Paul Hughes nearly defeated Usman Nurmagomedov at PFL Champions Series Dubai, leading to an invite to Dagestan from Khabib Nurmagomedov.

In fact, “The Eagle” was so impressed that he took the opportunity to invite Hughes and his family to Dagestan. “Thank you for the fight Paul Hughes and for the experience, I invite you and your whole team and family to Dagestan,

After respect in the cage at Saturday's PFL event, that trend has continued between the Nurmagomedov family and Paul Hughes on social media.