PFL Charlotte: Battle vs. Rosta Live Updates, Results and Highlights

Up next, we've got a lightweight clash between Texas' Landry Ward (10-3) and undefeated finishing machine Michael Boylan of Iowa (6-0). This is the PFL debut for both, but Ward has Robbie Lawler in his corner, which seems like an unfair advantage under any circumstances.

Let's go!

Bruno Cappelozza and Valentina Moldavsky showed off all of their veteran experience in their undercard light heavyweight clash, but in the end, the former's leg kicks and punches were enough to earn a unanimous-decision win.

In victory, Cappelozza is now 16-7. This victory, his first since he stopped Stuart Austin way back in 2022, marks a succsesful light heavyweight debut.

Moldavsky, meanwhile, has a 3-fight unbeaten streak derailed in defeat.

It would be fair to call Brazil's Bruno Cappelozza one of the most important heavyweights in PFL history. He is the former winner of the promotion's defunct heavyweight tournament—under heartbreaking circumstances—and is also behind some of the most entertaining fights in the PFL heavyweight history.

Tonight, after a submission loss to Vadim Nemkov over two years ago, he'll make his light heavyweight debut. His opponent will be the incredibly talented former Bellator interim light heavyweight champ and Fedor Emelianenko protege Valentin Moldavsky, who is riding two straight wins, and is also dropping down a weight class.

These are two extremely experienced and dangerous fighters, despite no mention of the UFC on their resumes.

Here we go.

In the third fight of the night, Charlotte's own Jonathan Martin defeated Wilson Lopshire by unanimous decision in a 160-pound catchweight clash.

The hometown winner says he graduated from high school in the same arena he just fought in. That is very cool. What a moment for him.

The decision win brings Martin to 9-3, and marks his successful PFL debut. His future looks bright, and it can't hurt that he has the same name as the new PFL CEO.

The loss marks Lopshire's first taste of defeat. He's now 7-1.

Just like last weekend's UFC card in Serbia, this PFL card in Charlotte is off to a red-hot start, with violent finishes in the first two fights. Will it continue into bout No. 3? Let's see.

Up next, it's a 160-pound catchweight clash between Wilson Lopshire and Jonathan Martin. Lopshire is undefeated at 7-0, while Martin is riding a loss to Hector Saenz. Both are making their PFL debuts.

Let's see what these two newcomers are all about.

There is something in the water in Cameroon.

Following in the footsteps of incredible fighters like Francis Ngannou and Ateba Gautier, Maxwell Djantou Nana picked up a huge win for the country in Charlotte, knocking Brazil's Eduardo Neves in round three of their heavyweight clash. It was a body shot that sealed the deal, and 2:31 was the time of the stoppage.

In victory, Nana is now 9-2 overall, and he's sure to climb upwards from his No. 6 spot in the PFL heavyweight rankings. For Neves, now 9-4, it's back to the drawing board.

After a violent stoppage in the welterweight division to start tonight's card, we move up to the heavyweight division, where Eduardo Neves of Brazil will take on Maxwell Djantou Nana of Cameroon.

Neves (9-3) is riding back-to-back stoppages, while Nana (8-2) is fresh off a win over skidding UFC veteran Karl Williams.

Both men are a long way from the top of the heavyweight division, but they have an opportunity to make a big statement tonight.

Trukon Carson came out aggressive in his undercard opener against Trey Waters, but ultimately paid a high price. After pressing the action early, he was dropped by a straight punch, and after a few brutal sequences, was finished off by his more experienced foe on the mat.

The official time of the stoppage was 4:37 of round one.

In victory, Waters makes a successful PFL debut, and improves to 10-2 overall. Importantly, he also puts some distance between himself and the loss that ended his UFC run.

Carson falls to 6-2 in defeat, and will have to wait for his first PFL win — if the organization gives him another shot.

Tonight's PFL card in Charlotte is officially live.

The first fight of the night will be contested in the welterweight division, as Trey Waters takes on Trukon Carlson. Waters is making his PFL debut, but UFC fans may remember his 2-1 run in the Octagon, which ended with a loss to top British talent Sam Patterson. Carson, also debuting, hasn't achieved quite the same level of success so far, but has won a couple of regional titles.

This should be a nice way to kick off the card. Let's get into it.