[SPEAKER_00]: What is up, everyone?
[SPEAKER_00]: Welcome back to another edition of the Sheen show, Mishan Sheen here on Shardag.com.
[SPEAKER_00]: And today I am looking ahead to PSL Charlotte, which goes down on August 7th, 2026, and that's a Friday, August 7th as well, which I'm sure a lot of people will be happy about it.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's great.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think
[SPEAKER_00]: having the PFL event on a Friday, I think it makes a whole lot of sense, you know, kind of gives you a clear run at the day with with know you see your order big MMA box and whoever it might be getting in your way.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think it's a voice decision from PFL to do this.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I mean, I'm interested to see going forward whether this is a thing that is countless or anonymous was, you know, we're moving into a new era.
[SPEAKER_00]: I thought last week's chart obviously did a
[SPEAKER_00]: Thought that worked out so well and you know one of the things we didn't even really talk about was that it was on I really do think that helps so all in all that was it's definitely been a win win week for PFL And I think that'd be hoping for another big card coming in here because you know to have I suppose back to back really really good cards after the announcement obviously with the MVP deal I think it'd be it'd be manifest heaven really far for the PFL and for MVP and all that now
[SPEAKER_00]: make a break by any means you know there's plenty of times still to go on the the you know the murder hasn't really even happened yet if in terms of you know big changes or anything like that but still you know I suppose good publicity is good publicity whenever you get it so let's let's dive into this and let's let's talk about it
[SPEAKER_00]: I think this guy, you know, after two weeks ago, and we had the Inter-Middle-Eltile fight, which obviously Johnny Ebblin won, which was supposed to be Johnny Ebblin fighting because Elevantstein is a far detail.
[SPEAKER_00]: And obviously, Dave will fight.
[SPEAKER_00]: Johnny Ebblin was actually on the broadcast on on Friday night, and he was saying, oh, I could be in the new MVP PFL era, which would suggest the beginning of next year.
[SPEAKER_00]: Now,
[SPEAKER_00]: I was like, I got a beginner next year.
[SPEAKER_00]: That's often far away.
[SPEAKER_00]: I thought I was looking at, I was like, oh, man, it's all against now.
[SPEAKER_00]: So I'm actually only four months away.
[SPEAKER_00]: I thought that, that kind of exit.
[SPEAKER_00]: But point being, this feels like a big middle way of moving nice in the PFL.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I think on the main character's tree middle way of fights.
[SPEAKER_00]: So I think it leaves a great opportunity for boarding because there's a champion in Interim Champion, right?
[SPEAKER_00]: They're going to fight.
[SPEAKER_00]: So the number one contender spot, as out as it may sound, is actually like wide open right now.
[SPEAKER_00]: So if someone come in here, put on a gray performance blow you away, they could very well be the next client line, or if two people put on really top performances, you could see maybe that fluid, headlining the car around in, or maybe the comment event or something to the unification boat, and be there ready next in line for that winner.
[SPEAKER_00]: Now look the issue I suppose with that is if Johnny everyone wants to win it could very well be a trilogy But you could only work with what you're given a nighting it's it's a big night for those middleheads because you you also
[SPEAKER_00]: you don't want to be fallen behind, right?
[SPEAKER_00]: If you take a loss here and you know, it's a night where tree midway, I'm going to get a win.
[SPEAKER_00]: That is, that is really bad.
[SPEAKER_00]: It puts you really back in the pack, like even more so than a normal loss because of the the top around the division at the time.
[SPEAKER_00]: So, it's
[SPEAKER_00]: It's really, really important, I think, for the guys on this card to get wins and to put themselves into that conversation.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I suppose that starts with the main event of Brian Battle against Dalton Rost, you know, this fight is on and on in our Carolina, Brian Battle is of course from.
[SPEAKER_00]: North Carolina, the last time that Dr. Rasa for, I believe he was in his hometown as well.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's good to see the PFL doing things like this, like for a long time there, I'm not just people with Bellator as well, but...
[SPEAKER_00]: I felt like because of certain TV deals and stuff like that, they couldn't do fights in the hometown of the people like here in Ireland.
