Paul Hughes is the new face of Irish MMA, and his homecoming bout in Belfast on May 10 has generated the local fan interest to prove it.

Hughes is coming off a majority decision defeat to Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov in 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.

The first PFL Europe card of 2025 will be headlined by lightweights Paul Hughes and Bruno Miranda in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on May 10, the company announced Wednesday. The 27-year-old Irish talent became one of the faces of the promotion with a win over AJ McKee Jr.

Earlier this week, the PFL announced that they were heading to Belfast on May 10th and they announced that Paul

Paul Hughes' opponent in his homecoming contest at Belfast's SSE Arena on 10 May will be Brazilian Bruno Miranda.