Connor Hughes adopted his mum and uncle around the globe from the age of three throughout their kickboxing careers, so not many MMA stars can declare to match the Liverpudlian’s combating background.
On Saturday, Hughes faces the largest bout of his personal sporting life as he takes on the undefeated Jakub Kaszuba within the PFL Europe light-weight closing in Lyon.
Having received two fights within the event to this point this yr, one by stoppage, the 27-year-old Hughes has an opportunity to change into champion and declare the £78,000 ($100,000) prize.
“It was by no means about cash, it is world titles and legacy I need,” he instructed BBC Sport.
“The cash will come if I keep centered, it is all about legacy.”
Hughes’ mom, Lorraine, and uncle, David, are a number of world champions in kickboxing.
Connor began kickboxing on the age of three, and at 18 he made the transition to MMA with The MMA Academy in Liverpool.
“I have been coaching since I used to be three, travelling the world watching my mum and my uncle David win titles, it is simply been my life,” he stated.
“There was no different possibility for me. I would come house from college and go straight to the fitness center.”
Hughes’ story just isn’t in contrast to that of 2023 PFL Europe champion and 2024 PFL champion Dakota Ditcheva, whose mom was a kickboxing world champion.
Manchester’s Ditcheva went from profitable the PFL’s European collection to profitable their flyweight world title a yr later.
Her mother, Lisa, was the one at hand her the primary world title final month.
