The top MMA heavyweights square off in a headliner of the PPV fight card live on October 19 from Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Former UFC champion Francis Ngannou (MMA 17-3, boxing 0-2) fights in MMA for the first time since January 2022, when he scored a unanimous decision against Ciryl Gane. In his previous bout overall, the 38-year-old Cameroonian-French heavyweight was KO’d by Anthony Joshua in the second round of their boxing match in March.
PFL champion Renan Ferreira (13-3, 3 NC) is set for his second outing for the year. Brazil’s 34-year-old stopped Ryan Bader in the first round atop the PFL vs Bellator showdown in February.
The co-feature on the card is an all-Brazilian women’s featherweight contest between former UFC champion and current Bellator titleholder Cris “Cyborg” (27-2) and two-division PFL champion Larissa Pacheco (23-4). Also on the recently finalized card, Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen (15-0) of Des Moines, Iowa defends his title in a rematch against Fabian Edwards (13-3) of Jamaica.
As well, Husein Kadimagomaev (11-1, 1 NC) of Switzerland and Zafar Mohsen (13-4) of Afghanistan go head-to-head at featherweight. Kicking off the action, former Bellator featherweight champion AJ McKee (22-1) of Long Beach, California takes on Paul Hughes (12-1) of Northern Ireland at lightweight.
Fightcard subject to change without notice.