Brendan Loughnane had six points in Saturday’s win at Chicago. This victory did not come without some controversy.
In the 2024 PFL 3 co-main event, Loughnane (28-5) defeated Pedro Carvalho (13-9) with punches at 1:26 of round one. The stoppage by referee Kevin McDonald was controversial in the eyes of many viewers.
Loughnane surprised Carvalho with some early exchanges. Carvalho spent most of the short 86-second fight weathering the storm. As he fell onto his back, Locknein threatened to punch him from a standing position. After Loughnane landed a few punches, Carvalho said Loughnane tried to hit him again, and Carvalho went for his leg.
McDonald jumped in and waved, much to the protests of Carvalho and the fans gathered at Wintrust Arena. In any case, the result held and Loughnane now found himself at the top of the featherweight leaderboard.
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Loughnane, 34, bounced back from a TKO loss to Jesus Pinedo in the 2023 PFL Featherweight Final. Friday’s win was their fifth in their last six games.
Carvalho, 28, has lost six of his last eight matches. A former Bellator title challenger, Carvalho’s fight Friday was his first under the PFL banner.
Latest results for 2024 PFL 3 include:
Brendan Loughnane def. Pedro Carvalho TKO (Punches) – Round 1, 1:26 Shamil Musayev def. Logan Story via Knockout (Punches) – Round 1, 0:27 Gabriel Braga def. Justin Gonzalez via Knockout (Punches) ) via – Round 1, 4:59 Goiti Yamauchi def. Neiman Gracie unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Kai Kamaka III def. Bubba Jenkins (unanimous decision) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Adam Borix def. Enrique Barsola by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Timur Khizriyev def. Brett Johns by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27) , 30-27) Murad Ramazanov def. Laureano Staropoli via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 1, 4:07 Don Mudge def. Brennan Ward via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 1, 1 :02 Thad Jean def. Romain Dubienne via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 2:07
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