Two middleweights looking for a return to their winning ways faced off at PFL Charlotte on Friday, as Bryan Battle and Dalton Rosta looked to bounce back from recent setbacks.
In Battle’s case, he had dropped his promotional debut to Johnny Eblen, who would go on to win interim gold and book himself a rematch with Costello van Steenis. That left Battle looking to regroup, the former UFC fighter and TUF winner having moved to the PFL after a pair of wins in Dirty Boxing.
For Dalton Rosta, the former Bellator standout entered Friday’s bout having lost back-to-back fights against Impa Kasanganay and Fabian Edwards.
With middleweight being one of the PFL’s deeper weight classes, a win was key for both men.
Where to Watch PFL Charlotte
Friday, August 7, 2026 saw PFL Charlotte take place at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC. The preliminary card gets underway at 6:30PM ET, 3:30PM PT, and airs live on the ESPN App, followed by main card action on ESPN. Full results can be found below.
PFL Charlotte: Battle vs. Rosta Results
Main Card
Bryan Battle vs. Dalton Rosta
Dovlet Yagshimuradov vs. Simeon Powell
Josh Silveira vs. Aaron Jeffery
Lewis McGrillen vs. Brandon Lewis
Josh Fremd vs. Jhony Gregory
Preliminary Card
Denis Goltsov vs. Hasan Mezhiev
Cheyden Leialoha vs. Robbie Ring
Cheyanne Bowers vs. Elora Dana
Michael Boylan vs. Landry Ward
Valentin Moldavsky vs. Bruno Cappelozza
Jonathan Martin vs. Wilson Lopshire
Eduardo Neves vs. Maxwell Djantou Nana
Trukon Carson vs. Trey Waters
