Northern Ireland lightweight Paul Hughes had an opportunity to sign with the UFC. But something about what the world’s largest MMA promotion had to offer didn’t sit right with him.

Top prospect Paul Hughes ended his free agency on Saturday ... but PFL obviously pounced on the opportunity to sign him as soon as he became available in free agency.

The PFL has drawn recent criticism from former UFC lightweight Josh Thomson, but one of the promotion's current stars in Paul Hughes has come to its defense. In a recent interview with the MMA ...