In a tumultuous day for Irish striker, Paul Hughes, the PFL star remains steadfast in his pursuit of a lightweight title rematch with Usman Nurmagomedov, claiming the unbeaten Russian “won’t get lucky next time” if they are pitted together again.
Hughes, who headlined PFL: Road to Dubai earlier this month in the Middle East, forced the unbeaten, Nurmagomedov the full five round distance in just his second outing in the promotion, finding himself on the wrong side of a controversial and debated majority decision loss.
And vowing to land himself a rematch clash with the Bellator MMA lightweight champion — particularly in a sought-after showdown in Belfast, Hughes claimed this evening during an interview with Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned that Nurmagomedov will not “get lucky” if they share the SmartCage again this year.