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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — The stage is set for the biggest MMA event of the year live tomorrow on ESPN+ PPV and DAZN PPV from the Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In the main event of PFL Battle of the Giants, combat sports superstar and undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the world, Francis Ngannou (17-3) makes his highly anticipated return to the sport of MMA, as “The Predator” faces the most-feared heavyweight, 6-foot-8 2023 PFL Heavyweight Champion Renan “Problema” Ferreira (13-3, 3 NC) for the newly minted PFL Super Fights Heavyweight Championship Belt.
The co-main event will feature another major world title fight featuring the greatest women’s MMA fighter of all-time, Cris “Cyborg” (27-2, 1 NC), whose legacy will be on the line when she squares off against PFL two-division Champion Larissa Pacheco (23-4), who looks to prove she is the greatest women’s MMA fighter on the planet. The Bellator Middleweight Championship is also on the line when undefeated Johnny Eblen (15-0) defends his title in a rematch against England’s Fabian Edwards (13-3). Lastly, former Bellator Featherweight Champion AJ McKee (22-1) will welcome surging Irish prospect Paul Hughes (12-1) to the upper echelon of the talent-stacked Lightweight division.
The ‘Battle of the Giants‘ main card will air live in the U.S. on ESPN+ PPV at 4 pm ET/1 pm PT. The card can be seen live in Europe and Canada on DAZN. The preliminary card will begin at 1:30 pm ET/10:30 am PT and will air on ESPN+, as well as DAZN.
Full weigh-in results are below. ‘Battle of the Giants’ Main Card:Saturday, October 19 – Live on ESPN+ PPV and DAZN PPVThe Mayadeen, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT
Heavyweight Super Fights World Title: Francis Ngannou(256.8 lbs.) vs. Renan Ferreira (251.5 lbs.) Women’s Featherweight Super Fights World Title: Cris Cyborg (144.5 lbs.) vs. Larissa Pacheco (144.1 lbs.) Bellator Middleweight World Title: Johnny Eblen (184.7 lbs.) vs. Fabian Edwards (184.9 lbs.) Featherweight Showcase: Husein Kadimagomaev (146 lbs.) vs. Zafar Mohsen (145.8 lbs.)
Lightweight Showcase: AJ McKee (155.8 lbs.) vs. Paul Hughes (155.8 lbs.)
‘Battle of the Giants’ Early Card:
Live on ESPN+ / DAZN
1:30 pm ET/ 10:30 am PT
Bantamweight Showcase Bout: Raufeon Stots (135.8 lbs.) vs. Marcos Breno (136 lbs.) Lightweight Showcase Bout: Makkasharip Zaynukov (155.6 lbs.) vs. Dedrek Sanders (154.9 lbs.) Featherweight Showcase Bout: Ibragim Ibragimov (145.5 lbs.) vs. Nacho Campos (145.9 lbs.) Featherweight Showcase Bout:Tariq Ismail (145.1 lbs.) vs. Taha Bendaoud (145.5)
PFL is the only organization in MMA with the sports-season format, where individual fighters compete in a regular season, playoffs, and championship each year. The combined roster of PFL and Bellator boasts 30% of its fighters independently world-ranked in the top 25 of their respective weight-class, the same percentage as UFC. PFL has an expansive global vision for the sport and is building the “Champions League of MMA” with PFL Europe, PFL MENA, and more international leagues in development. PFL leads in technology and innovation, with its proprietary PFL SmartCage, powering fight analytics, real-time betting, AI scoring, and a next- generation viewing experience.
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