Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira will enter the cage Saturday with proper billing. "Battle of the Giants," trumpets the Professional Fighters League (PFL), which will pit Ngannou, the 6-4, 256-pound Cameroonian, against Ferreira, the 6-8, 261-pound Brazilian, in the main event of the PFL Super Fights in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

PFL Super Fights: Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira continues on the main card with the main event matchup in the heavyweight division between promotional newcomer and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou taking on PFL Heavyweight Champion Renan Fereira. Ngannou finally makes his PFL debut since his UFC departure after having two boxing matches not having fought in MMA since January 2022 meanwhile, Ferreira is coming off a 21-second knockout of former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Ryan Bader back in February. With that said, check out our PFL odds series for our Ngannou-Ferreira prediction and pick. Francis Ngannou (17-3)will finally be making his long-awaited PFL debut after having two boxing matches against Tyson Fury who he lost to by decision and Anthony Joshua who knocked him out. Now, Ngannou gets to stand in there against the best heavyweight the PFL has to offer when he makes his PFL debut this weekend against Renan Ferreira.

It is Ngannou’s PFL debut, increasing the pressure on him to perform. Ngannou has not had an MMA fight since 2022, when he knocked out Ciryl Gane. He would then leave the UFC and sign a deal with the PFL, which gave him the opportunity to box. He took up those opportunities by facing Tyson Fury on his boxing debut. While he lost a split decision, he was commended for how he performed. He dropped Fury in the third round and made it to the final bell. However, the fight against Joshua did not go down well, as he was knocked out in round two.

Ferreira is the PFL Heavyweight Champion. He is in good form, having knocked out Ryan Bader on the PFL vs. Bellator champs card. Ngannou knows that a victory will earn him a rematch for another big payday. He has been more active than Ngannou of late when it comes to MMA. He also has the height and reach advantage, leaving questions about whether he can use that against Ngannou. The duo had a heated face off as security intervened to separate them. Now, here are the thoughts of those from the combat sports community over who would win. Bendaoud’s face was bloody and swollen after the fight, but it didn’t keep him from pulling off a surprise move to win the featherweight bout. Ismail dominated the first round after securing a takedown. It was more of the same in the second round, only this time Ismail pounded Bendaoud’s face as the blood flowed. But as Ismail leaned in for more strikes, Bendaoud surprised him with a triangle choke and with his legs squeezed him like a boa constrictor before Ismail tapped out with 1:09 left in the second round.