PFL Belfast: Hughes vs. Wilson
| PFL Belfast: Hughes vs. Wilson | ||||
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The poster for PFL Belfast: Hughes vs. Wilson | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | April 16, 2026 | |||
| Venue | SSE Arena | |||
| City | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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PFL Belfast: Hughes vs. Wilson is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that will take place on April 16, 2026, at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1][2][3]
Background
The event will mark the promotion's second visit to Belfast and first since PFL Europe 1 (2025) in May 2025.[4]
A lightweight bout between Paul Hughes and Jay-Jay Wilson is scheduled to headline the event.[5]
Fight card
| Main card (ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Paul Hughes | vs. | Jay-Jay Wilson | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | vs. | Tyson Pedro | ||||
| Lightweight | Darragh Kelly | vs. | Sergio Cossio | ||||
| Bantamweight | Ciarán Clarke | vs. | Dean Garnett | ||||
| Bantamweight | Caolán Loughran | vs. | Alan Philpott | ||||
| Welterweight | Chris Mixan | vs. | Eoin Sheridan | ||||
| Bantamweight | Sean Gauci | vs. | Liam Gittins | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2026-02-23). "PFL Belfast Headlined by Paul Hughes vs. Jay Jay Wilson". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ^ Holland, Jesse (2026-02-23). "PFL Belfast official for April 16 on ESPN 2 feat. Paul Hughes vs. Jay Jay Wilson". MMA Mania. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ^ Critchfield, Tristen. "Main Event Official for PFL's Return to Belfast on April 16". Sherdog. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ^ Heck, Mike (2026-02-23). "PFL returns to Belfast with Paul Hughes in the main event". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ^ Hannoun, Farah. "Paul Hughes vs. Jay Jay Wilson headlines PFL Belfast on April 16". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ^ "PFL Belfast: Hughes vs. Wilson". Professional Fighters League. Retrieved 2026-02-27.