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Francis Ngannou vs Renan Ferreira live scores: Updates, highlights, analysis for PFL Battle of the Giants

Francis Ngannou vs Renan Ferreira live scores: Updates, highlights, analysis for PFL Battle of the Giants

Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira, 2024 PFL Superfights PPV: Battle of the Giants press conference at the Mayadeen Theater in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, October 18, 2024. (Matt Ferris / PFL)

Francis Ngannou will face Renan Ferreira in the main event of the PFL Battle of the Giants on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. (Matt Ferris/PFL)

Get Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira live updates for the PFL Battle of the Giants: Ngannou vs. Ferreira pay-per-view main card on Saturday night at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou returns to MMA for the first time since 2022 in the main event, a five-round heavyweight contest.

Ngannou remains MMA’s lineal heavyweight champion and was widely considered the No. 1 heavyweight in the world when he last competed in MMA. After two professional boxing fights against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, Ngannou now makes his debut in the PFL, where he will face the promotion’s 2023 heavyweight champion Ferreira, who has won four fights in a row.

For complete PFL Battle of the Giants: Ngannou vs. Ferreira results, check out Uncrowned’s Ngannou vs. Ferreira live results post

For more information on Ngannou vs. Ferreira, check out Uncrowned’s How to Watch post for the event.

Follow all the action with live round-by-round updates below as the Ngannou vs. Ferreira main card kicks off at 4:00 p.m. ET on DAZN pay-per-view and ESPN+ PPV.

Live40 updates

  • Round 3 ends

    Eblen was still in control but let off the gas a bit on the third lap. Now it’s time for the championship rounds

  • Round 2 of 5 ends

    Eblen is now 7/7 on takedowns and is overtaking Edwards at this point. His wrestling is better than Edwards and his punches land much harder.

  • Round 1 ends

  • β€œThe only way a goldfish can eat a shark is with small bites.” – Chael Sonnen via Helwanivision.

  • Next up: Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards

    Johnny Eblen’s Bellator middleweight title is on the line in a rematch against Fabian Edwards. Follow here or watch Helwanivision on DAZN live with Ariel Helwani and Chael Sonnen.

  • RESULT: Zafar Mohsen defeated. Husein Kadimagomaev by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

  • The third round ends

    Husein Kadimagomaev and Zafar Mohsen go the distance in a fight that definitely happened.

  • Next up: Husein Kadimagomaev vs. Zafar Mohsen at featherweight

    Mixed Martial Arts - Professional Fighters League Fight Night - Saudi Arabia - Weigh-in - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - October 18, 2024 Husein Kadimagomaev and Zafar Mohsen compete during the weigh-in before their featherweight fight against REUTERS/Hamad I MohammedMixed Martial Arts - Professional Fighters League Fight Night - Saudi Arabia - Weigh-in - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - October 18, 2024 Husein Kadimagomaev and Zafar Mohsen compete during the weigh-in before their featherweight fight against REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

    Mixed Martial Arts – Professional Fighters League Fight Night – Saudi Arabia – Weigh-in – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – October 18, 2024 Husein Kadimagomaev and Zafar Mohsen compete during the weigh-in before their featherweight fight against REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira

Featherweight: Cris Cyborg vs. Larissa Pacheco

Middleweight: Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards

Featherweight: Zafar Mohsen def. Husein Kadimagomaev by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Lightweight: Paul Hughes defeated. AJ McKee by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Bantamweight: Raufeon Stots def. Marcos Breno via submission:

Lightweight: Makkasharip Zaynukov defeated. Dedrek Sanders by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

Featherweight: Ibragim Ibragimov def. Nacho Campos by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Featherweight: Taha Bendaoud def. Youssef Al Housani via submission (triangle choke) at 3:51 of round 2

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