[SPEAKER_00]: We were of love to have seen a maybe a few different fights or a few to the big, um, um,
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, tournament fights or archival fights or whatever here and they weren't able to be here because of TV Right, but it's fantastic that these fights are actually been put on in the locality You know obviously that helps.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'll take it and help everything as well So that's a big factor as well I think with the changes that the PFL have made at the moment that we've obviously been talking about before or especially the last six months I think so This fight is a very interesting one like two like
[SPEAKER_00]: very, very comparable, guys, 13, sorry, 12, and 3 for Brian Battle, 11 and 3 for Dalton Rasta, 12 years of age versus 31 years of age, both last, their last fight,
[SPEAKER_00]: Dalton asked obviously coming after two last year last year, as well in the finale of the tournament in 2020 for you.
[SPEAKER_00]: But this is huge for all of them, no doubt about it.
[SPEAKER_00]: Like Rosto was seen as a guy who had, you know, he had the world that he's feeling, opened a little iron Jeffrey last in 2020, 23 and he got back.
[SPEAKER_00]: uh... he got back on the hearts very, very quickly like he beat an arbor in the viny junior and he's next fight an arbor in the viny junior school up in the den who had been in a series in a few weeks this guy in my opinion is one of the best prospects in the world um... and dot on raster beat him like so dot on his head a few off night since then but that fight to me shows exactly what he can produce that was a majority decision could have gone here and out about it but
[SPEAKER_00]: I think that shows how good Dalton roster actually is when didn't beat Sadville C after that and and Aaron Jeffery, you know, the only guy to be up until that point so that was, you know, that was unbelievable for him.
[SPEAKER_00]: Didn't fit me in and there was one.
[SPEAKER_00]: Okay, that was that was a very, very good performance from faming Edwards and not where Dalton roster would have wanted it.
[SPEAKER_00]: But the impact I sang and I thought it was that was just madness.
[SPEAKER_00]: You know,
[SPEAKER_00]: It was on the same car actually as the Eblen and Balfoy, and I think again maybe looking for something to prove in that one.
[SPEAKER_00]: He, I was reading back to him, I know it's watching a bit of it as well.
[SPEAKER_00]: He had him because saying, and I, I worked might be a bit of a stretch, but he landed a few good shots in him, and him but came back and ended up finishing him just after half a point of the foreshown.
[SPEAKER_00]: And ordered a I think he got a little bit excited when he saw he was hearted a little bit another day if he didn't do that He could have been getting him because saying an out there and we could have been talking about very much Dispening number one can handle if I well, it's still might be you know Brian Bathe obviously he's only had one fight in the PFL so far losing to Johnny Eble and then that aforementioned Matcho back in in March and Eble and came out like I spoke to Eble and if you used to go on he was
[SPEAKER_00]: he was dead on for that fight he was never losing that fight so there's not much you can say in terms of of that as a last for Brian Batley don't think it I don't think it brings him down much if I'm being honest because I think Johnny Evelyn is one of the best middleweights in the world and I think sometimes you know when you go to a new promotion as well
[SPEAKER_00]: Maybe you're thinking like, I'm gonna find it easy here, I'm gonna walk through these lads and you quickly find out that guys like Johnny Eble and are absolutely no a joke So that lesson I suppose has been learned from Ryan Baton and he needs to go into this with you know with with a new vigor I think
[SPEAKER_00]: Again, comparable in all of that, comparable in the way they fight as well, like both can can wrestle.
[SPEAKER_00]: Dotharast obviously would have the advantage in that you would think with his background and everything.
[SPEAKER_00]: But what I think, too big power strikes, prime battle probably had the advantage in that.
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, I was watching back, uh, Brian Battles' fight, uh, I think it was even he's fighting in trendy brown and he was, and I was watching a couple more as well.
[SPEAKER_00]: And like, I think like,
[SPEAKER_00]: He's a very... and that's turning to a split decision that I fight against Randy Brown.
[SPEAKER_00]: He's a really good guy, yes.
[SPEAKER_00]: land in his shards and being on top when he's on top.
[SPEAKER_00]: But when it kind of goes against him a small bit, I think he goes into his shell a little bit in me, not necessarily becomes defensive but let's let's the momentum flow too much against him.
[SPEAKER_00]: So if you're a Bryan battle, you have to keep that momentum.
[SPEAKER_00]: If you're a Dalton Raster, you have to pull that momentum away from Bryan battle and I think really that's the key to its fight.
[SPEAKER_00]: a good start I think is key to this fight it really really is because I like I could genuinely see this one being the start to fight if someone gets on top in the first minute or two I could see him getting the finish.
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, either way.
[SPEAKER_00]: If not, you could obviously see you go on to a decision.
