“The greatest heavyweight fight of our time.”

This is what the PFL: Battle of the Giants Cold Open announcer says about the highly anticipated showdown between Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira.

Hyperbole aside, it could be the biggest MMA fight of the year as it marks Ngannou's highly anticipated return to the sport. The former UFC heavyweight champion hasn't competed in the cage in nearly 1,000 days. A year after his last UFC fight, he decided to leave the promotion as heavyweight champion and sign with the PFL.

After two high-profile boxing matches with Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, Ngannou is now welcomed back by Ferreira, the winner of the 2023 PFL season who has proven to be a force to be reckoned with.

The scale and magnitude of Ngannou vs. Ferreira is underscored in the cold open, which you can see in the video above.

PFL: Battle of the Giants takes place on Saturday at Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event's main cards will be streamed on ESPN+ and DAZN pay-per-view, with prelims available during the MMA Junkie broadcast.

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This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: PFL: Battle of the Giants Cold Open calls Ngannou vs. Ferreira “the greatest heavyweight fight of our time.”