{"id":566736,"date":"2026-03-28T14:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T14:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/566736\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T14:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T14:41:14","slug":"pfl-pittsburgh-predictions-is-anyone-picking-battle-to-upset-eblen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/566736\/","title":{"rendered":"PFL Pittsburgh predictions: Is anyone picking Battle to upset Eblen?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Get pick results from our 10 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Lazaro Dayron vs. Jacob Thrall<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Dayron (9-0-1), Thrall (15-7-1)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 03.28.26): Dayron -3500, Thrall +1300<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Junkie pick results: Dayron 10, Thrall 0<\/p>\n<p>Julio Arce vs. Alexei Pergande<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Arce (21-6), Pergande (7-0)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 03.28.26): Pergande -160, Arce +135<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Junkie pick results: Pergande 7, Arce<\/p>\n<p>Ariane da Silva vs. Sumiko Inaba<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: da Silva (17-11), Inaba (8-2)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Division: Women\u2019s flyweight<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 03.28.26): Da Silva -180, Inaba +150<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Junkie pick results: Da SIlva 7, Inaba 3<\/p>\n<p>Impa Kasanganay vs. Dalton Rosta<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Kasanganay (19-6), Rosta (11-2)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 03.28.26): Rosta -175, Kasanganay +145<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Junkie pick results: Rosta 6, Kasanganay 4<\/p>\n<p>Johnny Eblen vs. Bryan Battle<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Eblen (16-1), Battle (12-2)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 03.28.26): Eblen -420, Battle +320<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Junkie pick results: Eblen 9, Battle 1<\/p>\n<p>Individual staff member picks, main card<\/p>\n<p>Readers 40-15: Eblen (65%), Kasanganay (52%), Inaba (63%), Arce (56%), Dayron (84%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Danny Segura 41-14: Eblen, Kasanganay, da Silva, Arce, Dayron<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Simon Samano 41-14: Battle, Kasanganay, Inaba, Pergande, Dayron<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Matt Erickson 40-15: Eblen, Rosta, Inaba, Pergande, Dayron<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Mike Bohn 37-18: Eblen, Rosta, Inaba, Pergande, Dayron<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Nolan King 37-18: Eblen, Kasanganay, da Silva, Pergande, Dayron<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Brian Garcia 35-20: Eblen, Rosta, da Silva, Arce, Dayron<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Matthew Wells 35-20: Battle, Kasanganay, da Silva, Pergande, Dayron<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ken Hathaway 34-21: Eblen, Rosta, da Silva, Pergande, Dayron<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Farah Hannoun 34-21: Eblen, Rosta, da Silva, Pergande, Dayron<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">George Garcia 33-22: Eblen, Rosta, da Silva, Arce, Dayron<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/pfl\/2026\/03\/28\/pfl-pittsburgh-johnny-eblen-vs-bryan-battle-predictions-mma-betting\/89350201007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PFL Pittsburgh predictions: Is anyone picking Battle to upset Eblen?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PFL Pittsburgh predictions&quot;}\" class=\"link \">PFL Pittsburgh predictions: Is anyone picking Battle to upset Eblen?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The PFL returns this week a former middleweight champion atop the lineup at PFL Pittsburgh (ESPN2\/ESPN Deportes, 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