Paul Hughes obtained again within the win column and did it in an enormous method.
On Saturday, Hughes returned to motion, taking up Bruno Miranda in the primary occasion of PFL Belfast at SSE Enviornment in Belfast. It was Hughes’s first time since his razor-close determination loss to Usman Nurmagomedov of their Bellator light-weight title struggle in January, and the occasion was largely constructed round a return residence for the Belfast native. And “Huge Information” made essentially the most of it, demolishing Miranda in lower than a minute.
The SSE Enviornment was electrified from the start as Hughes obtained a particular walkout with a stay introduction from Irish musician Foy Vance that obtained the place rocking. Hughes then channeled that vitality into a fast begin in opposition to Miranda, urgent ahead till he was in a position to catch a lazy kick from Miranda after which counter with a pointy left hook that despatched the Brazilian fighter down. Hughes shortly pounced with ground-and-pound, forcing the referee to step in simply 42 seconds into the bout.
After the struggle, Hughes had a easy message for his former, and hopefully future, foe.
“Usman Nurmagomedov! You possibly can run, you possibly can attempt to delay this rematch so long as you need, however your day is f*cking coming!”