Paul Hughes to Face Bruno Miranda in PFL Europe Belfast Main Event on May 10

Paul Hughes has a dance partner for his upcoming Professional Fighters League appearance.

The promotion announced on Wednesday that Hughes will lock horns with Bruno Miranda in the PFL Europe Belfast headliner on May 10 at the SSE Arena. The card will also include PFL Europe tournament pairings, where fighters must win three bouts to earn a $100,000 cash prize. Participants in the tournament will be announced at a later date.

A former Cage Warriors champion, Hughes was a prized free agent before signing with the PFL in 2024. He made his presence felt at PFL “Brace for Impact” last October, when he defeated ex-Bellator MMA featherweight champ A.J. McKee via split decision. “Big News” then challenged Usman Nurmagomedov for the lightweight belt at PFL Road to Dubai, losing a narrow majority decision in one of the best fights of 2025 thus far.

Miranda is coming off a split-decision triumph over former Bellator stalwart Patricky Freire at a PFL regular season event last July. That snapped a two-fight skid for the Brazilian, who owns a 17-5 career mark with 11 triumphs coming inside the distance.

"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,” said PFL CEO Peter Murray 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.”Gino van Steenis vs Declan McAleenan Connor Hughes vs Unknown Fighter Gavin Hughes vs Unknown Fighter Mark Ewen vs Unknown Fighter Alan Philpott vs Unknown Fighter John Mitchell vs Lorenzo Parente Gemma Auld vs Sammy Jo Luxton Eoin Sheridan vs Malichi Edwards Haider Khan vs Sean McCormac Corey McLaughlin vs Nahom Wedi