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PFL: Battle of the Giants: Make your predictions for 3 title fights in Saudi Arabia

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

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for PFL: Battle of the Giants.

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