Brendan Loughnane focused on not repeating mistakes made ahead of 2023 PFL playoffs: ‘I took my eye off the ball’

Brendan Loughnane learned from mistakes made in the 2023 PFL regular season.

Against all odds, 2022 PFL featherweight champion Loughnane (28-5 MMA, 10-2 PFL) has been eliminated from the 2023 playoffs by eventual championship winner Jesus Pinedo, and he wants to make sure it doesn’t happen again .

Following Pedro Carvalho’s controversial stoppage in his first fight of the season, which currently sees him top the featherweight division with six points, Loughnane is focused on staying strong. wants to repeat last season, where it was left out of the PFL playoffs.

“Anything can happen now,” Loughnane told MMA Junkie. “Only me and (Gabriel) Braga are the only ones with submissions. I don’t know how it’s going to end, but like last year, I think there was about a 10% chance I wouldn’t make it (to the playoffs) even if I lost, and that happened. So again, lessons learned.”

Justin Gonzales will share the cage with Loughnane in the main event of 2024 PFL 6 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD. Every other featherweight on the card will try to secure their spot in the playoffs, and some, including Gonzales (14-4 MMA, 0-1 PFL) who enters with zero points need to finish in the first round.

Loughnane is aware of what could happen but has vowed not to let lightning strike his playoff hopes twice. He says he did everything right in training camp and stayed healthy. Now, what matters is doing the work inside the cage to make the playoffs and seek another $1 million payday.

“I was in the same position last year and ended up getting knocked out,” Loughnane said. “I took my eye off the ball before I was in the semi-final, so I will be careful not to make that mistake again. I really learned from this experience and definitely haven’t taken my foot off the gas or my eye off the ball, so I’m looking forward to getting there.”

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