The Irishman and the Dagestani will fight on January 15 at the PFL Champions Series tournament in Dubai, UAE.
"I think, to be perfectly honest, I think I'm going to make the fight with Usman look easy from the outside. At some point, Nurmagomedov will 100% pass out, no question about it," Hughes was quoted as saying by The Sports Rush.
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