Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov over and over in his mind, reflecting on all the things he did and didn't do well. He felt he was on the verge of achieving all the glory.Instead, ...

Relive the epic first encounter between Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes in January, before their rematch on Friday. Nurmagomedov secured a narrow victory on the scorecards, much to the disbelief of ...

Conor McGregor has doubled down on his claim that he will fight at the White House in 2026, saying it is a “done deal” and “signed”. McGregor, a former two-weight UFC champion, has not competed since ...

Pereira did impress in neutralising Ankalaev’s wrestling, and yet, to the surprise of those who had profiled the Dagestani as ‘just another wrestler’, Ankalaev had won the fight on the feet. It should ...

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Hughes (14-2) rematches Nurmagomedov (19-0) for the lightweight title in Friday's PFL Champions Series: Dubai main event from Coca-Cola Arena. Hughes was on the wrong end of a decision in his first ...

FRANCIS NGANNOU is set to hold talks over his next fight – having called out Deontay Wilder. Ngannou returned to the cage in October 2024 – beating Brazilian Renan Ferreira in one ...

Usman Nurmagomedov has vowed to stamp out his mistakes in his rematch with Paul Hughes at the PFL Champions Series, as he seeks a second win over his rival.

Paul Hughes says he is "ready to go to the depths of hell" to beat Usman Nurmagomedov and bring the PFL lightweight world championship back to Ireland. The Belfast-based fighter faces the Russian in a ...

Paul Hughes is dreaming of a Windsor Park homecoming fight, months on from headlining the city's SSE Arena. The 28-year-old says he is "ready to go to the depths of hell" to defeat Usman Nurmagomedov ...

Magomed Ankalaev goes for his first UFC light heavyweight title defense against Alex Pereira in the main event at UFC 320 in Las Vegas on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN PPV, with prelims at 8 on ESPNEWS ...

AFTER finishing another gruelling 12-hour day construction shift in Australia – Paul Hughes vowed to never work another day in his life. And now six years later, he proved good to his word ...