Paul Hughes MMA
@paulhughesmma
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Professional MMA Fighter. Cage Warriors World Champion 🏆 27 Years Old. Record: 11-1
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We’ll what’s the craic then
@ufc
?
🏆 Your NEW, undisputed Featherweight Champion... Paul Hughes 🇮🇪
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DREAM=ACTUALISED
🇮🇪 IRELAND RAISE THE FLAG.
Raw emotion from Paul Hughes, who is crowned Interim Featherweight Champion after one of the most electric title fights in Cage Warriors history.
#CW128
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Hughes vs Charriere 2
@ufc
Paris🇫🇷
Anyone in attendance that night will tell you it was special. Like nothing I’ve ever witnessed (even still).
Let’s run in back in front of the world.
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I’m ready.
@UFCEurope
Sam Patterson is out of his
#UFCParis
bout Sept. 2 vs. Nasrat Haqparast due to health issues, he just announced on Instagram.
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I’m the BEST.
Ps that
@ForgedStout
tasted good
💥 Paul Hughes SPARKS his opponent in the first round.
🇮🇪🍻 He will not be denied, that call is coming ☎️
#CW161
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What an HONOUR to spend time with the greatest to EVER do it ☘️
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The cream always rises
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Jeka Saragih needs a new opponent for UFC Fight Night on November 18th, as Jesse Butler is out with an injury, Mola Sport reports.
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@CanitrotA
@Morgan_Chapa
@PetesyCarroll
He’s an amazing martial artist. It was a pleasure to share the experience with him tonight.
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I will fight on this card.
Michael Chandler and Conor McGregor have been named coaches of The Ultimate Fighter 🍿
They will face off in the octagon at the end of the season 🔥
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Lost for words. That one was for my family, my team and my country. There’s a new Irish superstar in town and his name is Paul Hughes.
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DONE DEAL 💰
I have given every inch of my being to this game, for opportunities like this.
This deal is going to change my life.
ITS MY TIME
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To everyone who has supported me all these years. You have got me to this position.
I am going to make you all proud ☘️
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I’m ready
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The fight business is the most unforgiving in the world. We will be back 💚☘️
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Receiving a lot of messages on my situation (understandably)
I have been ready to go and I’m ready to take out anyone on the fucking planet. The UFC are aware that I am ready.
When the time comes it will all make sense. It all happens for a reason.
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Now the rest of the world knows what we’ve known for years!
@iangarryMMA
is special!!
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I talk the talk BUT I BACK IT UP! Took out a veteran in Aidan Stephen, happy with my performance. Composed and got that finish. 6-0 with 6 finishes. World titles soon.
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Belfast.
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DOUBT ME NOW.
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Who da fook?
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People really just have no idea what it takes to get under the bright lights… respect to honesty of volk 💚
Alex Volkanovski gets emotional while talking about "struggling" mentally when not "fighting or in camp."
#UFC294
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Thanks
@BBCSPORTNI
🙏
A World Champion Welcome for
@paulhughesmma
👏
After becoming
@CageWarriors
featherweight world champion, all eyes are on the
@ufc
👀 👊
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Will fight 3 more times in 2024**
🥳
🚨 Paul Hughes reveals the details of his contract with PFL:
• Signed for both 2025 & 2026 1-million tournaments;
• Will fight in 2024, date and opponent TBD;
• UFC tried to sign Hughes but didn't come to him with a meaningful offer;
• PFL made him an offer he couldn't refuse
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The Irish do it different ☘️
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Run this back over 5.
.
@EpidemicVucenic
vs
@paulhughesmma
- the highlights
All the best bits from one of the closest featherweight contests in recent years!
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Buzzing for my Irish brother
@DonCaolan135
he’s going to run a muck in the BW division ☘️
The official
@Kaobon
IG page has announced that
@DonCaolan135
has been signed to the UFC.
McGregor, Garry, Bannon, McKee and Loughran.
Quite a nice roster our little island is cultivating right now ☘️
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Time to get what’s mine.
#EARNED
#WORLDCHAMPION
🇮🇪
@paulhughesmma
vs
@Morgan_Chapa
🇫🇷 will headline
#CW128
on 1st October with the winner being crowned interim featherweight champion!
#THETRILOGY
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Thankyou so much to everyone who took time to vote for me I’m humbled. Really means a lot. Best support on the planet ☘️
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Like a surgeon.
@iangarryMMA
will be one of the best Welterweights ever ☘️
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Can’t wait
@G_HardwickMMA
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I was in the trenches since the December fight. The fight life requires your entire being... felt good to get my hand raised again. It’s a good life.
