PFL Unveils Belt For What Exec Calls The ‘Lineal Heavyweight Title’

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PFL Unveils Belt For What Exec Calls The ‘Lineal Heavyweight Title’
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Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. In addition to Forbes, Mazique has written for Bleacher Report and Ring Magazine and creates content for multiple YouTube channels–including the self-titled Brian Mazique channel focusing on boxing.

The October 19 Professional Fighters League PPV card billed as PFL SuperFights: Battle of the Giants is the most critical event in the promotion’s history.

The fight is by far the biggest in PFL history, and I spoke to one company executive who called it the battle for the “Lineal Heavyweight title.”“This weekend, the undisputed lineal heavyweight champion of the world is returning to the sport where he reigned supreme,” Loren Mack, Senior VP, said to me during a phone call on October 14. “Francis Ngannou is undoubtedly the best heavyweight on the planet and he is the lineal heavyweight champion; he never lost his title.

The only prominent heavyweights in the UFC’s ranks that Ngannou hasn’t faced are the current champions, Jon Jones, and interim titleholders Tom Aspinall and Alexander Volkov. While Ngannou’s MMA resume is unquestionable, Ferreira has paid every reasonable cost under the PFL and Bellator’s banner to get an opportunity to stake his claim to the SuperFights title.

I spoke with PFL President Donn Davis earlier this month, and he made it clear he believes the two organizations have a global duopoly in MMA and equal star power. He explains his rationale in the video below.

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