[SPEAKER_00]: I bet I think it's I think this is tree rounds, which I love.
[SPEAKER_00]: I love on the BFL as well.
[SPEAKER_00]: Let's main events don't need to be five rounds, especially if you're watching them at five o'clock in the morning, like I do.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm happy enough at the tree round main events.
[SPEAKER_00]: But yeah, I think this will be a good fight.
[SPEAKER_00]: But these ads go for it.
[SPEAKER_00]: If Dalton Raster has the last fight, especially Zantine Gege by a lot of Brian Battles, fights and hunting to judge by this, this should be a phone one.
[SPEAKER_00]: our Joshua Silvera against Aaron Jeffrey and Joshua against Jenny Gregory.
[SPEAKER_00]: First of all, on the Silvera fight, you know, it's twenty-fights in this career, enough for Joshua Silvera had felt not too long ago, like this was a young op-on-comer who we were just talking about, you know, getting these chance in the PFL, but that's
[SPEAKER_00]: Four years ago now and he has at a bought lot of fights in some one you know one more so like the only guys He's last are on my reaction of championing him because saying and I Rob Wilkinson and Fabian Edwards like he's last win Was against morrowdram is out of it.
[SPEAKER_00]: He's last fight in fact in in August of last year That was a top top performance and by far the best performance if he's career You know Aaron Jeffery is one of these guys as well.
[SPEAKER_00]: Okay.
[SPEAKER_00]: He lost the dog and us then the spit decision could have won that for I remember thinking that that for a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a delta rasta about that
[SPEAKER_00]: fight actually like he could have won like I taught at the time I think that the Dalton has the one that he beats more to Ramazana than the fight before that as well as Douglas Lima over in Belitor before the move over like Anne Jeffrey is no joke at all he has power in his hands he can fight around obviously Cervera is really really good on the ground it'd be very interesting to bet and show him I'm looking forward to the prices it is to come out because that's a fight to me that's
[SPEAKER_00]: It's probably just being lean and Jeffrey, but if there's a big differential in maybe the Benton prices, we could be looking the other way.
[SPEAKER_00]: Josh Fremd against Johnny Gregory then, again, another fight where you're kind of looking at this and, you know, Fremd the guy who came into the PFL in his last fight and got a very, very impressive win over Dural Shlawe, who's been around for a long, long time.
[SPEAKER_00]: Obviously, Fremd was in the UFC for a good few years and, you know, he did have the war
[SPEAKER_00]: before that after a bad start I suppose to his UFC career you know beaten Jamie pick it and and said you're dumbass as well, so After picking up one win in the PFL you pick up another and so do you kind of have that momentum You know for Johnny Gregory as well.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's a similar start to think he came in and he fought over and the play us in 2025 and one of those cards and he lost the barris at a canat at a ganna who's I really really really read him.
[SPEAKER_00]: He fought and
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think Barrel's had a very, very, very talent to go both and nor shame to lose him.
[SPEAKER_00]: But Gregory didn't be hired a can last, I'm out guillotine him.
[SPEAKER_00]: And you know, he's very, very good on the ground, Johnny Gregory obviously coming coming over from, coming over from Brazil, you know, when someone has the Brazilian flag around their shoulder and the shardog page, they've got to be good on the ground.
[SPEAKER_00]: He absolutely is, you know, he's last two wins and raw.
[SPEAKER_00]: Board via submission, but the two wins before that via knockout as well.
[SPEAKER_00]: And he is I think he's six knockouts and four submissions on his record.
[SPEAKER_00]: So no joke.
[SPEAKER_00]: No joke at all there.
[SPEAKER_00]: And you know I think it's the start of the fight where at 32 years of age for board of them.
[SPEAKER_00]: This is movement time now.
[SPEAKER_00]: Board of mice was half to get on the you know
[SPEAKER_00]: the road there like I think for the other four guys in the two middle of the tidal fights are the two middle of the fights in the anime, you could see them getting the tidal fights straight away.
[SPEAKER_00]: This one might be a little bit different.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think they'll one of them have to punish or like a big submission, a big knockout or something here.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I think you know, a guy like Josh Fram, I think he could do that book Gregory.
[SPEAKER_00]: No joke as well like it's a lot of these fights.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm like oh Jesus fair play at the ballads.
