The PFL has launched a trailer to advertise Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira.
Later this month in Saudi Arabia, ‘The Predator’ will enter the cage for the primary time since early 2022. Following a unanimous choice victory over Ciryl Gane at UFC 270, Francis Ngannou parted methods with the Dana White-led promotion. The next 12 months, the previous heavyweight champion signed with the PFL.
Since then, Francis Ngannou has been busy within the boxing ring. Final October, he impressed many in a split-decision loss to lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Nevertheless, earlier this 12 months, Ngannou was dominated and stopped by Anthony Joshua in his boxing return. With the defeat, the previous UFC champion was lastly slated to struggle for the PFL.
His first opponent shall be former PFL event winner, Renan Ferreira. ‘Problema’ earned the matchup by scoring a first-round knockout victory over Ryan Bader earlier this 12 months. As of now, Ferreira and Francis Ngannou are set to headline a stacked pay-per-view card from Saudi Arabia later this month.
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Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira trailer launched forward of PFL showdown
To advertise the competition, the PFL launched a trailer earlier at this time on social media. The trailer may finest be described as a homage to Godzilla, because it featured large variations of Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira combating in a metropolis. For individuals who have intently adopted Saudi Arabia’s funding in fight sports activities, the movie-esque trailer comes as no shock.
The trailer failed to say every other struggle than Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira. Nevertheless, the cardboard itself is fairly stacked. Within the co-main occasion, girls’s MMA stars Cris Cyborg and Larissa Pacheco will conflict as effectively. Each Brazilians are getting into the competition using a wave of momentum, with the Bellator champion final defeating Cat Zingano final October.
In the meantime, Pacheco hasn’t competed since a call victory over Marina Mokhnatkina in November. The remainder of the PFL pay-per-view card additionally options different matchups, together with Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards 2 and Paul Hughes vs. A.J. McKee.
What do you make of this PFL information? Are you excited for Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira?
