Paul Hughes is staring down the barrel of a career culmination. “This is my life’s work. This is everything.” He is one half of the most anticipated rematch in MMA, squaring off against the undefeated ...

Paul Hughes will channel his hero when he walks to the cage to face Usman Nurmagomedov. The Belfast power puncher will challenge his arch-rival for the PFL lightweight championship in an ...

On Jan. 25 in Dubai, PFL promoted a thriller of a lightweight championship bout when unbeaten titleholder Usman Nurmagomedov edged out Irish upstart Paul Hughes over five rounds by majority decision ...

Paul Hughes didn’t get the result he wanted in his rematch against Usman Nurmagomedov, but he’s not claiming robbery after another back-and-forth battle. In their first encounter, Hughes ultimately ...

Paul Hughes believes his experience will have him more than ready to avenge his loss to Usman Nurmagomedov. Hughes (14-2) rematches Nurmagomedov (19-0) for the lightweight title in Friday's PFL ...

The pair put on an early fight-of-the-year contender back in January, with Nurmagomedov - the cousin of former UFC lightweight champion Khabib - narrowly edging “Big News” by majority decision, ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov has high praise for Paul Hughes. Hughes challenged Khabib's cousin, Usman Nurmagomedov, for the Professional Fighters League lightweight title this past January in Dubai. While ...

Usman Nurmagomedov didn’t seem keen on a rematch with Paul Hughes after beating him in his last outing. Nurmagomedov defeated Hughes via majority decision in their first encounter this past January.

Khabib Nurmagomedov recently praised Paul Hughes ahead of his highly anticipated rematch against Usman Nurmagomedov. The UFC legend called Hughes a worthy contender, as he makes another shot at PFL ...

Conor McGregor may have taken a shot at his fellow Irishman on Friday night. At the PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai, Usman Nurmagomedov controversially defeated Paul Hughes in their rematch. Their ...

Yet Nurmagomedov, who was awarded a majority decision in the first fight in January, won 50-45, 49-46, 48-47 on Friday (3 October) – with many fans and journalists raging at the first two scorecards.

Who has the better fighters, Ireland or Dagestan? The topic has been debated within MMA ever since Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov faced each other inside the Octagon. That night, the Dagestani ...