October 14, 2024 1:45 pm ET
We want your predictions for Saturday’s PFL: Battle of the Giants event in Saudi Arabia.
Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of PFL: Battle of the Giants (DAZN/ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at The Mayadeen in Riyadh.
Make your picks below.
Taha Bendaoud vs. Tariq Ismail
Records: Bendaoud (3-0), Ismail (8-1)
Past five: Bendaoud 3-0, Ismail 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.14.24): N/A
Mostafa Nada vs. Ahmed Sami
Records: Nada (9-3), Sami (11-4)
Past five: Nada 5-0, Sami 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.14.24): Nada -185, Sami +145
Nacho Campos vs. Ibragim Ibragimov
Records: Campos (5-0), Ibragimov (7-0)
Past five: Campos 5-0, Ibragimov 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.14.24): Campos +650, Ibragimov -1300
Dedrek Sanders vs. Makkasharip Zaynukov
Records: Sanders (9-4), Zaynukov (15-4)
Past five: Sanders 4-1, Zaynukov 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.14.24): Sanders +270, Zaynukov -400
Marcos Breno vs. Raufeon Stots
Records: Breno (15-3), Stots (20-2)
Past five: Breno 3-2, Stots 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Stots No. 14
Odds (as of 10.14.24): Breno +375, Stots -600
A.J. McKee vs. Paul Hughes
Records: McKee (22-1), Hughes (12-1)
Past five: McKee 4-1, Hughes 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: McKee honorable mention
Odds (as of 10.14.24): McKee -190, Hughes +150
Husein Kadimagomaev vs. Zafar Mohsen
Records: Kadimagomaev (11-1), Mohsen (13-4)
Past five: Kadimagomaev 4-1, Mohsen 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.14.24): Kadimagomaev -700, Mohsen +425
Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards
Records: Eblen (15-0), Edwards (13-3)
Past five: Eblen 5-0, Edwards 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Eblen No. 5
Odds (as of 10.14.24): Eblen -700, Edwards +425
Cris Cyborg vs. Larissa Pacheco
Records: Cyborg (27-2), Pacheco (23-4)
Past five: Cyborg 5-0, Pacheco 5-0
Division: Women’s featherweight
Rankings: Cyborg No. 1, No. 1 pound-for-pound; Pacheco No. 2, No. 5 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 10.14.24): Cyborg +105, Pacheco -125
Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira
Records: Ngannou (17-3), Ferreira (13-3)
Past five: Ngannou 5-0, Ferreira 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Ferreira No. 11, Ngannou honorable mention
Odds (as of 10.14.24): Ngannou -320, Ferreira +250
PFL: Battle of the Giants fight card (as of Oct. 14, noon ET)
MAIN CARD (DAZN pay-per-view, 4 p.m. ET)
Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira – for heavyweight superfights title
Cris Cyborg vs. Larissa Pacheco – for women’s featherweight superfights title
Champ Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards – for Bellator middleweight title
Husein Kadimagomaev vs. Zafar Mohsen
A.J. McKee vs. Paul Hughes
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 1:30 p.m. ET)
Marcos Breno vs. Raufeon Stots
Dedrek Sanders vs. Makkasharip Zaynukov
Nacho Campos vs. Ibragim Ibragimov
Mostafa Nada vs. Ahmed Sami
Youssef Al Housani vs. Taha Bendaoud
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