Battle Splits Rosta, Offers To Welcome Jake Paul To MMA

Bryan Battle defeated Dalton Rosta via split decision at PFL Charlotte on Friday night and immediately offered to welcome Jake Paul to mixed martial arts.

Battle claimed his first PFL win in the main event at Bojangles Coliseum after dropping his promotional debut to Johnny Eblen five months earlier, according to MMA Mania. Rosta absorbed his third consecutive loss. When asked about facing Paul — who recently merged his MVP promotion with PFL in what Sherdog called a landmark deal — Battle said he would be open to it, though he doubted the YouTuber-turned-boxer would accept the challenge.

What Happened In The Co-Main Event

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov edged Simeon Powell via split decision in the heavyweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">light heavyweight co-feature, per Sherdog's round-by-round coverage. Aaron Jeffery took a unanimous decision over Joshua Silveira at middleweight. Earlier on the card, Denis Goltsov stopped Hasan Mezhiev in the first round, while Josh Fremd finished Jhony Gregory by second-round TKO.

Maxwell Djantou Nana knocked out Eduardo Neves with a body shot at 2:01 of the third round in a heavyweight clash that saw both men wobbled. Trey Waters battered Trukon Carson with elbows in his welterweight debut, forcing a stoppage at 4:37 of round one. Cheyanne Bowers submitted Elora Dana in the first round at flyweight.

PFL's next event takes place in two weeks.

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Original reporting:

• mmamania.com — PFL Charlotte Results: Battle Splits Rosta, Jake Paul Next? | MMA Mania
• sherdog.com — PFL Charlotte ‘Battle vs. Rosta’ play-by-play, results & round scoring