Francis Ngannou and Cris Cyborg will make PFL debuts at October pay-per-view event

The PFL is building a major pay-per-view event with the premieres of [autotag]Francisco Ngannou[/autotag] It is [autotag]Cris Ciborg[/autotag].

In the main event, Ngannou (17-3 MMA, 0-0 PFL) will make his long-awaited PFL debut against [autotag]Renan Ferreira[/autotag]. The two big men will compete for the newly created PFL Superfight Championship belt. And in the co-feature, Cyborg (27-2 MMA, 0-0 PFL), also enjoying success with his promotional debut, will face [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag].

The event takes place on October 19 and will air live on pay-per-view, the promotion announced on Wednesday. No locations or locations were included in the advertisement.

Ngannou is ready for his first MMA fight since leaving the UFC in January 2022. The last fight of his contract was a successful title defense in a unanimous decision victory over Ciryl Gane at UFC 270.

After negotiations with the UFC failed, Ngannou signed with the PFL, which granted him the freedom to compete in boxing. “The Predator” got two landmark boxing fights against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. The fights were profitable, but Ngannou lost fights. He now returns to MMA, where he has won six fights in a row, a streak that includes five submissions.

Ferreira (13-3 MMA, 7-1 PFL) was last in action in February at PFL vs. Bellator: Champions, where he quickly defeated Ryan Bader in just 21 seconds. Prior to that match, he won the 2023 PFL Heavyweight Championship by stopping Denis Goltsov in the second round.

Cyborg last competed in MMA at Bellator 300, stopping Cat Zingano in the first round to defend her featherweight title. Since then, Cyborg has made two appearances in the boxing ring, recording stoppages against Kelsey Wickstrum in January and Aria Wild in June.

Back-to-back PFL champion Pacheco (23-4 MMA, 12-2 PFL) will compete for the first time in 2024. In 2022, Pacheco won a third meeting against Kayla Harrison in the finals to become the lightweight season winner. The following year, she returned to featherweight, defeating Marina Mokhnatkina in the final to win the 2023 season.

The PFL’s current October 19 pay-per-view schedule includes:

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