The boxers trained by Khabib Nurmagomedov continuously competed in the first month of 2025. His opponent is Paul Hughes, a young Australian boxer.
Paul Hughes was surprised when he was not inferior to Khabib's younger brother. The Australian boxer actively attacked, especially in the second, 4th and 5th half. Usman's individual also made it difficult for himself, when he was deducted 1 point in the third half because the error kicked into the abdomen under the opponent.
However, Paul Hughes's attack was only really superior to Usman in the fourth half. In the second and 5th half, he could not convince the majority of assessment to score the victory. In the end, Usman successfully defended the Bellator championship with points 47-47, 48-46, 48-46 (2 wins, 1 draw).
The victory of Usman is also the general judgment of neutral judges. Of the world's top 8 prestigious writers in the martial arts column, there were 5 usman dots win, the remaining 3 people were drawn. If Usman was not deducted, he could have won more convincingly.
Usman successfully defended the Bellator belt and the unbeaten achievement, but this result reflects another thing: the Khabib team is not invincible. Just a few days earlier, Umar's brother, Umar lost in the Bantamweight UFC battle against Merab Dvalishvili.