Winner gets slept by Francis Renan Ferreira towering Ryan Bader ahead of potential Francis
Renan Ferreira and Ryan Bader have an upcoming fight, each representing PFL and Bellator in the cross-promotion super fight. The winner will face former UFC champion, Francis Ngannou in his MMA comeback. Here is what happened:
Renan Ferreira and Ryan Bader will fight this February at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fight will be a headline-making heavyweight bout between the 2023 PFL heavyweight tournament winner and Bellator’s heavyweight champion.
This is expected to be an interesting fight. Ferreira has a professional record of 12 wins and 3 losses. That includes 10 victories by knockout or technical knockout. Meanwhile, Bader has a record of 31 wins and 7 losses. He has 13 victories by knockout or technical knockout to his name. He is lighter than Ferreira and has a reach disadvantage. However, Bader is known to be a crafty opponent.
Francis Ngannou will return to MMA against the winner of the heavyweight superfight between Renan Ferreira and Ryan Bader. The fight will be part of the PFL PPV Division. Ngannou signed with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) in May 2023. He left the UFC in early 2023 and renounced the promotion’s heavyweight title. Despite his successful boxing debut against Tyson Fury, Ngannou always intended to return to MMA. He has eyed a fight with the Ferreira-Bader winner in the PFL’s SmartCage.
Fans react to Renan Ferreira vs Ryan Bader faceoff ahead of potential Francis Ngannou fight
The clip of Ryan Ferreira’s faceoff against Ryan Bader caught the attention of fans on social media. People went to the comment section to share their reactions to the video. Here are some of the reactions from X:
Winner gets slept by Francis
— 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐲 (@YunixFrosty) February 23, 2024Bader thinking “those muscles not gonna stop this single leg” 😭
— Cameron 🇺🇸🎒 (@BackPackCamX) February 23, 2024Lowkey wanna see bader vs ngannou but imagine ngannou fighting this 6ft 8 giant
Fury claims 6ft 9 but he’s 6ft 5 at most and can only box im saying this is a tougher fight than fury or joshua
I don’t see how Bader comes out of this one. If he does, shout out to him.
— iggy (@O_igggy) February 23, 2024Fereira’s nickname is "Problema" 👀
— Astronomy Dork™ @803 (@AstronomyDork) February 23, 2024No way the commentary team said Ryan is the greatest heavyweight ever lmao
— AngryDroidMMA (@DroidAngry) February 23, 2024From a on paper standpoint yes but Francis most likely starches him in the first
— KyleSosa🥶🇵🇷 (@KyleSosaa718) February 23, 2024I 100% believe Renan can hurt Francis on the feet. He's a rangy striker with no power so it could get interesting. Im not picking him to win who knows
— Troubled_Society (@troub1edsociety) February 23, 2024People were amused by some of the comparisons based on the size difference between the two fighters. They also compared Renan Ferreira’s massive structure with that of Francis Ngannou. However, many fans sided with Ngannou saying that a big physique does not equate to the ability to fight. Francis Ngannou’s comeback to the octagon is a big event in and of itself. It will be interesting to see who he fights out of the two promotional stars.
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