Emotion as
@paulhughesmma
leaves no doubt this time with s strong finish v James Hendin at
@CageWarriors
trilogy Cobain event
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We did it. UNDISPUTED.
Redemption for Paul Hughes as he reigns victorious in the biggest rematch in CW history!
Fight results in full ⤵️
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Let’s gooooo. Damn I’m excited 🤩
SIGNED.
They called for it. They got it.
Paul Hughes (6-0) and Jordan Vucenic (6-1) face off at CW119 on December 12th.
#THETRILOGY
Strikes Back on
@UFCFightPass
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Just know my happiness for my fellow Irish brothers far outweighs any other emotion. Irish MMA is truly back ☘️
I can’t wait to join you all there.
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What an honour thanks
@marcgoddard_uk
I’ve been with
@cagewarriors
for 18 years - the feeling around last nights event, in particular the main event, I hadn’t witnessed before. Palpable. It delivered, and then some.
#fortune
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#StillMyTime
#5
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WOW.
Paul Hughes with an early contender for KO of the night at
#CW112
😳
He remains undefeated 👏
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My time.
Morgan Charriere vs. Paul Hughes interim featherweight title fight headlines Cage Warriors 128
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Great to catchup with my old friend
@conor_glass
yesterday at his cafe
@cafe3121_
before the All Ireland Semi Final today!
Have an great feeling about this one. Doire Abu 🔴⚪️
@Doiregaa
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My lord. This was incredible
@iangarryMMA
is the future!!
Precision and placement ❌
The Future is looking bright with a 2nd round KO over a UFC vet 👏
📺 Watch
#CW121
live on
@UFCFightPass
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Ok I think the french people are trying to hack my Twitter. If anything crazy goes up here you know why 😂😂
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We go again. March 18th. The Irish will invade London once again 🇮🇪
#UNDEFEATED
#MYTIME
2021 was another amazing year for Cage Warriors and MMA. We will be back in 2022. Until then, here is something to look forward to…👀😉
🏆 Jordan Vucenic vs Paul Hughes II 🏆
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It sure is
@arielhelwani
🇮🇪🙌
To open
#TheMMAHour
,
@arielhelwani
gives a shout-out to newly crowned
@CageWarriors
Interim Featherweight Champion
@paulhughesmma
.
"Irish MMA seems to be making a bit of a comeback, and that's great news for everyone in the sport."
#IrishMMA
(🎥 via
@MMAFighting
)
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🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
"Mads Burnell, BORING.
@Morgan_Chapa
, BORING. I'd take them all out absolutely no problem."
@paulhughesmma
🇮🇪 pulled no punches in Saturday's post-fight interview, and believes he'll be champion by the end of 2020.
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Blessed
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Thanks for the kind words
@lthomasnews
💪🏽
.
@PaulHughesmma
looks to be the current front runner for
#HammerOfTheMonth
!
#HolyHammer
#MorningKombat
w/
@lthomasnews
&
@Bcampbell
is LIVE:
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Truly humbling to read things like this!
Thankyou
@danhardymma
it was great to see you again today 🙏
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Job DONE. Biggest win of my career to date. Solidifying myself as one of the biggest prospects in European MMA. 23 and I’m only getting started. trust me on that. THE DREAM IS GETTING CLOSER.
#6
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#MyTime
@dollyclew
📸
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Time to take over.
@PFLMMA
🗣️ "It was the easiest decision of my life!"
Paul Hughes reveals why he decided to join the PFL over the UFC on the MMA Club podcast ⤵️
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The Irish are in town. See you all tonight🇮🇪🏆
🎟 ITS A SELL OUT - WE HAVE SOLD OUT OF TICKETS FOR
#CW128
!
📺 Don't worry, you can still catch
@Morgan_Chapa
vs
@paulhughesmma
live on UFC Fight Pass tonight!
#THETRILOGY
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No one deserves it more. What a road back. To the top now. Love you brother
@RhysMcKee
💚☘️
It’s official
@RhysMcKee
is back with the
@ufc
💯☠️
The Ballymena man will face Ange Loosa at UFC Paris 🇫🇷
Team Skeletor all the way👊
#RhysMcKee
#UFC
#UFCParis
#MMA
#IrishMMA
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More than a KO. the switch of stance just before the kick, the look low then kick high, the replacement of the lead leg into orthodox, eyes never leaving the op and most importantly... the swag.
HEADKICK KO 😳
@paulhughesmma
might have secured our Knockout of the Year with this one!
Just wait for those slo-mo angles 🔥
He faces his toughest test yet in Aidan Stephen at CW116.
