Paul Hughes Takes Judges to Job
Paul Hughes posted a video on his Instagram web page addressing the defeat to Usman Nurmagomedov (h/t MMAFighting).
Paul Hughes is all class. A tremendous consultant for Irish MMA 🇮🇪☘️ pic.twitter.com/wgsWhHZsTj
— Liam Picks Fights (@LiamPicksFights) January 26, 2025
“Clearly, as all the time, I’m going to have to observe it again to get a great evaluation and a clear-minded evaluation, however as we all know, all of us thought I received that one,” Hughes stated. “I feel the judges’ scorecards have been fairly ridiculous, however as I say, I’ll watch it again with a transparent thoughts. I’m simply judging from the power of the world and everybody surrounding the cage. I assumed it was mine.
“I’m not going to make excuses although. I ought to’ve pushed tougher. I ought to’ve pushed tougher and I’ll the subsequent time. I do know we’ll combat once more.”
Nurmagomedov has dismissed the concept of getting a right away rematch with Hughes, as he believes the Irishman wants two to 4 extra fights given how shortly he acquired a title shot. Time will inform if the PFL brass feels the identical method.
Hughes’ loss to Nurmagomedov was simply the second defeat of his professional MMA profession. It was his first loss beneath the PFL umbrella. BJPenn.com will preserve you on top of things on what’s subsequent for each Hughes and Nurmagomedov. For now, the 2 will need to relaxation after going to warfare for 5 rounds.
