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COMPLETE PFL BATTLE OF THE GIANTS FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS

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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Francis Ngannou is back and is the winner of the Battle of the Giants.

The Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, hosted the return of “The Predator,” who viciously stopped his opponent Renan Ferreira by knockout in a little over three minutes to win the newly minted PFL Super Fights Heavyweight Championship Belt and reclaim his position atop the mountain in mixed martial arts. Nrog lub yeej, Ngannou immediately puts the combat sports world on notice that he remains a force to be reckoned with anytime he laces up the four-ounce PFL MMA gloves.

The co-main event of the evening saw the greatest women’s MMA fighter of all-time, Cris “Cyborg," add to her already impressive resume with a unanimous decision victory over PFL two-division Champion Larissa Pacheco. By winning the PFL Super Fights Women’s Featherweight World Championship, “Cyborg” has now added her fifth different promotional belt to her trophy case. The loss snaps a ten-fight winning streak for Pacheco, while “Cyborg” has pushed her winning streak to eight bouts.

The Bellator Middleweight Championship was on the line in a rematch between undefeated champion Johnny Eblen thiab ces tus Fabian Edwards. It was the world-class grappling of American Top Team’s Eblen that was the difference. The Kansas City-native scored numerous takedowns over the course of 25 feeb, earning a unanimous 48-47 decision despite a fifth round onslaught from Edwards.

Zafar Mohsen entered PFL’s SmartCage for the first time on Saturday as a major underdog for his Featherweight contest against Dagestan’s Husein Kadimagomaev, but it was the German athlete who emerged the favorite, sweeping the scorecards in a one-sided 30-27 unanimous decision victory. Mohsen has now pushed his current winning streak to four bouts.

Opening the PPV card of PFL Battle of the Giants, a highly anticipated Lightweight fight between former Bellator Featherweight Champion AJ McKee and surging Irish prospect Paul Hughes ended up being exactly what fight fans were expecting – a high-level, back-and-forth fight between two athletes with title aspirations. Both fighters had their moments, tab sis nyob rau hauv lub kawg, two judges’ saw Belfast’s Hughes as the winner, moving him to 2-0 in PFL and putting “Big News” one step closer to a world title shot.

Kws tshaj lij kev sib tw (PFL) in partnership with the Ministry of Sport and the Saudi Mixed Martial Arts Federation (SMMAF), announced earlier today that the Championships for the 2024 PFL Global Season will take place on Friday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 29 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event will air live in the U.S. on ESPN+ and additionally can be seen live on DAZN throughout Canada and Europe, with additional premium sports platforms hosting the events worldwide.
PFL Battle of the Giants Main Card Results:

Francis Ngannou (18-3) yeej Renan Ferreira (13-4, 3 NC) ntawm KO (punches) ntawm 3:32 ntawm puag ncig ib

Cis Cyberg (28-2, 1 NC) yeej Larissa Pacheco (23-5) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)

Johnny Eblen (16-0) yeej Fabian Edwards (13-4) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)

Zafar Mohsen (14-4) yeej Husein Kadimagomaev (11-2) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Paul Hughes (13-1) yeej AJ McKee (22-2) ntawm cais kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Early Card Results:

Raufeon Stots (21-2) yeej Marcos Breno (13-4) ntawm cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm 3:01 at round three

Makkasharip Zaynukov (16-4) yeej Dedrek Sanders (9-5) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-26, 30-26. 30-26)

Ibragim Ibragimov (8-0) yeej Nacho Campos (5-1) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Taha Bendaoud (4-0) yeej Tariq Ismail (8-2) ntawm cuav (daim duab peb sab caj pas) ntawm 3:51 ntawm round ob

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FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS, QUOTES & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 259: Cyberg VS. SMITH 2

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c-Cis Cyberg (24-2, 1 NC) yeej #4-Leslie Smith (12-9-1) ntawm TKO (ntaus) ntawm 4:51 ntawm round tsib

Cris Cyborg after retaining the title:

“I knew she was tough and I’ve fought her before. I know her and respect her and she’s a real fighter. I knew with her it would be a great match, because she’s capable and she’s tough."

“I was really working in sparring to keep going and going because I knew it was going to be this way. I noticed I enjoyed it a little more. It’s going to be 16 years as a professional fighter this month so I started to enjoy it in there."



“I’ve been working on grappling my whole life but I just feel like I’m getting better and better every day. I got a black belt, but it’s like a white belt because I’m always learning."

