The Skilled Fighters League returned to us tonight, October 19, 2024, for PFL: Battle of the Giants, taking place dwell from Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Headlining the occasion is a heavyweight affair between lineal UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou (18-3) and PFL heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira (13-4) 3 NC.
Ngannou hadn’t fought in MMA since his lone heavyweight title protection in opposition to then interim champion Ciryl Gane again in January of 2022, choosing up his first ever choice win in a really hard-fought victory.
He had nevertheless fought two of the very best heavyweight boxers on this planet since then, going through then WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, shedding the bout through cut up choice in a conflict most scored for him again in October of final 12 months, and getting knocked out by former WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua earlier this 12 months in March.
Ferreira then again had gone 5-1 (2 NC) throughout eight bouts since Ngannou’s final MMA struggle; this started with a win over Jamelle Jones (KO), earlier than going winless in his subsequent three outings, shedding trio of fights in opposition to former UFC expertise Klidson Abreu (UD), former PFL heavyweight champion Ante Delija (TKO), and 2-0 Contender Collection alum Rizvan Kuniev (UD), although the defeats to Abreu and Kuniev had been each overturned as they every failed post-fight drug exams.
The Brazilian champion then gained his subsequent four-straight coming into tonight’s primary occasion, defeating the likes of Matheus Scheffel (KO), former UFC prospect Maurice Greene (KO), former ACA heavyweight champion Denis Goltsov (TKO) the place he claimed the PFL heavyweight title, and Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader (TKO) of their champion versus champion conflict this previous February.
Proceed studying to see how our PFL: Battle of the Giants heavyweight primary occasion of the night went down:
Official Outcome: Francis Ngannou def. Renan Ferreira through KO (punches) at 3:32 of spherical one
Ngannou opened up the bout with a heavy leg kick that was quickly returned by Ferreira. The 2 every landed a pair extra earlier than Ngannou shot in on and secured a double leg takedown one minute in. The Brazilian threw his legs up for a triangle choke, a strong try, although Ngannou battled his approach out of it with relative ease.
Ngannou settled in Ferreira’s guard and opened up with some heavy punches from high place, forcing Ferreira to turtle up the place he continued touchdown heavy leather-based onto the ear of Ferreira, KO’ing him on the spot.
FRANCIS NGANNOU IS BACKKK!!! 😱#PFLSuperFights
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— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) October 19, 2024
Francis Ngannou returned to type tonight at PFL: Battle of the Giants, storming by an extremely harmful world champion opponent. At 38 years of age, who ought to he face subsequent?
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