Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-10-03, we are going to comment and rate the mma bout Usman Nurmagomedov vs Paul Hughes 2 as soon as we watch the full fight (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2025).Hughes vs Nurmagomedov 2 is scheduled to take place Friday, October 3rd, at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), in a 5-round lightweight (155 lbs, 70 kg) bout; it is the main event of the PFL Champions Series 3 and it is valid for the PFL lightweight world championship. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Usman Nurmagomedov record
The undefeated Bellator lw champ Usman Nurmagomedov entered this fight with a perfect record of 19-0-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world.
In his last two fights he has beat Alexandr Shabliy (Usman Nurmagomedov vs Alexandr Shabliy) and Paul Hughes (via majority decision, Usman Nurmagomedov vs Paul Hughes I).
Paul Hughes record
His opponent, Paul Hughes, has a mma record of 14-2-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the lightweight division.
He was defeated by Usman Nurmagomedov in January (via majority decision, Usman Nurmagomedov vs Paul Hughes I) but he came back to win with Bruno Miranda in May.
Weigh-in
Watch the video of PFL Champions Series 3: Nurmagomedov vs Hughes 2 weigh-in from the official PFL MMA Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Usman Nurmagomedov vs Paul Hughes 2 as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Nurmagomedov vs Hughes 2 fight?
Usman Nurmagomedov defeated Paul Hughes via unanimous decision. Scores were 50–45, 49–46, 48–47.
