If Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov was Eire vs. Dagestan half one, Saturday’s entertaining five-round warfare between Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes was the sequel.
PFL’s Street to Dubai occasion was headlined by an intense counter between Nurmagomedov, the reigning Bellator light-weight champion, and Hughes, a 13-win veteran preventing out of Belfast. Nurmagomedov went into the bout as a sizeable favourite to retain his title, however a lot to the delight of struggle followers, Hughes gave the Russian all the things he had for 5 rounds.
Within the eyes of many, it was sufficient to dethrone Nurmagomedov and hand him his first profession loss. Sadly, the judges didn’t agree. One official dominated the 25-minute affair a draw whereas the opposite two noticed it in favor of Nurmagomedov, leaving the light-weight title round his waist and handing Hughes his second profession loss.
Evidently, McGregor, who has been an outspoken supporter of Hughes for years, was not proud of the choice and took the chance to as soon as once more shred the Nurmagomedov household on social media.
“Great struggle and efficiency! Straightforward win for Hughes, he DOMINATED THAT FIGHT,” McGregor wrote on X. “And Umar precisely what it says on the tin, a Nurmagamedov. Runner, sprinter, bolter, scarper, scurrying “fighter”. The Nurmagomedovs usually are not fighters. They’re essentially the most non preventing fighters out of Dagestan and all time. Run away across the cage and shoot ass bitches.Dagestan is best than the Nurmagomedovs and that may be a FACT!
Paul Hughes Echoes Conor McGregor’s assertion
Hughes agreed with the previous two-division UFC champion, calling the decide’s scorecards “ridiculous” after having a bit time to course of issues.
“All of us thought I gained that one,” Hughes stated post-fight on Instagram. “I feel the judges’ scorecards had been fairly ridiculous. However I’ll watch it again with a transparent thoughts. I’m simply judging from the vitality of the sector and everybody surrounding the cage that thought it was mine. I’m not going to make excuses, although. I ought to’ve pushed tougher. And I’ll the following time. I do know we’ll struggle once more.”
