London – The Skilled Fighters League (PFL) at this time introduced Paul “Large Information” Hughes’ (13-2) will tackle Bruno “Robusto” Miranda (17-5) within the Light-weight foremost occasion showcase bout at PFL Europe Belfast on 10 Could on the SSE Area, with tickets on-sale now by way of ticketmaster.ie.
The Brazilian Muay Thai specialist is a PFL Challenger Collection contract winner who hones his craft in Thailand, which is clear by his aggressive hanging model within the SmartCage incomes him 9 KO/TKOs in his MMA profession. With 4 wins within the PFL, Miranda’s most up-to-date victory came visiting former Light-weight Champion Patricky Pitbull in an unbelievable action-packed battle, together with his solely two losses within the promotion coming by means of a former Bellator Champion and subsequent PFL Champion, Brent Primus and Olivier Aubin-Mercier respectively.
“Robusto” will look to spoil the homecoming occasion for Paul Hughes, who will fulfil a lifelong dream to foremost occasion at The SSE Area, Belfast’s iconic venue located a stone’s throw away from his fitness center.
At 27 years of age, Hughes completed all the things doable on the regional stage earlier than coming into free company, the place he was pursued by each main blended martial arts promotion on the planet earlier than selecting to affix PFL. A former Cage Warriors Featherweight Champion earlier than transferring as much as Light-weight, Hughes has proven his world class degree by defeating former Featherweight Champion AJ McKee in October 2024, and narrowly dropping a majority determination to present Light-weight Champion Usman Nurmagomedov in a critically acclaimed ‘battle of the 12 months’ contender.
Belfast would be the dwelling of PFL Europe’s first match fights of 2025, which can see the continent’s high athletes enter a bracket who may have one shot to win three bouts throughout the 12 months to earn the coveted PFL Europe Championship and a money prize of $100,000.
“Belfast, the PFL is coming to The SSE Area with some Large Information. For our first PFL Europe occasion of 2025, we knew we needed to reward the Combating Irish fandom with a Paul Hughes homecoming.” Mentioned PFL Chief Govt Officer Pete Murray.
“The vocal help for Paul meant this was a simple determination, and I can’t wait to really feel the environment of The SSE Area throughout the primary occasion. However we plan to stack the cardboard with our PFL Europe Match fighters, and a bunch of athletes who’re ready to put all of it on the road and placed on a present. Belfast, get your tickets, we’ve got a sense this occasion will go down in historical past.”
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Govt Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and likewise a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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