Title Rematch: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes in Dubai
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has confirmed the lightweight championship rematch between Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes for October 3 in Dubai.
This highly anticipated fight for the 155-pound title was announced on Wednesday. The anticipation for this second encounter grew since January, when Nurmagomedov defeated Hughes by majority decision in a close match. The first fight also took place in Dubai.
Nurmagomedov, cousin of the legendary Khabib Nurmagomedov, demonstrated his dominance as the defending Bellator MMA champion on two occasions. However, Hughes pushed him to the limit in the PFL lightweight title fight. Hughes expressed that he felt he had won and called the judges’ scorecards “quite ridiculous”. Hughes, 28, achieved a knockout victory in the first round over Bruno Miranda in May. Nurmagomedov has not fought since his victory against Hughes. In addition, the PFL announced a light heavyweight bout between Corey Anderson and Dovlet Yagshimuradov for the October 3rd event.
