PFL is pegging Battle of the Giants to be certainly one of its greatest occasions of the yr – and now a full combat card has been revealed.
On Thursday, the promotion introduced its finalized 10-fight lineup together with a handful of notable names as new additions. The occasion takes place Oct. 19 at Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with the principle card on ESPN+/DAZN pay-per-view.
In the principle occasion, former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou returns to MMA after a two-fight boxing stint to tackle Renan Ferreira. Within the co-main occasion, Cris Cyborg and Larissa Pacheco lastly meet in a highly-anticipated showdown.
Additionally on the principle card, Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen defends his title in a rematch vs. Fabian Edwards, and A.J. McKee meets Paul Hughes in a light-weight bout.
The brand new additions introduced Tuesday embrace a essential card conflict between Husein Kadimagomaev and Zafar Mohsen, in addition to a rescheduled bantamweight bout between Raufeon Stots and Marcos Breno.
Extra bouts embrace Makkasharip Zaynukov vs. Dedrek Sanders, Ibragim Ibragimov vs. Nacho Campos, Mostafa Nada vs. Ahmed Sami, and Youssef Al Housani vs. Taha Bendaoud.
The complete PFL: Battle of the Giants lineup contains:
MAIN CARD (4 p.m. ET)
- Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira
- Cris Cyborg vs. Larissa Pacheco
- Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards – for Bellator middleweight title
- Husein Kadimagomaev vs. Zafar Mohsen
- Paul Hughes vs. A.J. McKee
PRELIMINARY CARD (1:30 p.m. ET)
- Marcos Breno vs. Raufeon Stots
- Dedrek Sanders vs. Makkasharip Zaynukov
- Nacho Campos vs. Ibragim Ibragimov
- Mostafa Nada vs. Ahmed Sami
- Youssef Al Housani vs. Taha Bendaoud
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