Usman Nurmagomedov remains undefeated, but just by the skin of his teeth.
On Saturday, Nurmagomedov defended his lightweight title against Paul Hughes in the main event of PFL Dubai. After five hard-fought rounds, Nurmagomedov took home a majority decision victory.
In the build-up to the fight, much was made from Nurmagomedov about how he didn’t really know much about Hughes and how Hughes didn’t deserve this fight. The Irish star made Nurmagomedov eat those words, defending takedowns with ease and punishing Nurmagomedov with shots to the body. In return, Nurmagomedov chewed away at the body and legs of Hughes with a near-endless supply of kicks.
After a competitive opening two rounds, things took a bad turn for…