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

The kick came almost exactly three years to the day from when Fabian's brother Leon landed a head kick knockout on Kamaru ...

Van Steenis, who holds the PFL's Championship Series middleweight belt, believes his title is a tier above former rival ...

Costello van Steenis speaks to MMA Junkie and other media at Thursday's 2025 PFL World Tournament 10.

"It's been thrilling to build a global sports league with so many fans and so many fighters. Most of my companies I've built over the last three decades haven't been as global and haven't been as ...

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.

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.

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.

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.

Costello Van Steenis shocked the MMA world last week, pulling off an incredible, buzzer-beating win over one of the most coveted talents outside the UFC – and he assures it wasn't a matter of luck.