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MMA· The Boplex· Charlotte

PFL Charlotte — Betting Preview

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Bryan Battle vs Dalton Rosta

Date
7 August 2026
Venue
The Boplex
City
Charlotte
Broadcast
ESPN

Main card

  1. 1Bryan Battle vs Dalton Rosta· middleweight
  2. 3Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov vs Simeon Powell· light-heavyweight
  3. 3Joshua Silveira vs Aaron Jeffery· middleweight
  4. 3Lewis McGrillen-Evans vs Brandon Lewis· bantamweight
  5. 3Josh Fremd vs Jhony Gregory· middleweight
  6. 3Denis Goltsov vs Hasan Mezhiev· heavyweight

Full card and undercard on the event page.

Bryan Battle and Dalton Rosta headline the PFL's Charlotte stop at The Boplex on Thursday, live on ESPN. This is a three-round chess match between two mid-tier middleweights who fight on opposite sides of the same style spectrum — Battle at the end of his jab, Rosta looking to close the gap and land hooks. The counter to a strong jab is usually not more punches.

Style read

Battle is a rangy technical boxer who wants exchanges at the end of his reach. Rosta is a shorter puncher whose whole game is closing the distance and landing hooks in the pocket. Whoever wins the range battle wins the fight.

How each fighter wins

Bryan Battle

Battle wins by making Rosta miss for three rounds. Jab, side-step, jab-cross, don't stand still to be hit. Neutral judges at PFL cards reward the busier boxer — that's Battle's fight to lose if he doesn't get walked down.

Dalton Rosta

Rosta wins by cutting off the cage. Constant lateral pressure, feinting the level change to freeze Battle's feet, then a lead hook to close. He has to make this a phone-booth fight because at range Battle picks him apart.

Key stats

  • Battle 10-3 · Rosta 7-1
  • Reach edge: Battle +3 inches
  • Battle's decision rate — 70% of his career wins
  • Three rounds scheduled — short-fight variance is real
  • Neither fighter has been finished by strikes in the PFL

Moneyline odds

Compared across major US sportsbooks. Prices refresh hourly.

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PFL Charlotte — Battle vs Rosta, the jab does the job

Boxing News Staff · Updated 6 August 2026

  1. ValueMoneylinevia DraftKings

    Battle to win

    -140

    Length + technique against pressure over three rounds in a mid-sized PFL cage is the modal Battle decision. Rosta has a live path to a stoppage but it's not the base rate — the price is a small mark-up on what the read actually says.

  2. LeanMethod of victoryvia FanDuel

    Battle by decision

    +180

    Battle picks safety over pressure in exchanges — three rounds of counter-boxing is the highest-EV path to the same result his moneyline implies. Bigger price for essentially the same read.

  3. ConfidenceTotal roundsvia BetMGM

    Over 1.5 rounds

    -220

    Neither man is a first-round finisher. This is a three-round chess match, not a striker's brawl. The line is a small tax on maths that will play out on most fight nights.

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Prop bets & method markets

Method of victory, round groups, KO / decision splits and more — the full board of prop markets for this fight, each with our editorial angle where we've got one.

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How to bet on PFL Charlotte

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