Usman Nurmagomedov retained his Bellator lightweight title in thrilling fashion this past weekend. The undefeated protégé of UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov went toe to toe with Ireland's Paul Hughes to

USMAN NURMAGOMEDOV put MMA’s most bitter of feuds to bed with victory over Paul Hughes in Dubai. Seven years on from Conor McGregor’s loss to Nurmagomedov’s legendary cousin

In the main event of the first PFL: Road to Dubai Championship Series, Nurmagomedov took identical scores of 48-46 while the third judge had it even, 47-47. CBS Sports also scored the bout, which included a point deduction against Nurmagomedov in Round 3 for low blows, a 47-47 draw.