Check out these photos from Paul Hughes' unanimous decision victory over A.J. McKee at PFL: Battle of the Giants at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photos courtesy of PFL MMA) This article ...

Like most Irish fighters, Paul Hughes came up admiring Conor McGregor and the attention he brought to his home country after becoming arguably the biggest star in combat sports. But lately ...

Paul Hughes claims TKO victory after 42 seconds in headline PFL Europe in Belfast bout against Bruno Miranda Derry lightweight was fighting on home soil for first time since 2019 Hughes bounces ...

Paul Hughes might just be the next big thing in mixed martial arts. Hughes signed with PFL as the most sought-after free agent in MMA after the company outbid UFC. The 27-year-old is represented ...

In the main event of last night’s PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series, Usman Nurmagomedov barely squeaked past Paul Hughes to retain his lightweight title – and we mean ‘barely’.

Paul Hughes didn't get the desired result in his first major MMA world title fight, but he was still a winner in the big picture. At PFL Dubai, the proud Irishman pushed undefeated PFL lightweight ...

Paul Hughes doesn't expect to reconcile with Conor McGregor anytime soon. Like many Irish fighters, Hughes looked up to the former UFC two-division champion. Up until his title fight against ...

Usman Nurmagomedov narrowly beats Paul Hughes on points in thrilling contest One judge scores fight a draw, two others see it 48-46 for Russian Nurmagomedov Nurmagomedov retains Bellator ...

Paul Hughes says he is now "in the conversation with some of the biggest MMA athletes in the world" after his "life-changing" lightweight victory over AJ McKee on the PFL Super Fights card in ...

Paul Hughes has landed his dream Belfast homecoming as he makes his return to the PFL cage – but all is not perfect. Hughes battled all the way to a five round majority decision against Usman ...

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