Eblen v Edwards added to PFL Ngannou v Ferreira card

Briton Fabian Edwards' rematch pinch Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen will return spot connected 19 October successful Saudi Arabia.

The bout has been added to nan PFL Battle of nan Giants arena successful Riyadh, which is headlined by heavyweights Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira.

Edwards, 31, was stopped by American Eblen successful nan 3rd information of their title conflict last September.

The rematch was primitively scheduled for nan Bellator Champions Series successful London past week, but was postponed this month.

Birmingham's Edwards, who is nan younger relative of UFC prima Leon, is aiming to go nan first English Bellator champion since Liam McGeary successful 2015.

Eblen is undefeated, winning each 15 of his fights, and has defended nan loop doubly since winning it against Gegard Mousasi successful 2022.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou is making his PFL debut astatine nan arena aft a stint boxing successful which nan Cameroonian suffered defeats by Britons Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

The 38-year-old is nan PFL's biggest star, pinch his conflict against Brazil's Ferreira launching nan promotion's caller pay-per-view Super Fight Division.

The co-main arena features Bellator featherweight champion Cris Cyborg against chap Brazilian and PFL featherweight title holder Larissa Pacheco.

Elsewhere connected nan paper Paul Hughes will return connected American lightweight and erstwhile Bellator featherweight champion, AJ McKee.