• Fight Date: Sat, Sep 23, 2023

On Saturday, September 23 at the 3Arena Dublin in Dublin, Ireland Johnny «Diamond Hands» Eblen will meet Fabian «The Assassin» Edwards for Bellator MMA title in a 5-round middleweight bout.

Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards
Johnny Eblen
Johnny Eblen
Diamond Hands
Fabian Edwards
Fabian Edwards
The Assassin
Country USAUSA
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Age 31 years 30 years
Pro 6 years 6 years
Height 6′ 1″ (185 cm) 6′ 1″ (185 cm)
Reach 74″ (188 cm) 79½″ (201 cm)
Division middleweight
(185 lbs / 83,9 kg)
middleweight
(185 lbs / 83,9 kg)
Stance

orthodox

southpaw
Titles
Bellator MMA (middleweight)
-
Record 13 - 0 - 0
(5 KOs)
12 - 2 - 0
(4 KOs)
KOs 38% 33%
Inactive 231 days 134 days
Advant.
Johnny Eblen won by knockout (KO) (video).

Date and Time

The fight night will begin on Saturday, September 23 at 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT.

Arena

The fight will be held at the 3Arena Dublin in Dublin, Ireland.

On which TV channel or streaming service can I watch the live broadcast of the fight Johnny Eblen versus Fabian Edwards?

  • To Be Announced

Eblen vs. Edwards Full Fight Highlights

Eblen vs. Edwards Fight Promo

Who fights on Saturday, September 23?
Fight card subject to change.

Division Fighter #1 Fighter #2 Notes
middleweight (185 lbs)Johnny Eblen
(13 - 0 - 0)
Fabian Edwards
(12 - 2 - 0)
Bellator MMA
featherweight (145 lbs)Aaron Pico
(11 - 4 - 0)
Pedro Carvalho
(13 - 7 - 0)
featherweight (145 lbs)Mads Burnell
(17 - 5 - 0)
Daniel Weichel
(42 - 14 - 0)
featherweight (145 lbs)Sinead Kavanagh
(9 - 5 - 0)
Sara Collins
(4 - 0 - 0)
welterweight (170 lbs)Levan Chokheli
(12 - 2 - 0)
Sabah Homasi
(17 - 11 - 0)
featherweight (145 lbs)Brian Moore
(16 - 9 - 0)
Otto Rodrigues
(13 - 1 - 0)
light heavyweight (205 lbs)Luke Trainer
(7 - 1 - 0)
Laurynas Urbonavicius
(14 - 1 - 0)
lightweight (155 lbs)Mark Ewen
(4 - 0 - 0)
Noah Gugnon
(4 - 0 - 0)
featherweight (145 lbs)Kenny Mokhonoana
(5 - 0 - 0)
Josh O'Connor
(5 - 0 - 0)
strawweight (115 lbs)Chiara Penco
(8 - 3 - 0)
Mackenzie Stiller
(1 - 0 - 0)
welterweight (170 lbs)Nicolò Solli
(4 - 1 - 0)
Romain Debienne
(9 - 4 - 0)
welterweight (170 lbs)Peter Queally
(13 - 8 - 1)
Daniele Miceli
(11 - 5 - 0)
middleweight (185 lbs)Charlie Ward
(10 - 6 - 0)
Gregory Babene
(22 - 11 - 0)
bantamweight (135 lbs)Ciaran Clarke
(7 - 0 - 0)
Przemysław Górny
(5 - 3 - 0)
featherweight (145 lbs)Darragh Kelly
(4 - 0 - 0)
Jelle Zeegers
(2 - 2 - 0)
lightweight (155 lbs)Mansour Barnaoui
(20 - 5 - 0)
Jay Jay Wilson
(9 - 1 - 0)
welterweight (170 lbs)Luca Poclit
(9 - 1 - 0)
Roman Faraldo
(8 - 1 - 0)
lightweight (155 lbs)Davy Gallon
(21 - 8 - 2)
Attila Korkmaz
(13 - 7 - 0)
featherweight (145 lbs)Asaël Adjoudj
(6 - 1 - 0)
Ibrahim Al-Faqih Hassan
(4 - 1 - 0)
heavyweight (265 lbs)Sergey Bilostenniy
(10 - 3 - 0)
Kasim Aras
(7 - 2 - 0)
featherweight (145 lbs)Khasan Magomedsharipov
(8 - 0 - 0)
Piotr Niedzielski
(17 - 6 - 0)
Johnny «Diamond Hands» Eblen

Johnny «Diamond Hands» Eblen

Johnny Eblen is an American MMA artist.
As a professional athlete, Eblen has been performing for 6 years and remains unbeaten.

