McGregor reacted sharply to the outcome of the fight Nurmagomedov - Hughes

On January 25, in the main event of the PFL Champions Series 1 tournament in Dubai, UAE, the Dagestani defeated the Irishman by majority decision of the judges.

"A terrific performance! Easy win for Hughes, he dominated this fight. And Usman lives up to his last name: as Nurmagomedov. A runner, a sprinter, an escaping, dodging, dodging, hustling "fighter". The Nurmagomedovs are not fighters. They are the most non-fighting fighters from Dagestan and in general in all of history. Running around the cage and clinging like bitches. Dagestan is better than the Nurmagomedovs and that's a fact!" - McGregor wrote in X.