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English prospect Brendan Loughnane: ‘I don’t know what UFC’s criteria are anymore’

Watching UFC Fight Night 113 from Glasgow was a difficult task for England’s Brendan Loughnane.

Having gone 9-1 since his last UFC outing as a 22-year-old — a unanimous decision loss to Mike Wilkinson at the TUF Smashes Finale following his semifinal exit to eventual lightweight tournament winner Norman Parke — the Manchester fighter is beginning to question the UFC’s criteria when it comes to finding talent.

“It’s hard to describe how I felt when I was watching UFC Glasgow. There were two guys fighting each other and one of their records was 3-2 and the other’s was 4-2.