In a night packed with high-stakes drama and raw intensity, UAE Warriors 64 lit up the ADNEC Centre on Wednesday evening, crowning two new champions and proving the depth of the region’s ...

Both fighters got real close during intros, then touched gloves. Action about to begin. A couple of leg kicks to start for Nurmagomedov. Stance switching early for the unbeaten fighter. Pair of jabs ...

Usman Nurmagomedov broke the heart of Irishman Paul Hughes with another contentious points win to retain his PFL lightweight world title on Friday in Dubai. Eight months after Nurmagomedov was cast as ...

Umar Nurmagomedov suffered his first career defeat against Merab Dvalishvili. | Getty/UFC Merab Dvalishvili’s coach, John Wood, believes Umar Nurmagomedov won’t fare well in a rematch against his ...

Usman Nurmagomedov believes the scorecards in his win over Paul Hughes shouldn’t have been as close as they were. Nurmagomedov won the inaugural PFL lightweight title with a controversial unanimous ...

Usman Nurmagomedov needed the scorecards again to defeat Paul Hughes as the pair did battle for a second time in front of a packed crowd at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. The pair’s first meeting was ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov has a very different opinion about Friday night’s massive PFL lightweight title rematch to his world champion cousin. The feud between Hughes and Nurmagomedov borrows some minor ...

Coverage: Follow live text commentary of Nurmagomedov v Hughes 2 from 20:00 BST on Friday, 3 October on BBC Sport website and app Irishman Paul Hughes seeks revenge against Usman Nurmagomedov on ...

Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes fought again on October 3, 2025. The bout took place at PFL Champions Series 3 in Dubai. The lightweight title was on the line. Nurmagomedov stayed unbeaten with ...

The MMA fanbase was sent into a frenzy on Friday night, with many followers of the sport taking issue with the scorecards from Paul Hughes’s rematch with Usman Nurmagomedov. For the second time in 10 ...