Cris Cyborg and Larissa Pacheco are ready for a battle between champion and champion. This women’s featherweight fight, scheduled for five rounds, takes place on Saturday, October 19 at The Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Cyborg (27-2) and Pacheco (23-4) will co-headline PFL: Battle of the Giants, with the promotion’s superfights for the women’s featherweight title on the line.

Cyborg, the reigning Bellator women’s champion at 145 pounds, is competing for the first time in a year when she defeated Cat Zingano via first-round TKO at Bellator 300. Cyborg, 39, is a former UFC, Strikeforce and Invicta FC -champion. She is riding a seven-fight winning streak, including five consecutive defenses of her Bellator title. Cyborg hasn’t lost since a December 2018 first-round knockout against Amanda Nunes at UFC 232.

Pacheco, 30, is coming off back-to-back PFL championship seasons at lightweight and featherweight. She brings a 10-fight winning streak into the match with Cyborg, including her 2022 lightweight title victory over Kayla Harrison.

When does the PFL: Battle of the Giants fight card start?

• The PFL: Battle of the Giants lineup consists of nine fights, with prelims starting at 1:30 PM ET and the pay-per-view main card at 4:00 PM ET.

Cris Cyborg vs. Larissa Pacheco exit time

• As the co-main event, Cyborg and Pacheco are expected to walk to the cage at approximately 6:15 PM ET.
• The fight will be streamed on ESPN+ pay-per-view in the US and DAZN pay-per-view internationally.