“I’ve been doing this 16 xyoo, I’ve got four titles. But before you can be a G.O.A.T. you have to fight the ‘Cat.’ So, I’d like to fight with Cat Zingano and I will ask Scott Coker. Because before you can be a G.O.A.T. you have to fight the ‘Cat.’”

#6-Leandro Higo (20-5) yeej Darrion Caldwell (15-5) ntawm cais kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

“I’ve been waiting for this fight for three years now. It’s exactly how I wanted it to go. I used my wrestling and I used my jiu-jitsu. I’m a complete fighter and I’m ready for any fighter on the planet because I believe I’m the best. I knew I had lost the first round, but in the second when he was throwing all those elbows and cut me open, I’m from a poor family in Brazil and that was nothing I hadn’t seen before. I felt happy being in that cage with blood all over me.

“He ended up taking me down in the second and I went for a kimura, which is something I’m very accustomed to doing, but he reversed it but then he didn’t do anything and I hit him with a lot of strikes on bottom. A lot of elbows and strikes and I stayed very on bottom and he wasn’t doing anything. That’s why I won the second and third round.”

“I think that I deserve a title shot. I just beat three of the biggest names in the game and I just beat a former world champion. And nobody has beaten the top three guys of this world-class caliber like I have done in three consecutive wins. I’m going for that world title and that’s what’s next for me. So let’s make it fast.”

#3-Austin Vanderford (11-0) yeej #4-Fabian Edwards (9-2) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Austin Vanderford following his unanimous decision win:

“I like my fights bloody, whether it’s me or my opponent. I’ll get a scab. But hats off to Fabian who cut me up a little bit. But happy to get the win.”

“He was a big, strong guy. I started feeling him give me that head and arm choke. Tu siab, I didn’t capitalize on it. But I knew what I was going to do. I was going to just grind it out. He’s a good striker so I had to be careful but I felt good. Wrestling … it’s my heart. I’m ready for the next step.”

Jaleel Willis (15-2) yeej Maycon Mendonca (11-5) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Hannah Guy (3-1) yeej #8-Valerie Loureda (3-1) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Hannah Guy following her first win inside the BELLATOR cage…

“I felt like I had really good cardio, so that was awesome because I was really worried about that a little bit. I’m so thankful she took the fight and I’m so thankful BELLATOR gave me this opportunity.

“I thought I was going to finish with the triangle (zawm caj pas yog), honestly. She just slipped right out of there, so that was awesome of her. Her defense was really good. I was really impressed with that. I didn’t know what her ground game was but it was a lot better than I thought it was going to be.

“Grappling is just where I want to be if you’ve seen any of my other fights. My striking has really improved a lot though so I’m hoping to change that. But grappling has always been my strong suit. I didn’t want to just depend on my grappling, but I thought I landed some shots pretty well a few times. In this fight I thought I could see when the punches were coming. And I was able to defend a little bit better and how I’ve grown. So I’m just really proud of myself right now.”

Preliminary Card:
Koj Awad (24-13, 1 NC) yeej Nate Andrews (16-4) ntawm KO (ntaus) ntawm 3:16 ntawm puag ncig ib
#7-Pab Neal (6-0) yeej #8-Tyree Fortune (5-1) ntawm cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm 4:20 ntawm puag ncig ib
Sumiko Inaba (2-0) yeej Kristina Katsikis (1-2) ntawm TKO (ntaus) ntawm 3:35 ntawm puag ncig peb
Aviv Gozali (6-0) yeej Sean Felton (5-3-1) ntawm cuav (luj nuv) ntawm 1:17 ntawm puag ncig ib
#9-Davion Franklin (3-0) yeej Tyler King (12-10) ntawm Ko thiab 2:02 ntawm puag ncig ib
#7-Leah McCourt (5-1) yeej 6-Janay Harding (6-5) ntawm cuav (daim duab peb sab caj pas) ntawm 2:42 ntawm round ob
Danny Sabatello (11-1) yeej Brett johns (17-3) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Alexander Shabliy (20-3) yeej #9-Alfie Davis (14-4) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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BELLATOR MMA™ CONFIRMS FULL FIGHT CARD FOR BELLATOR 259 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME® NEXT FRIDAY, Tej zaum yuav 21 AT 9 P.M. THIAB

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CRIS CYBORG SET TO DEFEND WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST LESLIE SMITH IN A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED REMATCH

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LOS ANGELES– BELLATOR MMA has confirmed the full fight card forBELLATOR MMA 259: Cyberg VS. Smith 2noFriday, Tej zaum 21 ntawm Mohegan Tshav Arena. The event caps off an exciting month of action for BELLATOR, and airs LIVE on SHOWTIME at9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

With plans to continue her dominance over the women’s featherweight division, Cis Cyberg(23-2, 1 NC) will put her world championship on the line against No. 4 ranked featherweightLeslie Smith(12-8-1) in a rematch to crown the world’s top 145-pound female athlete.

