The PFL returns this week a former middleweight champion atop the lineup at PFL Pittsburgh (ESPN2/ESPN Deportes, ESPN app), which takes place Saturday at UPMC Events Center.
Get pick results from our 10 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
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Lazaro Dayron vs. Jacob Thrall
Records: Dayron (9-0-1), Thrall (15-7-1)
Odds (as of 03.28.26): Dayron -3500, Thrall +1300
Junkie pick results: Dayron 10, Thrall 0
Julio Arce vs. Alexei Pergande
Records: Arce (21-6), Pergande (7-0)
Odds (as of 03.28.26): Pergande -160, Arce +135
Junkie pick results: Pergande 7, Arce
Ariane da Silva vs. Sumiko Inaba
Records: da Silva (17-11), Inaba (8-2)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Odds (as of 03.28.26): Da Silva -180, Inaba +150
Junkie pick results: Da SIlva 7, Inaba 3
Impa Kasanganay vs. Dalton Rosta
Records: Kasanganay (19-6), Rosta (11-2)
Odds (as of 03.28.26): Rosta -175, Kasanganay +145
Junkie pick results: Rosta 6, Kasanganay 4
Johnny Eblen vs. Bryan Battle
Records: Eblen (16-1), Battle (12-2)
Odds (as of 03.28.26): Eblen -420, Battle +320
Junkie pick results: Eblen 9, Battle 1
Individual staff member picks, main card
Readers 40-15: Eblen (65%), Kasanganay (52%), Inaba (63%), Arce (56%), Dayron (84%)
Danny Segura 41-14: Eblen, Kasanganay, da Silva, Arce, Dayron
Simon Samano 41-14: Battle, Kasanganay, Inaba, Pergande, Dayron
Matt Erickson 40-15: Eblen, Rosta, Inaba, Pergande, Dayron
Mike Bohn 37-18: Eblen, Rosta, Inaba, Pergande, Dayron
Nolan King 37-18: Eblen, Kasanganay, da Silva, Pergande, Dayron
Brian Garcia 35-20: Eblen, Rosta, da Silva, Arce, Dayron
Matthew Wells 35-20: Battle, Kasanganay, da Silva, Pergande, Dayron
Ken Hathaway 34-21: Eblen, Rosta, da Silva, Pergande, Dayron
Farah Hannoun 34-21: Eblen, Rosta, da Silva, Pergande, Dayron
George Garcia 33-22: Eblen, Rosta, da Silva, Arce, Dayron
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: PFL Pittsburgh predictions: Is anyone picking Battle to upset Eblen?