Oddsmakers are seeing one of the two blockbuster matchups announced for the next PFL pay-per-view as a lot closer than the other…
This week, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) confirmed its expected second Super Fight PPV card of 2024, the first of which pitted its champions against Bellator titleholders in Saudi Arabia this past February.
The next major lineup on October 19 boasts two huge names at the top, with former UFC champions Francis Ngannou and Cris Cyborg making their respective PFL debuts in the headlining acts.
In the main event, Ngannou returns to mixed martial arts following a two-match boxing stint. His first taste of action inside the cage since January 2022 comes against an expected opponent in Renan Ferreira, the 2023 PFL heavyweight title winner who stopped Ryan Bader in just 21 seconds earlier this year to secure a showdown with "The Predator."
Setting the stage for those two heavyweight behemoths will be Cyborg, the reigning Bellator women's featherweight champion and an all-time great. Her frustrated calls for an MMA return against two-weight PFL champ Larissa Pacheco have finally been answered.
Both bouts will be contested for Super Fight titles. And in terms of who will walk away from the October 19 event with an additional piece of gold for their trophy cabinet, oddsmakers believe one matchup is easier to call...
Ngannou Heavy Favorite For Successful Comeback, Pacheco Narrow Underdog Against Cyborg
Shortly after the top two clashes for the PFL's next PPV card were announced in a press release on Wednesday, opening odds were released by BetOnline.ag.
Given his destructive run toward the UFC's heavyweight gold prior to his departure from the MMA leader and subsequent boxing venture, it's perhaps unsurprising to see Ngannou heavily favored.
"The Predator" has opened at -350, with Ferreira's underdog line reading +285.
The co-headliner is seen as much closer, with Cyborg a narrow -140 favorite against Pacheco's +125 line. The PFL standout became the promotion's first-ever two-division title winner last year when she added featherweight gold to her 2022 lightweight success.
The PFL is yet to confirm any other bouts for the October 19 event, but French star Cédric Doumbé has previously been touted for the fall PPV. Also, Yoel Romero recently spilled the beans on a Bellator light heavyweight title fight against champ Corey Anderson on that date.