DUBAI: Over the past couple of years, Irish mixed martial arts star Paul “Big News” Hughes has been on a generational run.
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The Belfast native established himself as a rising star in Cage Warriors, before making his jump to the big leagues, defeating Bobby King in Bellator in 2024.
He then registered an impressive win over former Bellator champion AJ McKee under the PFL banner a few months later, earning a long-awaited title shot against Usman Nurmagomedov.
When the two finally clashed, the result was a five-round Fight of The Year candidate that not only cemented Nurmagomedov as a bona fide star, but also showed that Hughes was a legitimate top contender.
