Paul Hughes, 2025 PFL Street to Dubai Champions Collection: at Coca-Cola Enviornment in Dubai, UAE, Saturday, Saturday, January, 25, 2025. (Jose Peñuela / PFL)
In any case, the transfer doesn’t come as a shock, with talks of a Belfast present for the PFL swirling of late. Europe being their strongest market, and Hughes a rising star, the reserving is sensible.
No opponent for Hughes (13-2) at PFL Europe Belfast has been introduced, nonetheless. The light-weight was final seen shedding a really aggressive determination towards Usman Nurmagomedov in January, resulting in requires a rematch.
“All my career I’ve said I will main event The SSE Arena, and we’ve made my dream into a reality. Belfast, I’m coming to put on a show for my people, and I will show you how much your support means to me. It’s time to get to work,” Hughes was quoted as saying in Monday’s press launch.
Hughes, a former Cage Warriors featherweight champ, earned a win over ex-Bellator champ A.J. McKee previous to the Nurmagomedov battle.
