Paul Hughes delivered a statement victory at PFL Belfast, stopping Bruno Miranda in just 42 seconds in front of a sold-out SSE Arena crowd. The lightweight contender, rebounding from a narrow and controversial majority decision loss to champion Usman Nurmagomedov in January, wasted no time in reasserting himself as a top contender. Hughes caught a kick from Miranda, landed a decisive left hook, and finished the fight with ground-and-pound, prompting the referee to step in and end the contest in under a minute.
42-Second KO
Reflecting on the fight, Hughes said, “It’s almost like everything went too perfect.