Francis Ngannou made a stunning comeback to mixed martial arts by defeating Renan Ferreria with a first-round knockout in the PFL's 'Battle Of The Giants.' He dedicated his victory to his late son. The event marked his return from boxing to MMA,

Ngannou returns for his first MMA fight since January 2022 when he takes part in PFL's Battle of the Giants in Saudi Arabia

The bout, for the PFL heavyweight title, marks Ngannou’s first fight in the sport since January 2022. On that occasion, the Cameroonian outpointed Ciryl Gane to retain the UFC heavyweight title, a year before leaving the promotion.

Julianna Peña defeated Raquel Pennington via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) to reclaim the women’s bantamweight crown in a bout billed as the co-main event. Peña originally held the crown after defeating Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 in 2021 and then lost it to Nunes in a rematch at UFC 277 in 2022.

Francis Ngannou did not disappoint in his return to MMA. Here's how he knocked out Renan Ferreira in Round 1, plus results from all PFL fights tonight

Francis Ngannou is back in MMA like he never left. The Sporting News provided results and highlights from the PFL Battle of the Giants event.

Francis Ngannou scored one takedown and the delivered a vicious ground and pound knockout to finish the fight in the first round to cap off PFL: Battle of the Giants