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

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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, 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.

Live55 updates

  • Round 1 ends

    Huge first round for the former UFC champion but she goes to the corner and runs out of her forehead after a big right hand from Pacheco slashes her.

  • Cyborg does cyborg things

  • Next up: Cris Cyborg vs. Larissa Pacheco at featherweight

    Mixed Martial Arts - Professional Fighters League Fight Night - Saudi Arabia - Weigh-in - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - October 18, 2024 Cris Cyborg during the weigh-in ahead of her women's featherweight world title fight against Larissa Pacheco REUTERS/Hamad I MohammedMixed Martial Arts - Professional Fighters League Fight Night - Saudi Arabia - Weigh-in - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - October 18, 2024 Cris Cyborg during the weigh-in ahead of her women's featherweight world title fight against Larissa Pacheco REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

    Mixed Martial Arts – Professional Fighters League Fight Night – Saudi Arabia – Weigh-in – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – October 18, 2024 Cris Cyborg during the weigh-in ahead of her women's featherweight world title fight against Larissa Pacheco REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

  • RESULT: Johnny Eblen defeated. Fabian Edwards by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)

  • Round 5 ends

    The judges will have their say in the Bellator title fight as Edwards goes the distance with the champion.

  • 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.

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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