Brendan Loughnane stands in pole place for one more $1 million prize.
The 2022 PFL featherweight champion locked up the No. 1 seed for the 2024 featherweight playoffs with a grotesque stoppage win over Justin Gonzales on Friday in the primary occasion of PFL 6. After successful the primary spherical along with his precision putting, Loughnane opened up a grisly gash throughout Gonzales’ brow with a knee halfway by the second spherical.
Upon seeing the injury, the cageside doctor instantly halted the competition at 3:34 of the second spherical, awarding Loughnane (29-5) the TKO victory by way of physician’s stoppage.
Because the No. 1 seed, Loughnane now strikes on to face No. 4 seed Kai Kamaka within the semifinals, whereas No. 2 seed Gabriel Braga meets No. 3 seed Timur Khizriev.
“The timing on that knee, I simply watched it again — it was excellent,” Loughnane stated.
“I may see his mind. I may see pink mind coming by the pinnacle and I believed, ‘[Referee] Jason [Herzog], do him a favor, lad. That is going to get ugly.’”
Within the co-main occasion, former interim Bellator welterweight champion Logan Storley (16-3) wrestled and ground-and-pounded his technique to a unanimous determination win over Luca Poclit (10-2), however didn’t make the welterweight playoffs after shedding to Shamil Musaev in his promotional debut. The judges scored the competition 30-27, 29-28, and 29-29 in Storley’s favor.
The PFL welterweight bracket is now set with No. 1 seed Musaev rematching No. 4 seed Murad Ramazanov within the semifinals, and No. 2 seed Magomed Umalatov dealing with No. 3 seed Don Madge on the alternative facet of the bracket.
Notably, Musaev already defeated Ramazanov by way of brutal second-round knockout on the preliminary card of Friday’s occasion. That end could be watched beneath.
PFL 6 came about on the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Try compete PFL 6 outcomes beneath.
Primary Card
Brendan Loughnane def. Justin Gonzales by way of TKO (physician’s stoppage) at 3:34 of Spherical 2
Logan Storley def. Luca Poclit by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Magomed Umalatov def. Brennan Ward by way of submission (anaconda choke) at 3:43 of Spherical 1
Gabriel Braga def. Bubba Jenkins by way of TKO (harm) at 1:48 of Spherical 2
Preliminary Card
Lorenz Larkin def. Alan Dominguez by way of TKO (punches) at 4:46 of Spherical 1
Shamil Musaev def. Murad Ramazanov by way of TKO (punches) at 1:51 of Spherical 2
Kai Kamaka III def. Pedro Carvalho by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Andrey Koreshkov def. Goiti Yamauchi by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
Timur Khizriev def. Enrique Barzola by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Neiman Gracie def. Don Madge by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Tyler Diamond def. Brett Johns by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
