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PFL card for Riyadh showdown is complete with featherweight bout confirmed

Popular YouTuber Jake Paul at the announcement of the card in New York (Courtesy of PFL)
4 Oct 2024 08:15

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The latest iteration of the Professional Fighters League, to be held in Saudi Arabia, will see jiu-jitsu proponent Husein Kadimagomaev go up against Zafar Mohsen in the main contest for the featherweight title.

Alongside the confirmed main card, there is an exciting bantamweight match-up between Raufeon “Supa” Stots (20-2) and Marcos Breno (15-3). The event will be held at the state-of-the-art Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 

The latest announcements add to the "Battle of the Giants" card which is headlined by undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, Francis Ngannou (17-3) making a highly anticipated return to MMA, as “The Predator” faces the most-feared 6ft, 8in PFL defending heavyweight champion Renan “Problema” Ferreira (13-3, 3 NC) for the newly minted PFL Super Fights Championship belt. 

Prospects and veterans from across the Americas, Europe and Asia are all determined to make a name for themselves on PFL’s biggest stage ever.

As a training partner of the feared Khamzat Chimaev and sharing roots with the top Russian pedigree of fighters, the Swiss-based Kadimagomaev took the 77-kilogramme silver medal at the Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu World Pro last year. Kadimagomaev is 11-1-0 with one no-contest as he goes up against Germany’s Mohsen (13-4).

Kadimagomaev boasts an 11-1 record with an amateur pedigree of 12-0, which has put him on the radar as one of the hottest prospects in the featherweight division. With his professional career having six wins by way of knockout, and four by submission, Kadimagomaev is a dangerous competitor no matter whether the fight is standing or on the ground. 



Afghanistan-born, German-based knockout artist Zafar Mohsen has had a storied career across Europe – his last three wins are by guillotine, doctor’s stoppage, and a TKO, showing his versatility once he steps onto the canvas.


The co-main event will feature another major world title fight - the women’s featherweight PFL Super Fight Championship. The veteran Cris “Cyborg” (27-2, 1 NC) will have her legacy on the line when she squares off against PFL two-division champion Larissa Pacheco (23-4) in the fight to be the greatest women’s MMA fighter on the planet.



A third title fight of the night, the Bellator Middleweight World Championship, will take place between undefeated champion Johnny Eblen (15-0) and Fabian Edwards (13-3). The pair met in 2023 at Bellator 299 where Edwards took the fight to the champion and landed a savage elbow opening up his opponent’s forehead, only for the champion to respond with a TKO finish in the third round. The rematch will see two of the world’s best competitors meet in the SmartCage to see who is the best fighter in the division. 



At lightweight, former Bellator featherweight world champion AJ McKee (22-1) will serve as the toughest test of Paul Hughes (12-1) young career, when the man with the longest winning streak in Bellator history (18) faces an Irishman who many consider to be the top lightweight prospect on the planet.



PFL’s “Battle of the Giants” pay-per-view event takes place October 19 and can be seen live on ESPN+ PPV in the U.S and DAZN worldwide.

 

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