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Johnny That moment will come on July 18 at Moody Center in Austin, Texas, Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThis is the fight that fans have been asking for since the moment Eblen (17-1) was widely considered to be one of the best \u201cI got to get that belt back,\u201d Eblen yelled in the cage after Fighters often say that you are not a champion until you have \u201cI wanted this rematch with Eblen from the moment the first fight
\nEblen<\/a> has waited patiently, and will now get his shot at
\nredemption 364 days after losing his crown.<\/p>\n
\nas the
\nProfessional Fighters League<\/a> on Wednesday revealed its plans
\nfor a rematch pitting PFL middleweight champion Costello
\nvan Steenis<\/a> against the man he dramatically upset almost a year
\nago to the day.<\/p>\n
\nCostello secured the rear-naked choke in the final seconds of their
\nfirst world championship fight,\u201d PFL CEO John Martin stated in a
\nnews release. \u201cThere were a lot of opinions about how that fight
\nended, and both fighters have something to prove. Now we have a
\nmassive rematch with everything on the line, validation for \u2018The
\nSpaniard,\u2019 or redemption for \u2018Pressure.\u2019 I can\u2019t wait to see how it
\nplays out on July 18.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nmiddleweights in the world before being upset by van Steenis on
\nJuly 19, 2025. The former Bellator
\nMMA<\/a> 185-pound champion also continued his reign in PFL when the
\npromotion took over Bellator. Eblen was a massive -550 favorite
\ngoing into his title defense against van Steenis last year and
\nappeared to be controlling the action throughout the match.
\nHowever, the Spaniard handed Eblen his lone professional loss by
\nchoking him unconscious with nine seconds left in one of the
\nbiggest upsets in PFL title fight history. Eblen has since
\nrebounded with a first-round submission of
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> veteran Bryan
\nBattle<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\ndismantling Battle. \u201cCostello if you\u2019re watching, I\u2019m coming for
\nyou baby, revenge. Let\u2019s go, revenge!\u201d<\/p>\n
\ndefended the belt, and Van Steenis established himself as a
\nrightful king when he successfully retained the title with a Round
\n3 technical knockout of Fabian
\nEdwards<\/a> on March 20 in Madrid, Spain.<\/p>\n
\nended,\u201d said van Steenis in Wednesday\u2019s news release. \u201cThere\u2019s
\nstill a lot being said about that first result, and I\u2019m looking
\nforward to proving, definitively, that I\u2019m the better fighter on
\nJuly 18.\u201d<\/p>\n