2022 PFL featherweight champion, Brendan Loughnane, made a significant impact in the opening round of PFL’s 2023 regular season in Las Vegas, Nevada. He registered a second-round TKO win over former UFC fighter Marlon Moraes. Many fans have reacted to the Mancunian fighter’s amazing performance on social media.

Brendan Loughnane was once a part of Dana White‘s contender series. But he was snubbed by the UFC president and has now become one of PFL’s most exciting fighters. Loughnane’s win over Mores has extended his winning streak by 5 fights. Let us take a deep dive into his fight on April 1.

Brandan Loughnane registers spectacular 2nd-round TKO win

The Mancunian fighter successfully threw and landed some great combinations on his opponent, while Moraes was struggling to close the distance with Loughnane. The 2022 champion inflicted significant damage on the Brazilian fighter as Moraes almost lost the fight in the first round after getting dropped with a leg kick.

Brendan Loughnane carried the momentum of his first round of dominance into the second round. However, Moraes started strong in the second round, which startled the former Contender Series contestant. But Loughnane caught his opponent with a devastating leg kick, after which the referee called for the fight to be stopped.

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Fans react to Loughnane’s TKO win

Let us take a look at some of the reactions from fans on social media.

“I think I would have rather rewatched a old ufc card then watch this again”

“Pls retire marlon, ik he’s a warriors but for his own health he needs to hang ‘em up”

“Somebody retire Marlon for his own sake”

“The fence stopped him”

“Enough is enough. Been KO’d 7 straight times. Don’t let Marlon near anything remotely shaped like an Octagon ever again”

“The fence stopped him from climbing up though”

“Cejudo ruined Marlon”

There were a lot of fans who were concerned about the health and safety of Marlon Moraes since he suffered TKO losses in his last seven out of eight MMA fights. They believe that the Brazilian fighter should consider hanging up his gloves and stop fighting. The fans claim that his fight against Henry Cejudo was what started Moraes’ downfall, which is a sentiment that was also shared by Dana White. While some fans were taking a shot at Loughnane after failing to climb the cage fence to celebrate his win.

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After the fight, Brendan Loughnane mentioned that he was looking for violence and mentioned that he was now aiming for the championship title. But Marlon Moraes is now going through a difficult time in his MMA career. We will have to wait and see what follows in the fighters’ future.

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