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Paul Hughes will fight on home soil this spring. | PFL MMA
A lightweight clash pitting Paul Hughes against Jay-Jay Wilson will headline Professional Fighters League’s return to Belfast, Ireland, the promotion announced Monday.
PFL Belfast takes place at the SSE Arena on April 16. The main card airs on ESPN2, the ESPN app and ESPN Deportes in the United States beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The prelims will be broadcast on the ESPN app at 2:30 p.m.. ET/11:30 a.m. PT. More bout are expected to be revealed in the coming weeks.
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A former Cage Warriors champion, Hughes was a high-profile free agent signee for the PFL in 2024. He has gone 2-2 under the PFL banner, with both of his losses coming against reigning lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov. He notably defeated former Bellator MMA featherweight king A.J. McKee via split decision at PFL “Battle of the Giants” in October 2024.
Wilson, meanwhile, has won 11 of 13 professional fights while competing primarily under the Bellator banner. After earning a third-round TKO win against Mads Burnell in his PFL debut, “The Maori Kid” dropped a three-round verdict to Archie Colgan in his last outing at PFL Road to Dubai this past October.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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