Caolan Loughran
"The Don"
Ireland
Barely gets by Nathan Fletcher
Loughran defeated Nathan Fletcher via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in London.
ANALYSIS
Loughran could have very easily been looking at his second straight defeat and third in four UFC bouts, but two of the three judges thought he did enough to win. It didn't come easy. Loughran was able to get nothing going on the feet all night, but he managed to land 6-of-12 takedown attempts for 5:58 worth of control time. With the fight clearly tied at a round apiece, Loughran appeared to be in good shape in the final frame after he was able to pin Fletcher to the mat, but the latter was able to work his way back to his feet and unload on Caolan in the dying seconds. The 28-year-old has alternated wins and losses during his brief time with the company.
Loughran could have very easily been looking at his second straight defeat and third in four UFC bouts, but two of the three judges thought he did enough to win. It didn't come easy. Loughran was able to get nothing going on the feet all night, but he managed to land 6-of-12 takedown attempts for 5:58 worth of control time. With the fight clearly tied at a round apiece, Loughran appeared to be in good shape in the final frame after he was able to pin Fletcher to the mat, but the latter was able to work his way back to his feet and unload on Caolan in the dying seconds. The 28-year-old has alternated wins and losses during his brief time with the company.
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Looks to even record in March
Loughran will take on Nathan Fletcher at UFC London on March 22, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Loughran is 1-2 with the UFC following a loss to Jake Hadley last July, with all three of his fights ending in a decision. He now draws Fletcher, a 27-year-old product of The Ultimate Fighter who won his UFC debut via submission in September.
Loughran is 1-2 with the UFC following a loss to Jake Hadley last July, with all three of his fights ending in a decision. He now draws Fletcher, a 27-year-old product of The Ultimate Fighter who won his UFC debut via submission in September.
Struggles with opponent change
Loughran lost to Jake Hadley via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 28-29) at UFC 304 on Saturday in Manchester, England.
ANALYSIS
Originally scheduled to face Ramon Taveras, Loughran agreed to this opponent change less than a week ago and ended up paying for it. He appeared stiff and robotic throughout the course of the fight, unable to get the timing of Hadley and constantly coming up short in the striking exchanges between the two. Loughran's grappling game wasn't much better, as he landed just 1-of-8 takedown attempts. It was a doubly frustrating performance when you consider Hadley's recent struggles. Loughran has now lost two of his first three UFC bouts.
Originally scheduled to face Ramon Taveras, Loughran agreed to this opponent change less than a week ago and ended up paying for it. He appeared stiff and robotic throughout the course of the fight, unable to get the timing of Hadley and constantly coming up short in the striking exchanges between the two. Loughran's grappling game wasn't much better, as he landed just 1-of-8 takedown attempts. It was a doubly frustrating performance when you consider Hadley's recent struggles. Loughran has now lost two of his first three UFC bouts.
Fighting heavy opponent
Loughran will compete against Jake Hadley in a catchweight bout at UFC 304 on Saturday, according to MMAFighting.com.
ANALYSIS
First a late-notice change in opponents, Loughran will now have to deal with a heavy opponent after Hadley missed the bantamweight limit by a pound. Either way, Loughran remains set on building a winning streak by defeating Hadley on Saturday.
First a late-notice change in opponents, Loughran will now have to deal with a heavy opponent after Hadley missed the bantamweight limit by a pound. Either way, Loughran remains set on building a winning streak by defeating Hadley on Saturday.
Late-notice opponent change
Loughran will now take on Jake Hadley in a bantamweight matchup at UFC 304 on Saturday, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Loughran was originally scheduled to face Ramon Taveras, who apparently withdrew a few days ago due to undisclosed reasons. In steps Hadley, a native of England who has lost back-to-back fights under the UFC banner, both via decision. Loughran will give up two inches in height and reach to Hadley, but he'll have statistical advantages in offensive striking and grappling, albeit over a smaller sample size.
Loughran was originally scheduled to face Ramon Taveras, who apparently withdrew a few days ago due to undisclosed reasons. In steps Hadley, a native of England who has lost back-to-back fights under the UFC banner, both via decision. Loughran will give up two inches in height and reach to Hadley, but he'll have statistical advantages in offensive striking and grappling, albeit over a smaller sample size.
Set to fight Taveras
Loughran is scheduled to fight Ramon Taveras at UFC304 in Manchester, England on July 27, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Loughran's bout against Taveras will likely take place in the bantamweight division. Loughran will attempt to win his second straight fight after defeating Angel Pacheco via unanimous decision in March.
Loughran's bout against Taveras will likely take place in the bantamweight division. Loughran will attempt to win his second straight fight after defeating Angel Pacheco via unanimous decision in March.