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.

Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes have traded several barbs in the build-up to their highly-anticipated Bellator lightweight title showdown.

Paul Hughes continues his incredible MMA journey with a huge fight on Saturday night. The Lavey native takes on Usman Nurmagomedov for the Bellator World Lightweight title in Dubai.

“Brother, nobody knows who is Paul Hughes,” Nurmagomedov told MMA Junkie. “He can talk something only because he wants to promote himself. PFL gave him this title shot only because he’s from Ireland, and they want to promote Ireland vs. Dagestan – something like that.

The PFL Champion Series Dubai is set to kick off the promotion's 2025 with a bang as Usman Nurmagomedov will defend his lightweight title against Paul Hughes.

Hughes made waves last year when he opted to sign with the PFL over the UFC. It ultimately came down to the financials and the promotion is really hitching their wagons to the Paul Hughes hype train.

The weigh-ins are in the books in Dubai, and the fights are official for the PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series. In the main event, Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov puts that former promotion’s title on the line under the PFL banner against challenger Paul Hughes.