The larger they’re, the more durable they fall.
Within the case of the PFL: Battle of the Giants essential occasion Saturday, Francis Ngannou took peak out of the event.
At Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Ngannou (18-3) pounded Renan Ferreira (13-4) into unconsciousness with ground-and-pound punches from again mount for a knockout stoppage at 3:32 of Spherical 1.
Ngannou, 38, took the battle to the bottom early. From there, Ferreira shot up a triangle. As soon as Ngannou escaped, it was virtually recreation over. The previous UFC heavyweight champion who by no means misplaced his title blasted his opponent with huge punches to finish the battle.
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The bout was Ngannou’s first in MMA since his UFC departure in early 2023. He competed twice in boxing vs. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, and misplaced each bouts. The primary was by controversial break up determination. The second was a knockout defeat.
Ferreira’s four-fight successful streak involves an finish. He emerged as the best choice for Ngannou after knockout wins over Matheus Scheffel, Maurice Greene, Denis Goltsov, and Ryan Bader.
Up-to-the-minute PFL: Battle of the Giants outcomes embody:
MAIN CARD (DAZN pay-per-view, 4 p.m. ET)
- Francis Ngannou def. Renan Ferreira through knockout (ground-and-pound) – Spherical 1, 3:32
- Cris Cyborg def. Larissa Pacheco through unanimous determination (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) – for ladies’s featherweight superfights title
- Johnny Eblen def. Fabian Edwards through unanimous determination (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) – for Bellator middleweight title
- Zafar Mohsen def. Husein Kadimagomaev through unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Paul Hughes def. A.J. McKee through break up determination (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Raufeon Stots def. Marcos Breno through submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 3, 3:01
- Makkasharip Zaynukov def. Dedrek Sanders through unanimous determination (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
- Ibragim Ibragimov def. Nacho Campos through unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Taha Bendaoud def. Tariq Ismail through submission (triangle choke) – Spherical 2, 3:51
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