Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-10-19, pretty good mma bout; Francis Ngannou vs Renan Ferreira gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Ferreira vs Ngannou is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 19th, at the The Mayadeen in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), in a 5-round heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg) bout; it is the main event of “PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants” and it is valid for the PFL heavyweight superfight championship. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Francis Ngannou record
The former Ufc Hw champion Francis Ngannou entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-3-0 (94% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought in mixed martial arts since 2022.
He lost two consecutive fights in 2018, against Stipe Miocic in their first fight (Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou I) and Derrick Lewis (Francis Ngannou vs Derrick Lewis), but then he has won six bouts defeating Jairzinho Rozenstruik (bout ranked in the top 10 Users’ mma Fights of the Year 2020, Francis Ngannou vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik), Stipe Miocic in their rematch (4-stars fight, Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou II) and Ciryl Gane in his last three (Francis Ngannou vs Ciryl Gane).
In the last two year he has made his pro boxing debut losing to Tyson Fury via split decision (Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou) and to Anthony Joshua (4-stars match, Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou).
Renan Ferreira record
His opponent, the 2023 PFL Hw champion Renan Ferreira, has an official record of 13-3-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the heavyweight division.
He was defeated by Ante Delija in 2022 but then he has collected one no-contest and four victories, beating Denis Goltsov (Denis Goltsov vs Renan Ferreira) and Ryan Bader in his last two (Ryan Bader vs Renan Ferreira).
Fight card
Here is the PFL Battle of the Giants full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+ PPV)
Francis Ngannou vs Renan Ferreira
Cris Cyborg Justino vs Larissa Pacheco
Johnny Eblen vs Fabian Edwards 2
Husein Kadimagomaev vs Zafar Mohsen
AJ McKee vs Paul Hughes
PRELIMINARY CARD
Raufeon Stots vs Marcos Breno
Makkasharip Zaynukov vs Dedrek Sanders
Ibragim Ibragimov vs Nacho Campos
Tariq Ismail vs Taha Bendaoud
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the PFL Battle of the Giants pre-fight press conference video, featuring Renan Ferreira and Francis Ngannou, from the official PFL MMA Youtube channel!
Weigh-in
Watch the video of PFL Battle of the Giants: Ngannou vs Ferreira weigh-in from the official PFL MMA Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Francis Ngannou vs Renan Ferreira as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights
Result
Who won Ngannou vs Ferreira fight?
Francis Ngannou defeated Renan Ferreira via KO at 3:32, round 1.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the PFL Battle of the Giants post-fight interview video of Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWkCQqErYvI
