It was to have headlined Bellator London this past weekend. Instead, the middleweight title fight between Johnny Eblen and Fabian Edwards has landed on the PFL’s Battle of the Giants card.
That’s the event headlined by the long-awaited PFL debuts of Francis Ngannou and Cris Cyborg. The card is set for Saturday, October 19, 2024 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia.
PFL officials recently announced the addition of the rematch between Eblen and Edwards.
The pair first faced off in September 2023, when Eblen (15-0) successfully defended his middleweight crown when he knocked out Edwards in the third round. In his next fight, Eblen earned a split decision victory in a very competitive fight with PFL champ Impa Kasanganay, part of the PFL Champions vs. Bellator Champions card this past February.
Since the loss to Eblen last year, Edwards (13-3) has claimed a decision victory over Canada’s Aaron Jeffery. Fabian is the younger brother of former UFC welterweight champ Leon Edwards.
The Battle of the Giants card will see Francis Ngannou take on 2023 PFL heavyweight champ Renan Ferreira, while Cris Cyborg will face 2023 PFL women’s featherweight champion Larissa Pacheco. Thus far, promotion officials have confirmed the following match-ups:
- Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira
- Cris Cyborg vs. Larissa Pacheco
- Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards – for the Bellator MMA middleweight championship
- A. J. McKee vs. Paul Hughes
