Brace for impact, one of the biggest fight nights of the year is coming.
Punching its way into the capital in October, PFL Super Fights: ‘Battle of the Giants’ is bringing former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou and 2023 PFL Heavyweight winner Renan Ferreira to the ring near us.
Produced by the Professional Fighters League, this heavyweight bout is set to be the biggest MMA event in Saudi Arabia to date. It is also the fifth PFL match to take place in Riyadh.
The World Heavyweight Title Fight will be Ngannou’s third time fighting in the capital.
Get ready to watch bloods guts, and glory from the ringside. Here is everything about the exciting fight.
PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants
Ngannou and Ferreira are preparing to strap on their gloves for a historic fight. The match will determine MMA’s World Heavyweight champion.
The fight night will feature an exhilarating fight card. What’s more, the event will be co-headlined by the Women’s Featherweight PFL Super Fight Championship. The battle will have Cris “Cyborg” (27-2, 1 NC) square off against PFL two-division Champion Larissa Pacheco (23-4), in a bid to become the greatest female MMA champion in the world.
Battle of the Giants location
The match bell will be rung at The Mayadeen in the beating heart of historic Riyadh, Diriyah.
Battle of the Giants dates
The fighters will face off each other in less than a month on Saturday October 19.
Battle of the Giants tickets
Tickets for the highly-anticipated fight have gone live on webook.com starting from SAR300. The night will also be broadcasted on ESPN+ as pay-per-view in the United States and on DAZN worldwide.
Battle of the Giants fight card
- Heavyweight Main Event: Francis Ngannou (17-3) vs. Renan Ferreira (13-3, 3 NC)
- Women’s Featherweight Co-Main Event: Cris “Cyborg” (27-2, 1 NC) vs. Larissa Pacheco (23-4)
- Bellator Middleweight World Title Bout: Johnny Eblen (15-0) vs. Fabian Edwards (13-3)
- Featherweight Main Card Bout: Husein Kadimagomaev (11-1, 1 NC) vs Zafar Mohsen (13-4)
- Lightweight Main Card Bout: AJ McKee (22-1) vs. Paul Hughes (12-1)
Battle of the Giants Early Card
- Bantamweight Early Card Bout: Raufeon Stots (20-2) vs Marcos Breno (15-3)
- Lightweight Early Card Bout: Makkasharip Zaynukov (15-4) vs Dedrek Sanders (9-4)
- Featherweight Early Card Bout: Ibragim Ibragimov (7-0) vs Nacho Campos (5-0)
- Middleweight Early Card Bout: Mostafa Nada (9-3) vs Ahmed Sami (11-4-0, 1 NC)
- Featherweight Early Card Bout: Youssef Al Housani (4-1) vs Taha Bendaoud (3-0)
Fights and Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom is quickly becoming a favorite to host premier sporting events including fights. From Riyadh Season 2024‘s opening night fight IV Crown Showdown to the iconic Latino Night, there is no shortage of fights for you to check out. Do not forget about Saudi’s first-ever UFC Power Slap event.
From SAR300. Sat Oct 19. The Mayadeen, Diriyah, webook.com.
