Professional Fighters League (PFL) today finalized the fight card and televised lineup for the upcoming PFL Madrid MMA event
on Fri., March 20, 2026 at Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid, Spain. The card will be headlined by middleweight champion and hometown hero Costello “The Spaniard” Van Steenis (17-3), who defends his 185-pound strap against 2025 PFL middleweight tournament champion Fabian “The Assassin” Edwards (16-4).PFL Madrid airs at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN App in the U.S. and Movistar Plus+ in Spain.
PFL Madrid Main Card (3 p.m. ET):
PFL Middleweight World Title Main Event: C-Costello van Steenis (17-3) vs. No. 2-Fabian Edwards (16-4)
Featherweight Co-Main Event: No. 2-AJ McKee (23-2) vs. No. 4-Ádám Borics (20-3)
Lightweight Bout: No. 8-Alexandr Shabliy (24-4) vs. Acoidan Duque (22-5)
Welterweight Bout: Franco Tenaglia (5-2) vs. Yassin Najid (9-5)
Heavyweight Bout: No. 4-Linton Vassell (25-10) vs. No. 3-Denis Goltsov (36-9)
PFL Madrid Preliminary Card (12 p.m. ET):
Bantamweight Bout: Kevin Cordero (15-5) vs. Luciano Pereira (15-1)
Flyweight Bout: Borja Garcia (6-2) vs. Rafael Calderon (6-2)
Lightweight Bout: Gino van Steenis (7-2) vs. Mark Ewen (7-2)
Bantamweight Bout: Reda Abdellaoui (3-0) vs. Ernesto Schisano (5-1)
Contract Weight Bout (165 lbs): David Mora (10-6) vs. Claudio Pacella (6-3)
Featherweight Bout: Ignacio Campos (6-2) vs. Mathys Duragrin (4-2)
Women’s Strawweight Bout: Jacinta Austin (8-2) vs. Victoria Dudakova (9-2)
Van Steenis previously defeated Edwards by split decision at Bellator Milan back in late 2020.
“We are making history by becoming the first global MMA company to host an event in Spain, and we are going to make it an unforgettable evening of elite action at Palacio Vistalegre on Friday, March 20,” said PFL CEO John Martin. “Costello van Steenis had a storybook ending in Cape Town with one of the biggest comebacks in the sport’s history, and his tale continues as he comes to Madrid with the flag of Spain on one shoulder, and the world title on the other.”
“Edwards is also riding a huge wave of momentum, and also had a massive win in his last fight to win the PFL tournament title,” Martin continued. “With these two at the top of the card, we’re going to stack the rest of the evening and put on an event for the ages.”
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