Professional Fighters League’s (PFL) “Battle of the Giants” massive pay-per-view (PPV) event goes down later TODAY (Sat., Oct. 19, 2024) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV), featuring a Heavyweight title fight between Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira for the “Super Fight” championship belt. In the co-main event, Cris Cyborg faces Larissa Pacheco, also for the “Super Fight” title, while Johnny Eblen rematches Fabian Edwards for the Middleweight strap. Many readers check in before, during and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action, which will begin at 1:30 p.m. ET with the early “Prelims,” and then transition to the main card at 4 p.m. ET. Feel free to leave a comment (or several) about the bouts and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it’s always a lot of fun!\ “BATTLE OF THE GIANTS” QUICK RESULTS: 265 lbs.: Francis Ngannou vs. Champion Renan Ferreira - Ngannou via first-round technical knockout (TKO)145 lbs.: Cris “Cyborg” vs. Larissa Pacheco - Cyborg via unanimous decision — HIGHLIGHTS!185 lbs.: Champion Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards - Eblen via unanimous decision145 lbs.: Husein Kadimagomaev vs Zafar Mohsen - Mohsen via unanimous decision (RECAP HERE)155 lbs.: AJ McKee vs. Paul Hughes - Hughes via split-decision135 lbs.: Raufeon Stots vs Marcos Breno - Stots via third-round submission (rear-naked choke)155 lbs.: Makkasharip Zaynukov vs Dedrek Sanders - Zaynukov via unanimous decision145 lbs.: Ibragim Ibragimov vs Nacho Campos - Ibragimov via unanimous decision145 lbs.: Youssef Al Housani vs Taha Bendaoud - Bendaoud via second-round submission (triangle choke) “BATTLE OF THE GIANTS” HIGHLIGHTS: For all the latest “Battle of the Giants” news and notes click here.

The hard-hitting Cameroonian never lost his UFC title in the octagon, being stripped when he left to pursue a boxing career and higher payouts. He famously put down Tyson Fury in his first ring effort on route to a split decision loss before being defeated by Anthony Joshua back in March.

Francis Ngannou is back, just like he never left. Uncrowned's Ben Fowlkes gives his five biggest takeaways from Saturday’s PFL Battle of the Giants event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.