Two of mixed martial arts hardest hitters will come face to face for the first time, as combat sports superstar Francis “The Predator” Ngannou and 2023 PFL Heavyweight Champion Renan “Problema” Ferreira headline the Battle of The Giants Press Conference on Thursday, August 22nd at the The Anthem in Washington D.C., United States.
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Ngannou (17-3), who hails from Batié, Cameroon, is one a former UFC Heavyweight World Champion and currently one of the biggest names in the combat sports world today. Ngannou signed with the PFL in 2023, and after an impressive run inside the boxing ring, finally makes his highly-anticipated SmartCage debut.
Ferreira, meanwhile, has been wreaking havoc in the PFL’s Heavyweight Division since 2021, racking up knockout win after knockout win, including two of the quickest knockouts in PFL Heavyweight history. In the 2023 PFL Season, Ferreira finally captured gold, winning his last three bouts by knockout to become the 2023 PFL Heavyweight Champion and earning a potential showdown against the legendary Ngannou.
On Saturday, October 19th, Ngannou and Ferreira will go head to head in the main event in a PFL Super Fights event with the newly-minted PFL Super Fights Championship Belt up for grabs.
The Battle of The Giants Press Conference will also feature a face-off between two of the best female fighters in the world today in Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion Cris “Cyborg” and 2023 PFL Women’s Featherweight Champion Larissa Pacheco.
Cyborg and Pacheco will also step inside the PFL SmartCage at Battle of The Giants.
Also present at the must-see presser will be PFL fighter and one of the most influential people in sports today, Jake Paul.
Don’t miss the Battle of The Giant Press Conference on Thursday, August 22nd at 1:00 PM ET. live on ESPN+ PPV, DAZN, and on the official PFL YouTube page.