What precisely did Khabib Nurmagomedov inform his cousin throughout Saturday’s PFL Highway to Dubai headliner?
Reigning Bellator light-weight titleholder Usman Nurmagomedov confronted his hardest check up to now, going 5 arduous rounds with Irish sensation Paul Hughes within the first PFL occasion of 2025. After 25 minutes of intense back-and-forth motion, Nurmagomedov overcame the adversity and emerged victorious, preserving each his title and his undefeated file intact.
Following the combat, Usman provided some perception into the phrases that Khabib instructed him because the combat seemingly began to slide away.
“Sure, he stated, ‘You present to me your coronary heart. I like, I like this. That is what you want.’ And I stated, ‘It’s not for what I want. I used to be targeted on ending.’ He stated, ‘No, no, no. That is expertise. That is what you want.’ I agree with that,” Usman Nurmagomedov stated throughout a post-fight interview.
Usman Nurmagomedov in the end left with a majority resolution victory after one choose dominated the bout as a draw. The considerably controversial resolution moved the 26-year-old Dagestani star to 19-0 in his skilled combined martial arts profession.
Usman Nurmagomedov says no to quick rematch with Paul Hughes
Given the shut nature of the competition, some combat followers shortly started clamoring for an instantaneous rematch between the 2. Nonetheless, the Dagestani has little curiosity in that, suggesting the Irishman must exit and get a couple of extra wins earlier than incomes one other alternative on the gold.
“No, he need to earn with a pair two, three, 4 fights in [PFL],” Nurmagomedov stated in a backstage interview after the occasion. “He had solely two fights and so they gave him title shot. However Paul Hughes, that is all my respect to this man. I feel if he even go to the event for $1 million, he 100% [has a] probability to take this belt. Then, we are able to discuss rematches.”
