Costello van Steenis defeated Fabian Edwards in a rematch of the middleweight championship rematch at the PFL Madrid card, using brutal elbows to retain his title. The event was the first major mixed martial arts event to take place in Spain and was attended by the world's first major event in Spain. In the co-main event, former Bellator champ AJ McKee beat Adam Borics in a close contest in a featherweight contest, despite McKee dislocating his toe at the end of the first round.