Usman Nurmagomedov defeated Paul Hughes for the second time in Dubai on Friday night.

But the scoring of the five-round brawl has left several members of the MMA fraternity seething.

The pair ran it back in a rematch at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, 10 months after Nurmagomedov claimed a majority decision win over Hughes in their first fight.

And it went the distance again, with both fighters having their moments throughout the 25 minutes of action.

Fans were gearing up for a close decision until the ring announcer read out the first scorecard.

One judge somehow scored the nip-and-tuck battle 50-45 in Nurmagomedov's favour, with the other two ruling it 49-46 and 48-47 to the Russian.

It's fair to say the scoring of the PFL Dubai main event has left the MMA world outraged.

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