What precisely did Khabib Nurmagomedov inform his cousin throughout Saturday’s PFL Highway to Dubai headliner?
Reigning Bellator light-weight titleholder Usman Nurmagomedov confronted his hardest check so far, going 5 onerous rounds with Irish sensation Paul Hughes within the first PFL occasion of 2025. After 25 minutes of intense back-and-forth motion, Nurmagomedov overcame the adversity and emerged victorious, retaining each his title and his undefeated document intact.
“Yes, he said, ‘You show to me your heart. I like, I like this. This is what you need.’ And I said, ‘It’s not for what I need. I was focused on finishing.’ He said, ‘No, no, no. This is experience. This is what you need.’ I agree with that,” Usman Nurmagomedov mentioned throughout a post-fight interview.
Usman Nurmagomedov finally left with a majority resolution victory after one decide dominated the bout as a draw. The considerably controversial resolution moved the 26-year-old Dagestani star to 19-0 in his skilled blended martial arts profession.
Usman Nurmagomedov says no to rapid rematch with Paul Hughes
Given the shut nature of the competition, some struggle followers rapidly started clamoring for an instantaneous rematch between the 2. Nonetheless, the Dagestani has little curiosity in that, suggesting the Irishman must exit and get a couple of extra wins earlier than incomes one other alternative on the gold.
“No, he have to earn with a couple two, three, four fights in [PFL],” Nurmagomedov mentioned in a backstage interview after the occasion. “He had only two fights and they gave him title shot. But Paul Hughes, this is all my respect to this guy. I think if he even go to the tournament for $1 million, he 100 percent [has a] chance to take this belt. Then, we can talk rematches.”
