PFL champion Brendan Loughnane is looking to win his second world title this year and his first step is a fight against former UFC star Marlon Moraes.
Loughnane, 33, clinched the PFL featherweight belt and $1million prize last November by knocking out Bubba Jenkins in the tournament finale to top off an excellent 2022 campaign. Moraes fought on the undercard of Loughnane's world title win as he was shockingly knocked out in his PFL title by Sheymon Moraes.
A one-time UFC title challenger, Moraes was long considered the 'boogeyman' of the bantamweight division but has now moved up to featherweight. The Brazilian is without a win in his past five fights, but Loughnane is chomping at the bit to fight someone of Moraes' calibre given his past achievements.