PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants featured a all-striker showdown between the prodigy AJ McKee and rising knockout artist Paul Hughes. This fight was a title eliminator with the winner getting to face the Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov.
A.J. McKee vs. Paul Hughes
Both men came out guns blazing with the precision of McKee making an impact on the former Cage Warriors champion. With a series of counter punches and a flying knee, Hughes was able to change the tempo of the match. The Irish-born Hughes again was able to land a flying knee which sent McKee into panic mode.