Connor Hughes made short work of Shem Rock in the final preliminary bout at PFL Dubai, which took place Saturday at the Coca-Cola Arena in the United Arab Emirates.
A veteran of nine PFL appearances, Hughes slept Rock with a nasty combination of hooks early in the first round, forcing referee Bryan Miner to call for the stop in just 64 seconds.
Watch the knockout below.
Hughes,
now 13-3 a a professional, bounced back from a third-round defeat to Alex Chizov in December 2025. The English lightweight was on a two-fight knockout streak prior to that setback, and now moved his PFL record to 6-3.
Rock was making his PFL debut after a short run in the UFC, losing both octagon appearances with decisions to Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady and Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady.
PFL Dubai will be headlined by a heavyweight title bout between Vadim Nemkov and Sergei Bilostennyi. Click here for the complete PFL Dubai results.













