British MMA star Brendan Loughnane to fight America’s Bubba Jenkins for $1m PFL prize on same day as England vs USA
BRENDAN LOUGHNANE will be hoping to do the double for England when he fights America’s Bubba Jenkins with $1milion at stake.
Loughnane is into the final of the Professional Fighters League 2022 season and faces Jenkins on November 25 in New York.
Not only will the $1m prize cheque and featherweight title belt be on the line but so will bragging rights.
Manchester’s Loughnane, 32, will fight Jenkins, 34, just hours after Gareth Southgate’s England take on the USA in the Qatar World Cup.
It will be the Three Lions’ second group stage match, having kicked off their campaign against Iran four days prior.
So Loughnane will be hoping for back-to-back wins for England when he contends for the life-changing cheque.
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The PFL is MMA’s only league format, consisting of a regular season and playoffs.
Stars in each weight division have two qualifying bouts, where points are earned per method of victory.
The top four then progress into the knockout stages, resulting in a finale fight between the last two.
Loughnane beat rival Chris Wade, 34, in August in London to book his place in the winner-take-all showpiece.
Headlining at the Hulu Theatre is two-time Olympic champion Kayla Harrison, 32, looking for her THIRD $1m PFL cheque, against Larissa Pacheco, 28.
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It will also mark PFL’s inaugural pay-per-view event Stateside.
New signings in former UFC pair Shane Burgos, 31, and Marlon Moraes, 34, also fight in a showpiece undercard bout.
And Muhammad Ali’s grandson Biaggio, 24, also makes his PFL debut after penning a deal with the promotion.