Paul Hughes headlines PFL Belfast event vs. Bruno Miranda on May 10
PFL standout Paul Hughes will return to home soil for his next fight.
Hughes (13-2) takes on Bruno Miranda (17-5) in the PFL Belfast main event May 10 at SSE Arena, promotion officials announced Wednesday morning.
𝘽𝙄𝙂 𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 𝙑𝙎. 𝙍𝙊𝘽𝙐𝙎𝙏𝙊 💥
Paul Hughes takes on Brazilian knockout artist Bruno Miranda in a blockbuster lightweight main event on May 10 at #PFLBelfast!
Returning home after a razor close decision loss to Usman Nurmagomedov in Dubai, @paulhughesmma completes a… pic.twitter.com/2J0QV2Ysat
— PFL Europe (@PFLEurope) March 12, 2025
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.
Brazil's Miranda most recently competed in June when he defeated Patricky Freire by split decision in the second round of the 2024 PFL lightweight season. The win snapped a two-fight losing skid.
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