PFL Africa arrives earlier than expected. The league’s first-ever event on the continent has been moved from July 26 to July 19, PFL announced Tuesday. PFL Africa takes place at GrandWest Arena in Cape Town, South Africa, and is actually comprised of two events. The latter event is a PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai … Read more
Paul Hughes got back in the win column and did it in a big way. On Saturday, Hughes returned to action, taking on Bruno Miranda in the main event of PFL Belfast at SSE Arena in Belfast. It was Hughes’s first time since his razor-close decision loss to Usman Nurmagomedov in their Bellator lightweight title … Read more
MMA Fighting has PFL Belfast results for the Hughes vs. Miranda event and more from SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In the main event, Paul Hughes squares off against Bruno Miranda in a lightweight fight. Hughes looks to bounce back after coming up short in a title fight against Usman Nurmagomedov this past January. … Read more
Francis Ngannou released a statement Tuesday addressing his involvement in a fatal motorcycle crash in his native Cameroon that ended with a 17-year-old girl dying from injuries sustained in the accident. The accident reportedly occurred over Easter weekend where Ngannou was driving a motorcycle that collided with a young woman in the Omnisports district of … Read more
The opening round of PFL’s first-ever World Tournament is officially set for all weight classes involved. PFL announced the first-round contests during a bracket reveal show on Tuesday night. The winner of each tournament claims the season championship, along with a $500,000 prize. All of the tournament action kicks off on April 3 with welterweight … Read more
This past weekend was a rare off week for the UFC, but fortunately, the rest of the combat sports world did its part to fill the void, with both PFL and BKFC hosting events, and even the new kid on the block, Global Fight League, got in on the fun with their promotional “draft” on … Read more
It’s safe to say Conor McGregor might not exactly have an unbiased opinion when it comes to the Nurmagomedov family. Following a five-round classic on Saturday that saw Usman Nurmagomedov defeat Paul Hughes by majority decision in the main event at PFL Dubai, McGregor weighed in with his thoughts on the fight. While it was … Read more
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 … Read more
Watch Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Paul Hughes full fight video highlights from their PFL Dubai main event showdown Saturday afternoon, courtesy of multiple outlets. Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes took place Jan. 25 at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Usman Nurmagomedov (19-0, 1 no-contest) and Paul Hughes (13-2) squared off in the the main event … Read more