Francis Ngannou returns to MMA and looks to make an immediate impact in the PFL. In his way is the dangerous Renan Ferreira.
Below is all the information you need to catch the PFL Battle of the Giants event including when the event starts and when the main event will get into the smart cage.
Ngannou vs. Ferreira: PFL Battle of the Giants start time
- Date: Saturday, October 19
- Early Card: 1:30 pm ET | 10:30 a.m. PT
- Main Card: 4 p.m. ET | 1 p.m. PT
- Main event start time (approx.): 8 p.m. ET | 5 p.m. PT
- Location: The Mayadeen – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The PFL Battle of the Giants main card starts at 4 p.m. ET, with the early prelims at 1:30 p.m. ET. Ngannou and Ferreira should begin around 8 p.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
The co-main event will see Cris Cyborg vs. Larissa Pacheco in a women’s MMA superfight. Cyborg (27–2, 1 NC) is a former UFC, Strikeforce, and Invicta FC featherweight champion and the current Bellator featherweight champion. Her last MMA fight was in October 2023, and she has competed in boxing while waiting for Pacheco.
Pacheco (23-4) shocked the world by beating Kayla Harrison in 2022 in the PFL lightweight tournament. She has since won four straight in dominant fashion, winning the 2023 PFL featherweight tournament last November.
The 30-year-old Pacheco, last year’s Fighter of the Year, looks to repeat at the expense of the 39-year-old Cyborg. Pacheco will not let time off or the age gap play a factor in what could be her toughest fight to date.
“I think this [Cyborg fight] gives a gigantic push to my career,” Pacheco told MMA Fighting. “Beating her, when I beat her, they’ll still say, ‘Oh, it’s easy now, Larissa is nine years younger than Cris.’ They’ll always have excuses for my wins. But I couldn’t care less. What matters is to go there and win and prove it to myself. I have nothing to prove to anyone else. No one pays my bills, and I don’t owe anyone anything.”
Also on the card, Johnny Eblen defends the Bellator middleweight title against Fabian Edwards. It is a rematch from September 2023, when Eblen (15-0) knocked out Edwards. Edwards (13-3) beat Aaron Jeffery in a title eliminator fight to earn another crack at the former wrestling champion.
Meanwhile, on a four-fight win streak, former Bellator featherweight champion A.J. McKee (22-1) faces former Cage Warriors featherweight champion Paul Hughes (12-1).
How to watch Ngannou vs. Ferreira: PFL Battle of the Giants
- Live stream: ESPN+ ($49.99 PPV fee plus $11.99/month membership)
The Battle of the Giants main card is available via pay-per-view on ESPN+. The PPV price for Battle of the Giants is $49.99 for current subscribers. New subscribers can pay a bundle price of $134.98 for the event pay-per-view and an ESPN+ annual subscription, which offers savings of more than 30 percent.
The prelims are available on ESPN+. You can subscribe to ESPN+ for $11.99 on a monthly subscription and $119.99 on an annual subscription.
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Ngannou vs. Ferreira: PFL Battle of the Giants fight card
Main Card
- Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira; Heavyweights
- Cris Cyborg vs. Larissa Pacheco; Featherweights
- Johnny Eblen (c) vs. Fabian Edwards for the Bellator middleweight title
- Husein Kadimagomaev vs. Zafar Mohsen; Featherweights
- AJ McKee vs. Paul Hughes; Lightweights
Prelims
- Raufeon Stots vs. Marcos Breno; Bantamweights
- Dedrek Sanders vs. Makkasharip Zaynukov; Lightweights
- Ibragim Ibragimov vs. Nacho Campos; Featherweights
- Mostafa Rashed Nada vs. Ahmed Sami; Middleweights
- Youssef Al Housani vs. Taha Bendaoud; Featherweights