Paul Hughes vs. Bruno Miranda headlines PFL Belfast event


PFL standout Paul Hughes will return to home soil for his next fight.

Hughes (13-2) takes on Bruno Miranda (17-5) within the PFL Belfast foremost event May 10 at SSE Arena, promotion officials announced Wednesday morning.

Hughes is coming off a majority decision defeat to Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov within the PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai headliner this past January, a fight he thought he won. The loss snapped the 27-year-old’s seven-fight winning streak.

Brazil’s Miranda most recently competed in June when he defeated Patricky Freire by split decision within the second round of the 2024 PFL lightweight season. The win snapped a two-fight losing skid.

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