RIYADH: Last weekend, the Professional Fighters League staged its biggest mixed martial arts event of the year — Battle of The Giants: Brace For Impact — in Riyadh, featuring some of the biggest names in the sport, as well as the highly-anticipated PFL debut of the world’s best heavyweight fighter, Francis “The Predator” Ngannou.

Ngannou, who also boxes professionally, returned to MMA for the first time since 2022 and immediately reminded everyone why he’s considered the baddest man on the planet with a first-round knockout win against 2023 PFL heavyweight champion Renan “Problema” Ferreira. The emotional victory also saw Ngannou crowned PFL Super Fights heavyweight champion.

In the co-main event, two of the finest fighters in the world went head-to-head for five rounds. In the end, it was Cris Cyborg who left The Mayadeen as the PFL Super Fights women’s featherweight champion, having defeated Larissa Pacheco.

The card also saw impressive victories from Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen, Paul Hughes, and Raufeon Stotts.

Not only did Battle of The Giants deliver in terms of action, it was also broadcast to more than 160 countries and garnered 4.4 billion impressions online.

The event’s social media statistics included approximately 326 million video views, 34 million engagements, and hundreds of thousands of posts, replies, and quotes.

Battle of The Giants was also covered by major media outlets across the globe, generating around 1,500 media stories from many leading news outlets.

From its star power to its social media metrics, Battle of The Giants was indeed gigantic.