New champions will be crowned and legacies will be created as the PFL stages its first-ever super fights championship event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, October 19.
Headlining the card is a battle for the inaugural PFL heavyweight super fights title, as Francis Ngannou returns to MMA to make his PFL debut against 2023 PFL heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira.
The co-main event will see the women’s featherweight super fights champion crowned, as longtime Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg faces 2023 PFL women’s featherweight and 2022 PFL women’s lightweight champion Larissa Pacheco in an explosive bout between two of the world’s best at 145 pounds.
The card will also feature a rematch for the Bellator middleweight title, as reigning 185-pound champion Johnny Eblen puts his title on the line against familiar foe Fabian Edwards.
Featherweights Husein Kadimagomaev and Zafar Mohsen will do battle at 145 pounds, and there’s a huge matchup kicking off the main card, as AJ McKee takes on former Cage Warriors featherweight champion Paul Hughes in a colossal matchup at 155 pounds.
There’s also a big bout at bantamweight heading the preliminary card, as former interim Bellator champion Raufeon Stots takes on Marcos Breno.
Ahead of fight night in Riyadh, PFL’s camera crews are following the fighters as they arrive in Riyadh for fight week in Saudi Arabia.
Per PFL’s YouTube channel, in Episode 1: “We hike through stunning landscapes with Larissa Pacheco, who shares her training tips and mindset for fight day. Meanwhile, Renan Ferreira finishes his training camp at American Top Team. Plus, witness the excitement as Francis Ngannou arrives in Riyadh.”
Watch the full episode via the player above.