Francis Ngannou wins the PFL heavyweight belt by destroying Renan Ferreira for his late son Kobe.
Francis Ngannou crushed Renan Ferreira in the opening round of the PFL Battle of the Giants main event, held at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. This was a devastating return to mixed martial arts.
The former UFC heavyweight champion used strong low kicks and a deftly executed double-leg takedown to establish authority early on.
After Ferreira attempted a triangle choke at 3:22 of the first round, Ngannou delivered a vicious ground-and-pound assault to win his first PFL Super Fight title.
After winning, Francis Ngannou became emotional.
The victory was more than just a career achievement; it was a heartfelt tribute to Ngannou’s late son Kobe, who died at the age of 15 months.
On his path to this, Ngannou had a side trip into the boxing scene.historic event, competing against elite opponents like Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
Ngannou’s debut in the boxing ring was another significant event, even though he lost both bouts to Fury via split decision and was knocked out by Joshua.
Artur Beterbiev became the undisputed light-heavyweight champion in Saudi Arabia after defeating Dmitry Bivol in a contentious decision.
Artur Beterbiev defeated Dmitry Bivol in a controversial majority decision to become the undisputed light-heavyweight champion of the world.With scorecards of 114-114, 115-113, and 116-112, the judges proclaimed Beterbiev the winner despite the Russians putting on what may have been the fight of the year in Saudi Arabia.
The scorecards probably understated how close the fight was, so there will be a lot of ramifications.
Beterbiev’s WBC, WBO, IBF, and Ring Magazine titles were supplemented by Bivol’s WBA title.Two fighters at the top of their game engaged in a really, really fantastic battle.
It was a brilliant illustration of the sport’s core values, which are talent, skill, strength, courage, and strategy.Following the bout, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh declared that he would want to see the two titans square off again.
Ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury brags with a 2PAC song in a torrent of messages.
British heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury is keen to get even with his next opponent, Oleksandr Usyk.The Gypsy King succumbed to Usyk in a split decision in May, ending his incredible undefeated run.
He was compelled to forfeit his WBC heavyweight title as a result, but he is now driven to get it back in the December bout.
Usyk’s WBA, WBC, and WBO titles will be up for grabs when the two boxers rematch in Saudi Arabia before Christmas.
Fury attacked the Ukrainian on social media this week, declaring that he will win the world championship again by the end of the year.
In May, the Gypsy King said that Usyk “couldn’t finish the job” despite winning the combat.
An Instagram remark that said, “You had your shot but couldn’t finish the job!” was posted alongside a song featuring 2PAC.
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