Paul Hughes is the new face of Irish MMA, and his homecoming bout in Belfast on May 10 has generated the local fan interest to prove it.

Paul Hughes’s opponent at PFL Belfast has been named, as the Northern Irishman takes on Bruno Miranda in a bid to set up a rematch with Usman Nurmagomedov. In January, Hughes suffered a controversial majority-decision loss to Nurmagomedov, who retained the PFL lightweight title and remained unbeaten.

Paul Hughes will realize a lifelong dream when the PFL heads to Belfast, Northern Ireland for an event in May. Hughes Already A Major PFL Star. A former Cage Warriors champion, Hu

Hughes is coming off a majority decision defeat to Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov in the PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai headliner this past January, a fight he thought he won. The loss snapped the 27-year-old’s seven-fight winning streak.

Paul Hughes will return to the PFL cage in May, fresh off his controversial decision loss to Usman Nurmagomedov in January.

Earlier this week, the PFL announced that they were heading to Belfast on May 10th and they announced that Paul

PFL star Paul Hughes now has a target in his sights for later this year, when he has his homecoming fight in Belfast, Northern Ireland.