Paul Hughes from Pfl Stapf

The negative experience with the plant that shared many big names on the squad was exactly the opposite for one of the outstanding fighter of promotion.

The light candidate Paul Hughes went to the bat on Friday for the plant and expressed disappointment that “it has become a trend to hate (the transport).” Hughes' words were part of a quote tweet on X, in which the former strike spring champion and co-moderator of the podcast podcast, Josh Thomson, reacted to criticism, who asked the PFL to bring together with MMA-Junkie radio “SH*T during a recently carried out interview.

As far as Hughes is concerned, she already has it together.

“The PFL made the platform available to me to completely change my life and career in 9 months,” wrote Hughes, who was booked three times by Pfl, including a defeat against the Bellator Lightweight Usman Nurmagomedov. “The employees were absolutely astonishing to deal with all the time. I find it disappointing that it has become a trend to hate it.

“They are the outsiders and fight for a change in an industry in which the athletes are served and underpaid. Most of us fighters leave the game without money (and a lot of brain damage). This will only change if organizations such as PFL are still successful. “

The @Pflmma I made the platform available to completely change my life and my career in 9 months.

The staff was absolutely astonishing to deal with all the time.

I find it disappointing that it has become a trend to hate it.

They are the outsiders who fight for …

– Paul Hughes MMA (@Paulhughesmma) March 14, 2025

Almost every public complaint comes from a prominent former Bellator champions and stimulants, whose contracts were picked up by the PFL as part of the acquisition at the end of 2023. While Hughes took part three times in nine months, the common chorus of angry fighter was a lack of activity and communication.

Patricio Freire, who only fought PFL once, received his release after asked about it and signed the UFC; Aaron Pico and Patchy Mix, each of which only achieved a pipe picture, both publicly asked to be published. Corey Anderson only expressed his misfortune with the fight once in March 2024. And Gegard Mousasi met the PFL with a breach of contract of 15 million US dollars after his release.