Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira go head to head in heated face-off ahead of PFL: Battle of the Giants

The two hulking heavyweights set to contest the PFL’s inaugural heavyweight superfights championship went head to head, literally, at the ceremonial weigh-ins in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Former undisputed UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and 2023 PFL heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira faced off, and clashed heads as they looked to gain the mental advantage ahead of their main event clash at PFL: Battle of the Giants.

Their championship bout tops a card that features three title fights, with the co-main event set to crown the inaugural PFL women’s featherweight superfights champion, as longtime Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg takes on two-division PFL women’s champion Larissa Pacheco in a battle between two of the hardest-hitting female fighters on the planet.

Also set for championship action are middleweight rivals Johnny Eblen and Fabian Edwards, who will do battle in a rematch for Eblen’s Bellator 185-pound title.

The fighters all took to the scale and faced off for the fans at the ceremonial weigh-ins after everyone successfully made weight earlier in the day at the official weigh-ins.

And now, with the faceoffs completed and the media obligations done, all that remains is for the fighters to step into the PFL SmartCage and do battle, and you can watch the action unfold live on pay-per-view, either via ESPN+ in the US, or DAZN PPV in other territories.

PFL: Battle of the Giants – Official weigh-in results

MAIN CARD

Francis Ngannou (256.8) vs. Renan Ferreira (251.5) – for heavyweight superfights title
Cris Cyborg (144.5) vs. Larissa Pacheco (144.1) – for women’s featherweight superfights title
Johnny Eblen (184.7) vs. Fabian Edwards (184.9) – for Bellator middleweight title
Husein Kadimagomaev (146) vs. Zafar Mohsen (145.8) – featherweight
AJ McKee (155.8) vs. Paul Hughes (155.8) – lightweight

PRELIMINARY CARD