Paul Hughes says combating once more in Belfast on 10 Could will likely be a “dream” after the latest bouts within the Center East which propelled him to MMA stardom.
The county Derryman will tackle harmful Brazilian Bruno Mirando on the similar SSE Area the place he made his skilled debut in February 2017.
But it surely’s now six years since Hughes fought in Belfast and along with his profession trajectory on an upward path after his slim and controversial defeat by Bellator light-weight champion Usman Nurmagomedov in Dubai in January, he says he cannot be sure when, and certainly if, he’ll struggle on house turf once more.
“My plan is to carry that again right here each single yr, however my inventory might preserve going up and if it is occurring the trajectory that’s has been, I may be doing big reveals within the US quickly,” Hughes instructed BBC Sport NI.
“So, I’ll take this one once I can, and I simply pray that I can do it many instances in my profession however who’s to say that is the one time [I’ll fight in Belfast from now on]… perhaps.”
Hughes added: “This was primary on my bucket record to struggle within the SSE and promote it out. I hope we will promote it out. It is very particular.”