Last fight

The last fight of Johnny Eblen took place on February 4, 2023 against Anatoly TokovAnatoly Tokov.
Eblen won by unanimous decision (UD).

Johnny Eblen vs. Anatoly Tokov 

Johnny Eblen's last fight

First world title

On June 24, 2022 Johnny Eblen became the Bellator MMA middleweight champion.
The American defeated world champion Gegard Mousasi.

And the new...

Bellator MMA World champion Johnny Eblen

Bellator MMA World champion Johnny Eblen

MMA record

  • Total fights: 13
  • Wins: 13
  • Wins by KO: 5
  • Wins by subm: 1
  • Wins by dec: 7
  • Losses: 0
  • Draws: 0

MMA career

How many fights did Johnny Eblen have?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2024-02-24 Impa Kasanganay Win
Decision (Split)
2023-09-23 Fabian Edwards Win
KO (Elbows and Punches)
2023-02-04 Anatoly Tokov Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2022-06-24 Gegard Mousasi Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2022-03-12 John Salter Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2021-12-03 Collin Huckbody Win
TKO (Punches)
2021-07-16 Travis Davis Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2021-05-07 Daniel Madrid Win
KO (Punches)
2020-10-29 Taylor Johnson Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2019-10-04 Mauricio Alonso Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2019-03-22 Chauncey Foxworth Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2018-10-13 Tyler Lee Win
TKO (Submission to Punches)
2018-08-18 Wayman Carter Win
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
2017-11-18 Raymond Gray Win
TKO (Submission to Punches)
2017-07-07 Wayne Collier Win
TKO (Submission to Punches)

All Johnny Eblen's losses

Johnny Eblen remains undefeated as a professional MMA artist.

Johnny «Diamond Hands» Eblen Highlights

Fabian «The Assassin» Edwards

Fabian «The Assassin» Edwards

Fabian Edwards is a British MMA artist.
As a professional athlete, Edwards has been performing for 6 years.

Last fight

The last fight of Fabian Edwards took place on May 12, 2023 against Gegard MousasiGegard Mousasi.
Edwards won by unanimous decision (UD).

Fabian Edwards vs. Gegard Mousasi 

Fabian Edwards's last fight

MMA record

  • Total fights: 14
  • Wins: 12
  • Wins by KO: 4
  • Wins by subm: 3
  • Wins by dec: 5
  • Losses: 2
  • Losses by KO: 0
  • Losses by subm: 0
  • Losses by dec: 2
  • Draws: 0

MMA career

How many fights did Fabian Edwards have?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2024-03-22 Aaron Jeffery Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2023-09-23 Johnny Eblen Loss
KO (Elbows and Punches)
2023-05-12 Gegard Mousasi Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2022-10-29 Charlie Ward Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2022-05-13 Lyoto Machida Win
KO (Elbow and Punches)
2021-05-21 Austin Vanderford Loss
Decision (Unanimous)
2020-09-26 Costello van Steenis Loss
Decision (Split)
2019-11-23 Mike Shipman Win
Decision (Split)
2019-06-22 Jonathan Bosuku Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2019-05-04 Falco Neto Lopes Win
TKO (Upkicks and Punches)
2019-02-09 Lee Chadwick Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2018-05-12 Claudio Conti Win
TKO (Body Kick)
2018-03-09 Kent Kauppinen Win
Submission (Armbar)
2017-12-15 Louis King Win
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2017-07-07 Aaron Kennedy Win
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2017-05-19 Rafal Cejrowski Win
KO (Flying Knee)

All Fabian Edwards's losses

Who all beat Fabian Edwards?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2023-09-23 Johnny Eblen Loss
KO (Elbows and Punches)
2021-05-21 Austin Vanderford Loss
Decision (Unanimous)
2020-09-26 Costello van Steenis Loss
Decision (Split)

Fabian «The Assassin» Edwards Highlights

Latest Odds

  • Favorite
    Eblen to win: 1/4
  • Underdog
    Edwards to win: 3/1

Prediction

Joshua Cook
Who will win: Eblen or Edwards?

Eblen and Edwards are worthy opponents.
It is difficult to predict which of the fighters will win.

Nevertheless, I think that Johnny Eblen will win by unanimous decision.

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