PFL is pegging Battle of the Giants to be one of its biggest events of the year – and now a full fight card has been revealed.
On Thursday, the promotion announced its finalized 10-fight lineup including a handful of notable names as new additions. The event takes place Oct. 19 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with the main card on ESPN+/DAZN pay-per-view.
In the main event, former UFC heavyweight champion [autotag]Francis Ngannou[/autotag] returns to MMA after a two-fight boxing stint to take on [autotag]Renan Ferreira[/autotag]. In the co-main event, [autotag]Cris Cyborg[/autotag] and [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag] finally meet in a highly-anticipated showdown.
Also on the main card, Bellator middleweight champion [autotag]Johnny Eblen[/autotag] defends his title in a rematch vs. [autotag]Fabian Edwards[/autotag], and [autotag]A.J. McKee[/autotag] meets [autotag]Paul Hughes[/autotag] in a lightweight bout.
The new additions announced Tuesday include a main card clash between [autotag]Husein Kadimagomaev[/autotag] and [autotag]Zafar Mohsen[/autotag], as well as a rescheduled bantamweight bout between [autotag]Raufeon Stots[/autotag] and [autotag]Marcos Breno[/autotag].
Additional bouts include [autotag]Makkasharip Zaynukov[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Dedrek Sanders[/autotag], [autotag]Ibragim Ibragimov[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Nacho Campos[/autotag], [autotag]Mostafa Nada[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ahmed Sami[/autotag], and [autotag]Youssef Al Housani[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Taha Bendaoud[/autotag].
The full PFL: Battle of the Giants lineup includes:
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
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for PFL: Battle of the Giants.