The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the most prominent event in mixed martial arts, Battle of the Giants, which will bring together Brazilian champion Renan Ferreira and his Cameroonian rival Francis Ngannou for the Professional Fighters League (PFL) heavyweight championship title, SPA reported.
The event will take place on October, 19 at Mayadeen Hall in Riyadh, and it will be under the supervision of the Saudi Ministry of Sports and the organization of the Saudi Mixed Martial Arts Federation in cooperation with the World Martial Arts Association.
"I am happy to return to Saudi Arabia and be in Riyadh, which has a special place in my heart. The Saudi public welcomed me enthusiastically last time, so I am looking forward to performing in front of them and winning this great fight," Ngannou told a news conference in Washington, D.C.
Ferreira, the current PFL heavyweight champion, said, "I am very excited to be in the Kingdom for the first time, and I want to be part of the development of this sport there, by participating in this match in which I will definitely give all my best to achieve a historic victory that adds to my previous successes."
The fight will be preceded by another outstanding one on the women’s side in which MMA great Cris Cyborg will face champion Larissa Pacheco in another highly anticipated and exciting competition between two champions.
