The stars of the monumental Battle of the Giants PPV event taking place this Saturday, October 19, live from the Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, addressed assembled media earlier today.
In the main event of PFL’s 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. In addition, 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 PPV. The preliminary card will begin at 1:30 pm ET/10:30 am PT and will air on ESPN+, as well as DAZN
Battle of the Giants Main Card
Saturday, October 19 – Live on ESPN+ PPV and DAZN PPV
The Mayadeen, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT
Heavyweight Super Fights World Title: Francis Ngannou (17-3) vs. Renan Ferreira (13-3, 3 NC)Women’s Featherweight Super Fights World Title: Cris Cyborg (27-2, 1 NC) vs. Larissa Pacheco (23-4)Bellator Middleweight World Title: Johnny Eblen (15-0) vs. Fabian Edwards (13-3)Featherweight Showcase: Husein Kadimagomaev (11-1) vs. Zafar Mohsen (13-4)Lightweight Showcase: AJ McKee (22-1) vs. Paul Hughes (12-1)
Battle of the Giants Early Card
Live on ESPN+ / DAZN
1:30 pm ET/ 10:30 am PT
Bantamweight Showcase Bout: Raufeon Stots (20-2) vs. Marcos Breno (13-3)Lightweight Showcase Bout: Makkasharip Zaynukov (15-4) vs. Dedrek Sanders (9-4)Featherweight Showcase Bout: Ibragim Ibragimov (7-0) vs. Nacho Campos (5-0)Featherweight Showcase Bout: Tariq Ismail (8-1) vs. Taha Bendaoud (3-0)