Johnny Eblen set up a mouth-watering PFL middleweight title unification bout with a brutal knockout victory at PFL Austin.The 34-year-old secured a third-round triumph over Impa Kasanganay in the main event on Saturday night.Eblen is the new PFL interim middleweight champion after a knockout win over KasanganayPFLIt is the second time Eblen has defeated Kasanganay in the PFLPFLHis win at the Moody Centre saw Eblen clinch the promotion’s interim middleweight title.The former Bellator champion is now set for a long-awaited rematch with Costello van Steenis.KO victoryEblen had been due to face Van Steenis on Saturday only for the current champion to be forced out with an injury.As a result, he instead claimed a second win over Kasanganay, having won via split decision when they first met in February 2024.It was a much more definitive victory this time around, though, with Eblen delivering a vicious elbow to see off his opponent.Having opened up Kasanganay with his jab throughout the fight, he rocked his rival with an elbow before sending him to the canvas with a follow-up punch.In doing so, Eblen extended his professional record to 18-1, with team-mate and current UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland cheering him on.Rematch securedEblen will now take on Van Steenis in his next bout in a bid to become the undisputed PFL middleweight champion.It will also provide him with the opportunity to avenge the only loss of his professional career.Van Steenis won their first meeting at PFL Africa 1 in July 2025 with just nine seconds remaining in the final round.Eblen is now set for a rematch with Van Steenis to crown the undisputed championGettyView Tweet: https://x.com/SStricklandMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwThe rear-naked choke submission saw the Spaniard become the inaugural PFL middleweight champion in the process.He has since followed up that win with a successful title defence over Fabian Edwards in March of this year.Debut defeatElsewhere on the card, there was a surprise setback for England’s Lewis McGrillen in the co-main event.The 25-year-old had been a heavy favourite for his first-ever fight in the USA against Rafael do Nascimento.Despite promising a knockout, though, he succumbed to a rear-naked choke defeat in the second round.It leaves McGrillen with a 12-2 professional record after eight fights with the promotion.Manchester’s McGrillen was submitted in the co-main eventPFLLoughran picked up a nasty cut on his way to a unanimous decision loss on the same cardPFLPFL Austin: Full fight card resultsMain Card:Johnny Eblen beat Impa Kasanganay via KO/TKORafael do Nascimento beat Lewis McGrillen via submissionJulio Arce beat Caolan Loughran via unanimous decisionJesus Pinedo beat Joey Ruquet via KO/TKOPrelims:Gamid Khizriev beat Biaggio Ali Walsh via submissionAleksandra Savicheva beat Andrea Vazquez via split decisionAshley Thiner beat Mia Grawe via unanimous decisionJackson Glass beat Zak Flessas via KO/TKOVictoria Alba beat Borena Tsertsvadze via KO/TKOMeanwhile, Caolan Loughran also suffered a defeat earlier on the night.The Irish fighter, who was previously scheduled to face McGrillen in October, was on the end of a unanimous decision loss to Julio Arce.Muhammad Ali’s grandson Biaggio Ali Walsh fell victim to a rare choke hold on the same card and said the defeat to Gamid Khizriev left him ‘heartbroken.’Fans can relive all the action from Saturday night for free on the talkSPORT Boxing YouTube channel.