[SPEAKER_00]: It could be good But I honestly think that they're very very evenly match fights I'm not really match fighting this card as we move away from middleweight division for a second was it is Dolce and Lashimordov against someone Paul are simian Paul even I'm
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know, I'm here breaking down this one again.
[SPEAKER_00]: I brought it down last week.
[SPEAKER_00]: I was supposed to be on the New York card.
[SPEAKER_00]: The New York Commission, who are known to be a bit picky, didn't allow it.
[SPEAKER_00]: So now it's been moved to this card and I'm glad they kept the fight together because it's a fight that makes a whole lot of sense, you know, yes, you're more of a fantastic performance.
[SPEAKER_00]: against Tyson Pedro.
[SPEAKER_00]: I actually think after Pedro was kind of really poor performance last week.
[SPEAKER_00]: Maybe kind of drags down that way in another little bit.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think he'd probably be looking to make a nother statement and it's for fighting against Simeon Powell.
[SPEAKER_00]: But Powell as well, you know, for a young guy who,
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, obviously he's coming over from from the UK.
[SPEAKER_00]: I've heard a lot about him down through the years and all the chat was like this guy is going to be the guy And you know, he had that that's a back against Jacob neto.
[SPEAKER_00]: He had the set back against against shoefess last year Again, this is his time to shine.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think still he's only 27 he's young if he loses this fight not to say he can come back and do it again, but
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, he has your word of God.
[SPEAKER_00]: He's just the experience of what he's he'd like 35, 80, he's career something like that.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's it's not five years since that last Corey Anderson where he was out wrestled and kind of you're thinking, ah, he's never going to show up that while, but he absolutely has and now he's going to that next level and gun to that next level.
[SPEAKER_00]: Okay, he lasts Anderson again last year, but he's beaten everyone around the, you know, knocked out in because saying, and I want 58 seconds, you have the favorite
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm looking for Simian Polter to change things up in this fight.
[SPEAKER_00]: I really, really am, and let's see how that goes.
[SPEAKER_00]: Another guy who did fight recently was Luzmogrellen, who actually last his fight a couple of weeks ago, and got some minutes in the second round by Rafael Lona Semento.
[SPEAKER_00]: Bones and back in what is in on each three weeks ish to take on
[SPEAKER_00]: Brandon Lewis who, you know, is making his PFL debut here.
[SPEAKER_00]: We saw him on the on a connoisseur.
[SPEAKER_00]: He's actually fought Justin Vetz, a little stand out at PFL in 2023.
[SPEAKER_00]: But he's only had one fight since 2022.
[SPEAKER_00]: He fought in 2024 against Michael Billips and Cage Fury win 15 and that's all, you know, a bit of experience there.
[SPEAKER_00]: But he's he's a guy who's been fighting for for 10 years.
[SPEAKER_00]: But not very after, you know, only 10 fights in those 10 years.
[SPEAKER_00]: You'd expect Lewis McGridon to come through that, but he needs to come through that.
[SPEAKER_00]: Do you understand the thing I think on this card is the ones heavyweights and the now light heavyweights of Van Dielmolowski and Bruno Kapalose brought down the light heavyweights and also Dennis Golsov is fighting on this against Hassan Mazeev who's
[SPEAKER_00]: uh 15 and all and this is uh this is a very impressive guy coming in here you know no joke at all coming over from Lactfia he's 14 finishes there as well.
[SPEAKER_00]: He fought in reason uh and uh and obviously won over there because he needs his undefeated but this is he's I think he's first big opportunity against a guy in in this goal so who okay he lasts Korean or something last time up before that he was on a four-fight win streak this guy has has been a champion for a long time still only 36 young for a heavyweight
[SPEAKER_00]: So that's a big fight.
[SPEAKER_00]: The former champions in Moldowski and Capilosa, you know, Moldowski coming off of, you know, he hasn't last since 2024 against Lint and Vessel, he was, he wasn't in the PFL and he's last fight, but he's back in here now and takes on Bruno Capilosa, who, again, similarly got to win outside the PFL, after losing to Vadim, Nimkov and obviously with that no contest in the, in that mad night in 2020 during the injury, he's back in here as well, but he's beaten and did the Lee Heng guy is like that.
[SPEAKER_00]: he was very very good and very scary at at his best so yeah I'm looking forward to maximum and then on this card as well tray waters open up the card it's a pretty good card from top to bottom on on Friday night so yeah tune in for that stay tuned to um sure dot com for everything enjoy the fights and i'll see you next time good luck