Battle of the Giants is underway at The Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event will be headlined by a heavyweight clash between Francis Ngannou and 2023 PFL heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira. In the co-main event,

McKee vs. Hughes was one of two non-title fights scheduled for the Battle of the Giants PPV, and the two lightweights helped get fans primed for the rest of a stacked card topped by Francis Ngannou's promotional debut against Renan Ferreira.

Paul Hughes' striking proved to be too much for A.J. McKee. Hughes (13-1) dropped McKee (22-2) early and fended off his grappling en route to a split decision win (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). The lightweight bout was the main card opener at The Mayadeen in Riyadh,

How many punches do you think you can throw in three minutes? “Go to work! Come on! Push, push, push!” With the time variable set at 180 seconds, peppering a heavy bag as fast as you can? “Rrrrrrrrrapapapapa!

Paul Hughes called his shot with a split decision win over AJ McKee and now he’s looking for Bellator gold after calling out Usman Nurmagomedov.

Kicking off the PPV main card of the PFL Battle of the Giants is a big time matchup in the lightweight division. Former Bellator featherweight champion AJ McKee (22-1) takes on top prospect and former Cage Warriors champion Paul Hughes (12-1).