Costello van Steenis shocks MMA world, submits undefeated Johnny Eblen at PFL Africa to become new PFL middleweight champion.

If he does nothing else, Costello van Steenis will always be remembered for Saturday's fight. Not only did he become PFL middleweight champion, van Steenis (17-3) did so in improbable fashion when he submitted Johnny Eblen with nine seconds left in their five-round bout.

Van Steenis became the new PFL middleweight champion when he locked in a rear-naked choke on Johnny Eblen and earned the submission with just nine seconds left in the five-round bout. The loss was the first in 17 bouts for Eblen.