Two bantamweight fighters will look to notch their first UFC victory when they collide in Atlantic City, N.J. A new addition to the UFC Fight Night event on March 30 at Boardwalk Hall, Ireland’s Caolan Loughran and Minnesota’s Angel Pacheco will throw down in a three-round bout. Two people with knowledge of the booking recently confirmed the matchup to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Despite losing his promotional debut in September, Loughran (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) made his arrival known as he leaned into playing the “bad guy” role against home-country fighter Taylor Lapilus in Paris.
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Ireland’s Caolan Loughran meets UFC debutant Angel Pacheco in Atlantic City – MMA Junkie