Paul Hughes expected Usman Nurmagomedov to delay rematch as long as possible: ‘He was almost broken in there’

PFL Paul Hughes has no doubt that he’s going to cross paths with Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov again but he’s not the least bit surprised he didn’t get an immediate rematch.
Back in January, Hughes battled Nurmagomedov to a razor-close majority decision but came away on the losing end of the scorecards. It didn’t take long for Hughes to ask about running it back sooner than later but Nurmagomedov shot that down while saying the Belfast, Ireland native n