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Paul Hughes vs. Bruno Miranda announced for PFL Belfast main event

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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. in his PFL debut and a close majority decision loss against 155-pound champion Usman Nurmagomedov this past January.

A former featherweight champion inside the Cage Warriors cage with a pro record of 13-2, “Big News” Hughes won his past seven prior to the Nurmagomedov clash, including a trio of finishes since moving up to the lightweight division.

Miranda improved to 17-5 in the sport with a split-decision victory over ex-Bellator lightweight champion Patricky Pitbull in his most recent PFL appearance in June 2024, rebounding form back-to-back defeats to Olivier Aubin-Mercier and Brent Primus. One of Brazil’s prospects to watch in 2021, “Robusto” won eight of his past 10, half of those via stoppage.

The Belfast card will also serve to kick off the 2025 PFL Europe tournaments, which will pay the winners $100,000 later this year.

“The vocal support for Paul meant this was an easy decision, and I can’t wait to feel the atmosphere of The SSE Arena during the main event,” PFL CEO Pete Murray stated in a release. “But we plan to stack the card with our PFL Europe tournament fighters, and a host of athletes who are prepared to lay it all on the line and put on a show. Belfast, get your tickets, we have a feeling this event will go down in history.”



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