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Congrats
@EpidemicVucenic
you truly deserved that win and honestly I was happy to see your hand raised. You are a true champion. For now! See you in the summer my man!
#TheRematch
#WorldChampSeason
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After an amount of pulllouts I can’t even keep track of anymore, we got there!! 2 days, fighting 8 kg over my weight class. No fu**ing bother mate! I’m on a different level, time to finally show it live on
@btsport
!!
#TheIrishAreComing
#KickInTheDoor
🚨 Unplugged 2 card update
- Undefeated Italian Matteo Ceglia 🇮🇹 steps in as a late replacement opponent for Ian Garry 🇮🇪
- Paul Hughes 🇮🇪 makes his Cage Warriors debut against Mateusz Makarowski 🇵🇱
The fighting Irish head to London!
@btsport
//
@UFCFightPass
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Damn straight. 4 weeks you’ll see.
😤 "I'd take them all out absolutely no problem."
🇮🇪
@paulhughesmma
wants everyone in the stacked featherweight division!
👊
#THETRILOGY
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Best support in the world ☘️💚
🇮🇪 When their general goes to war, the Paul Hughes army shows up in numbers!
💪 Can Hughes unify the featherweight division on March 18th in The Indigo at the O2?
🎟 Get tickets for 20% off here:
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BINK
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World champ season!!
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Bink
Touch
#BINK
!
Via
@cagewarriors
The “Make Miss” pull is the hard part;
@paulhughesmma
is sure to express the fun part, knuckles to mandible. 👊🏻
Enjoy the Hostilities My Friends.
#martialarts
#cagewarriors
#boxing
#mma
#flow
#kickboxing
#belfast
#northernireland
#movement
#art
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Let’s go 🏆🥇
On Friday night in London, Paul Hughes will look to claim the Cage Warriors featherweight title, which he believes will be his final act before signing for the UFC
@PetesyCarroll
#rtesport
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Thoughts and prayers with Mick and his family. Heartbreaking, Just hope he is ok 💚☘️
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Sick highlight. I can’t wait to see what shot I finish him with on Saturday.
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2 years in a row! Thanks everyone who voted. 😊
🗳 The votes from across Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are in, and your winner of Cage Warriors Fight of the Year 2021 is
@paulhughesmma
vs
@Morgan_Chapa
from
#CW128
!
#CWEndOfYearAwards2021
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😅
Dya know what’s a piss take?
Paul Hughes still isn’t in the UFC.
This was over a year ago.
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This is fuckin incredible.
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Sometimes you got to sacrifice it all, for a dream sometimes only you can see..
I’m thankful that now, the world is starting to see what I envisioned so long ago..
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@EpidemicVucenic
@Morgan_Chapa
Let’s be real the only people asking for the Jordan vs Chapa rematch are his french fans.
Every other person who follows this wants Jordan vs myself. that’s pretty clear.
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Yup the lads!!
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Merked
🤯 Here's a reminder of how dangerous Paul Hughes is!
👊 The interim featherweight champ looks to avenge his loss to Jordan Vucneic when the pair meet in March and unify the division!
🎟Seats are selling fast - get your tickets now for 20% off!
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The highest stakes of all. This is what I was born to do. I’m taking this home for my people☘️.
The soon to be greatest featherweight on the planet.
#REDEMPTION
@CageWarriors
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Incredible. Proud to be a Derry man. Grew up on the pitch with some of these lads. Makes it even more sweet to see. Doire Abu!
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Walk it like I talk it. You’re looking at the NOW of the Cage Warriors featherweight division.
#5
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#WorldChampion
#MyTime
@ B.E.C Arena
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What did I tell you! I’m coming for that finish every single time. MY TIME!
#6
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@cagewarriors
with
@make_repost
・・・
"It's my time, it's always MY time" 💥
Paul Hughes makes a HUGE statement at
#CW116
😲
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Big congrats again to this dude
@iangarryMMA
on his spectacular KO last night! An absolute phenom...
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🥹
Week after week I watch featherweight fights and remain truly baffled by how the UFC hasn't signed Paul Hughes yet.
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Been a good run with
@CageWarriors
so far 💪🏽🇮🇪
6-0 undefeated. 100% finish rate.
If
@paulhughesmma
isn't on your prospect radar, he should be.
This is the damage he's done since strapping on the yellow gloves ⬇️
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This is a massive honour for me
@ParadigmSports
… here’s to one hell of a future
#GP
#WorldChampSeason
#LivingTheDream
Pleased to welcome featherweight Paul Hughes to Paradigm Sports for full-service representation. He is a skilled young prospect with all the ability to make waves in the fight game. ✍️
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Soul destroying. Full statement here. Sorry to my supporters.
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