Francis Ngannou makes his long-awaited PFL debut alongside Bellator featherweight champion Cris Cyborg on the upcoming PFL superfight pay-per-view scheduled on Oct. 19 with a location nonetheless to be decided.
Ngannou is about to face 2023 PFL heavyweight season champion Renan Ferreira, who formally landed the matchup after he knocked out Ryan Bader again in February.
The battle serves as Ngannou’s return to MMA after he final competed within the UFC again in January 2022 when he earned a unanimous choice win over Ciryl Gane. Following that battle, Ngannou finally entered free company the place he signed with PFL however finally ended up taking a pair of boxing matches towards Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua earlier than scheduling his debut with the promotion in October.
General, Ngannou has gained his final six fights in a row together with knockouts over former UFC heavyweight champions Stipe Miocic and Cain Velasquez throughout that run.
As for Ferreira, the 34-year-old Brazilian seems to be for by far the largest win of his profession after he’s rattled off 4 straight wins within the PFL. In his 13 profession wins, Ferreira has scored 11 knockouts together with one submission as he prepares to face off with the previous UFC champion, who was the No. 1 ranked heavyweight within the sport previous to his lengthy hiatus from MMA.
As for Cyborg, she lastly returns to motion towards 2023 PFL featherweight champion Larissa Pacheco, who’s driving an 10-fight unbeaten streak together with a win over present UFC contender Kayla Harrison.
Very like Ngannou, Cyborg crossed over to boxing the place she’s picked up a pair of wins in 2024 earlier than reserving her first MMA battle since October 2023 when she defeated former UFC title challenger Cat Zingano by first-round knockout.
Extensively thought-about one of many best girls’s fighters in historical past, Cyborg seems to be so as to add one other big win to her resume when she faces Pacheco in October.
Ngannou vs. Ferreira and Cyborg vs. Pacheco headline the PFL pay-per-view superfight occasion on Oct. 19 with the value for the cardboard nonetheless to be decided. Extra fights are anticipated to be added within the coming weeks.
