Make no mistake: Heavyweight title fights don’t get much bigger than Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Fereira – literally and figuratively.
In the literal sense, Ngannou (at 6-foot-4) and Ferreira (at 6-8) are two behemoths who will easily clear a combined 500 pounds when they step into the cage for their PFL Super Fights pay-per-view headliner Oct. 19 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In the figurative sense, it’s one of the most anticipated fights of the year as Ngannou (17-3), the lineal heavyweight champion, makes his long-awaited return to mixed martial arts after nearly three years away from the sport. Although Ngannou had two big-money boxing bouts against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, he hasn’t competed in MMA since UFC 270 in January 2022. Ready to welcome him is Ferreira (13-3), who went on a tear in 2023 to claim the PFL season heavyweight title before completely dismantling Bellator champ Ryan Bader this past February.
With so much at stake in this “Battle of the Giants,” the PFL went all out with an epic Godzilla-like trailer released Tuesday, which you can watch in the video above.
Ngannou v Ferreira
Battle of the Giants
SAT OCT 19 PPV #PFLMMA #PFLSuperFights pic.twitter.com/3z3Bd4IejK— Donn Davis (@DonnDavisPFL) September 25, 2024
