van Steenis choked Eblen unconscious in the final seconds of their main event championship fight this past Saturday in Cape ...

The middleweight standouts met in a thrilling contest this past Saturday at PFL Africa, where van Steenis outlasted Eblen to ...

There were some slick submissions in July 2025, but nothing topped the way PFL crowned its new middleweight champion.

Johnny Eblen on his Bellator-PFL bout against Impa Kasanganay, and his goal to test free agency when he is a free agent in the fall of 2025 ...

Johnny Eblen defends the middleweight title against Fabian Edwards on Saturday at Bellator 299 Justin Barrasso | Sep 21, 2023 Call Him What You Will–But Johnny Eblen is MMA’s Newest Star / ...

It’s only the beginning, in fact. Eblen (12-0, six finishes) returns to the cage for his first title defense at Bellator 290 on Saturday (9 p.m. ET, CBS) in Inglewood, Calif., against Anatoly Tokov.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Johnny Eblen has picked up the first defense of his Bellator middleweight title. Eblen (13-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA) outworked Anatoly Tokov over the course of 25 minutes to earn a ...

Iron sharpens iron, or so the saying goes. In the case of Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen and Sean Strickland, the new UFC champion at 185 pounds, that’s some glittery golden iron.