Angel Pacheco
USA
Dominated in UFC debut
Pacheco lost to Caolan Loughran via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 26-30) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Atlantic City.
ANALYSIS
Pacheco is ridiculously tough, which is required when you manage to see the final bell despite giving up 148 total strikes and three takedowns. Angel landed 95 total strikes of his own, but there's zero doubt which man connected with the more damaging blows through the course of the bout, and it wasn't Pacheco. The 32-year-old Minnesota native got the call here despite actually losing on Dana White's Contender Series last September, so his margin for error with the company would appear to be nil.
Pacheco is ridiculously tough, which is required when you manage to see the final bell despite giving up 148 total strikes and three takedowns. Angel landed 95 total strikes of his own, but there's zero doubt which man connected with the more damaging blows through the course of the bout, and it wasn't Pacheco. The 32-year-old Minnesota native got the call here despite actually losing on Dana White's Contender Series last September, so his margin for error with the company would appear to be nil.
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UFC debut scheduled
Pacheco is scheduled to compete against Caolan Loughran in a bantamweight fight at UFC Atlantic City on March 30, per Nolan King of MMA Junkie.
ANALYSIS
Pacheco earned a UFC contract through Dana White's Contender Series. Standing at 5-foot-8, he will enter the fight at 32 years old with a 7-2 MMA record. Like him, Loughran also has the exact number of professional fights but with at least one bout of UFC experience.
Pacheco earned a UFC contract through Dana White's Contender Series. Standing at 5-foot-8, he will enter the fight at 32 years old with a 7-2 MMA record. Like him, Loughran also has the exact number of professional fights but with at least one bout of UFC experience.