Prime Picks: PFL Pittsburgh, UFC Seattle

A high-stakes middleweight clash headlines PFL Pittsburgh: Tune in LIVE, Saturday, March 28 at 10 p. m. ET .

The Professional Fighters League and the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday will stand nose-to-nose before the buying public, albeit 2,500 miles apart, when PFL Pittsburgh “Eblen vs. Battle” unfolds at the UPMC Events Center in western Pennsylvania and UFC Seattle “Adesanya vs. Pyfer” goes down at Climate Pledge Arena in the Pacific Northwest.

There should be an ample supply of intrigue at both locales. Strap in, as we examine the cards from a bettor’s perspective and attempt to maximize our investment in the latest installment of Prime Picks: STRAIGHT-UP CASH Johnny Eblen (-395) The former Bellator MMA champion figures to be as motivated as ever when he zeroes in on UFC refugee Bryan Battle in the PFL main event. Eblen, 34, finds himself on the rebound for the first time, having fallen from the ranks of the unbeaten through a technical submission loss to Costello van Steenis in the fifth round of their PFL Champions Series 2 encounter on July 19.

The American Top Team rep entered the cage with a perfect 16-0 record and raced out to a clear lead on the scorecards, then lost his way across the final 10 minutes before being put to sleep by a rear-naked choke in the waning seconds. A re-energized and refocused Eblen could be quite a handful for his counterpart. Battle was jettisoned by the UFC after a series of missed weight cuts and looks to land on his feet in his PFL debut.