Paul Hughes' homecoming couldn't have gone any better. In the main event of 2025 PFL Europe 1: Belfast, Hughes (14-2) faced Bruno Miranda in a lightweight bout at SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Paul Hughes got back in the win column and did it in a big way. On Saturday, Hughes returned to action, taking on Bruno Miranda in the main event of PFL Belfast at SSE Arena in Belfast. It was Hughes's first time since his razor-close decision loss to Usman Nurmagomedov in their Bellator lightweight title fight in January,

The Irish star is PFL’s biggest home grown sensation, and was coming back from his first defeat under their banner back in January. Hughes went the distance in a razor-close decision defeat to Usman Nurmagomedov, with fans calling for an immediate rematch.