Usman Nurmagomedov retained his Bellator lightweight title Saturday with a majority decision over Paul Hughes in Dubai.

In the main event of the first PFL: Road to Dubai Championship Series, Nurmagomedov took identical scores of 48-46 while the ...

Paul Hughes' bid to become Bellator lightweight champion falls agonisingly short as Usman Nurmagomedov claims a thrilling ...

Paul Hughes vs Usman Nurmagomedov is taking place on Saturday evening, January 25 at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. The main event is expected around 9pm Irish time. The fight card is available to ...

PFL Champions Series Dubai kicks off its 2025 campaign with a lightweight title headliner between Usman Nurmagomedov (c) and ...

IRELAND’s Paul Hughes came up agonisingly short against Usman Nurmagomedov in the Bellator lightweight title fight at PFL ...

Live text commentary as Paul Hughes takes on Usman Nurmagomedov for the Bellator lightweight title at the Coca-Cola Arena, ...

Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes in action in the main event at ... after defeating former Bellator featherweight champion AJ McKee, and called for his shot at Usman Nurmagomedov, saying ...

For as much as there has been to criticize the PFL over the past 12 months as the promotion continues to make claims of where it stands as the co-leader in global MMA, Saturday's main event of the ...

All eyes of the MMA world will be on Paul Hughes as he faces Usman Nurmagomedov for the Bellator lightweight title in Dubai.

Nurmagomedov has been imperious in his career so far, easing to a perfect record of 18-0 to claim the lightweight belt.