Caolan Loughran has confirmed that he will become a member of the PFL after he has been cut from the UFC despite winning his last fight.
The four-fighter run of the Irish hunter in Mma's top promotion turned out to be controversial, won two and lost two after accepting short periods. He loved by home fans in the UK or France, notorious shared an incident in a bus with Paddy Pimblett for UFC 304.
However, as former champion Cage Warriors with a considerable supporter of Irish fans, Loughran's signature was a hot commodity after his release was confirmed. And on Saturday evening in Belfast, he confirmed his signing with the PFL.
Caolan Loughran explains UFC -Exexit and PFL –
The signing of Caolan Loughran with the PFL was on Saturday evening without much fanfare after a blunder with the broadcast. He had to be announced by Dan Hardy and Sean O'Connell, unless Lewis Mcgrillen would win the CO-Main event, in which case he would be called for a face-off in the cage.
When the inhabitant of Manchester won, he chose the Callout and Loughran stayed behind in his hometown without a big moment. With bloody elbow he said: 'I was very cross, but then Paul Hughes came out and tonight Paul's night was.
“I didn't want to take that from him. They asked me to get into the cage after the fight and I said,” Absolutely not, this is Paul's Night. “
However, his signing has been confirmed and he will participate in next year's world tournament after two showcase attacks this year. He had won his last UFC outing, but received no new deal after fighting his first four-fighting agreement that is standard for many new signing sessions.
“I had a contract with four fights with the UFC and I fought that contract,” he explained. “I came from the back of a big win and I will not go into detail too much, but they met us with a little bit of pushback and that rubbed me in the wrong direction.
“Then PFL came in and even today the way I was treated when I came in, I really felt, really, really, really appreciated. I thought I made the right decision, after tonight I know for sure that I made the right decision.
Caolan Loughran proved Paddy Pimblett incorrectly after the bus exchange change
In July last year, Loughran and Pimblett went into it during a bus trip to the UFC 304 ceremonial weightings. Members of rival gyms in Team Kaobon and the next Gen Liverpool have long had a rivalry between their coaches and teammates.
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At a certain moment Pimblett told Loughran that he would be eliminated by the unbeaten Luke Riley, who at the time was on his way to a place in the Contender Series of Dana White. He also claimed that Loughran was 'trained' during an amateur match with Nathan Fletcher.
However, Loughran received revenge in the Pimblett team when he defeated Fletcher in UFC London through a split decision. The result was not popular with fans in the Arena, but it enabled him to win a victory in his feud with the beloved resident of Liverpool.