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As anticipation continues to grow for
Professional Fighters League’s “Battle
of the Giants” pay-per-view event, fans now know the entire
fight card for Oct. 19 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

PFL announced their full lineup Thursday morning, which features
three title fights, including two massive welcomes to the
organization, a Bellator
MMA title fight rematch and two of the sport’s top young
fighters locking horns.

In addition to the previously revealed bouts that top the marquee,
the league announced all 10 fights that will take place on Oct.
19.

Joining Francis
Ngannou vs. Renan
Ferreira, Johnny
Eblen vs. Fabian
Edwards, Cris
Cyborg vs. Larissa
Pacheco and A.J. McKee vs.
Paul
Hughes on the PPV main card will be a featherweight duel
between rising prospect Husein
Kadimagomaev (11-1) and Zafar
Mohsen (13-4).

Kadimagomaev, 24, will make his SmartCage debut against 29-year old
Mohsen, who is also new to the PFL. Kadimagomaev has finished 10 of
his 12 fights, 6 by knockout. He has also spent time throwing
leather with
Ultimate Fighting Championship star Khamzat
Chimaev as they both train at
Allstars Training Center in Stockholm, Sweden. Mohsen has won
his last three fights by stoppage and overall has come out on top
in 7 of his last 9 contests.

Outside of the five-fight main card, the prelims will feature
plenty of young rising talent on the roster. The featured bout will
see Bellator standout Raufeon
Stots (20-2) make his first appearance with the PFL after
nearly a year away from action when he takes on Brazilian Marcos
Breno (15-3).

When the 2024 PFL Playoffs kicked off in August, there were several
non-postseason featured attractions on the early portion of the
cards to give opportunities for young talent to make a name for
themselves. Not many stood out more than Dedrek
Sanders, who in his debut had a very impressive first-round
knockout of Sergio
Cossio. Sanders will return to the PFL on Oct. 19 when he
welcomes Russian Artur
Zaynukov (15-4).

Two featherweight fights bolster the lineup, as Youssef
Al Housani (4-1) will collide with Taha
Bendaoud (3-0) and undefeated prospects Ibragim
Ibragimov and Nacho
Campos will also toe the line. A middleweight scrap between two
PFL MENA standouts will unfold as Mostafa
Rashed Nada (9-3) will do battle with Ahmed Sami
(11-4-0, 1 NC).

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By IMAK ADMIN

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