Lub BELLATOR MMA 259 main card on SHOWTIME is loaded from top to bottom, including former bantamweight champion Darion Caldwell (15-4) rematching Ua Tsis. 6 ranked bantamweight Leandro Higo (20-5) in a 135-pound contest, a top-five middleweight clash between the undefeated No. 3 ranked Austin Vanderford (10-0) thiab tsis. 4 ranked Fabian Edwards (9-1), and a welterweight matchup that will see the streaking Jaleel Willis (14-2) face off against former LFA champion Maycon Mendonca (11-4), who’ll be making his promotional debut. Capping off the main card action will be the undefeated Jackson Wink-product and No. 9 Nyob Ruaj Ntseg Christian Edwards (4-0) challenging Mississippi’s Ben Parrish (4-1).

As part of the launch of BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME, the network is offering viewers who are new to the SHOWTIME streaming service a 30-day free trial, followed by a discounted monthly subscription fee of $4.99/month for the next six months. Viewers can sign up atSHO.com/BellatorMMA. Subscribers will be delivered two premier BELLATOR MMA events per month throughout 2021 thiab tshaj, with all events scheduled to air live at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT anywhere the SHOWTIME service is available.

The nine-fight preliminary card has no shortage of action-packed bouts, featuring a top-10 light heavyweight matchup between No. 7 rankedPab Neal(5-0) thiab tsis. 8 rankedTyree Fortune(5-0) and the return of Israeli lightweight superstarAviv Gozali (5-0), as he looks to add to his five first round finishes and record breaking 11-second submission win. Ntau, the charismatic No. 8 ranked women’s flyweightValerie Loureda (3-0), the always-excitingKoj Awad(23-13, 1 NC), thiab tsis. 6 ranked Australian featherweightJanay Harding (6-4), who takes on No. 7 ranked Irish sensationLeah McCourt(4-1). Thaum kawg, Ua Tsis. 9 ranked lightweightAlfie Davis (14-3) makes his sixth promotional appearance against BELLATOR newcomerAlexander Shabliy (19-3).

All prelims will stream live at5:30 p.m. Li / 2:30 p.m. PT Nyob rau Bellator MMA YouTube, Showtime kev ua kis las YouTube thiab pluto tv. Full bout listings are below:

BELLATOR MMA 259: Cyberg VS. Smith 2Main Card:

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9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT

Featherweight World Title Main Event: c-Cis Cyberg(23-2, 1 NC) vs. #4-Leslie Smith(12-8-1)

Bantamweight Co-Main Event: Darrion Caldwell (15-4) vs. #6-Leandro Higo(20-5)

Middleweight Bout: #3-Austin Vanderford (10-0) vs. #4-Fabian Edwards (9-1)

Welterweight Bout: Jaleel Willis (14-2) vs.Maycon Mendonca (11-4)

Lub teeb Heavyweight Bout: #9-Christian Edwards (4-0) vs.Ben Parrish (4-1)

 Preliminary Card: 

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5:30 p.m. Li / 2:30 p.m. PT

Hnav Bout: Koj Awad (23-13, 1 NC) vs.Nate Andrews (16-3)

Lub teeb Heavyweight Bout: #7-Pab Neal (5-0) vs. #8-Tyree Fortune (5-0)

Flyweight Bout: Sumiko Inaba (1-0) vs.Kristina Katsikis(1-1)

Hnav Bout: Aviv Gozali (5-0) vs.Sean Felton (5-2-1)

Flyweight Bout: #8-Valerie Loureda (3-0) vs.Hannah Guy(2-1)

Heavyweight Bout: Davion Franklin (2-0) vs.Tyler King (12-9)

Featherweight Bout: #6-Janay Harding(6-4) vs. #7-Leah McCourt (4-1)

Hnav Bout: #9-Alfie Davis(14-3) vs.Alexander Shabliy(19-3)

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