With the defeat, Ferreira saw his four-fight winning streak come to an end. He entered PFL: Battle of the Giants off his best career stretch, as he had knockout wins over Matheus Scheffel, Maurice Greene, Denis Goltsov, and Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader.

We have you covered for all of tonight's PFL pay-per-view results, including the heavyweight bout between Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira.

Francis Ngannou fights in mixed martial arts for the first time in over 1,000 days. Much of the interest surrounding the Professional Fighters League's "Battle of the Giants" pay-per-view rests on Ngannou's shoulders,

In the case of the PFL: Battle of the Giants main event Saturday, Francis Ngannou took height out of the occasion. At Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Ngannou (18-3) pounded Renan Ferreira (13-4) into unconsciousness with ground-and-pound punches from back mount for a knockout stoppage at 3:32 of Round 1.

Francis Ngannou returns to octagon after layoff of almost three years to face Renan Ferreira in main event of PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants

Check out these photos Francis Ngannou's superfight title victory over Renan Ferreira at PFL: Battle of the Giants , which took place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photos courtesy of PFL

Francis Ngannou returned to the MMA cage on Saturday night with a dominant victory over Renan Ferreira in the main event of the PFL Super Fights card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Making his first appearance in the sport for nearly three years,

Fight week wasn't smooth for Francis Ngannou, nor was the fight camp for his return to MMA. The former UFC champion has experienced a ton personally and professionally since leaving the promotion early in 2022.

Francis Ngannou has revealed the time frame for his next fight. Ngannou made his PFL debut a successful one this past Saturday. He shared the cage with Renan Ferreira for the PFL Super Fight Heavyweight Championship.