Loughran, 28, was scheduled to take on American Ramon Taveras at the Co-Op Live arena in Manchester on Saturday
Caolan Loughran has praised his UFC 304 opponent, Jake Hadley, for stepping in at short notice but believes the English fighter has taken on more than he can chew.
This was music to the ears of Tyrone man Loughran, who has praised Hadley for stepping up to the plate. "It's the only way to do it in this game. Look at Alex Pereira going in a two weeks' notice and getting rid of Jiří Procházka to become the biggest superstar in the UFC - you need to take every chance you get.
"My confidence levels are through the roof. He is coming from 125 pounds and is a very good fighter, sleek jujutsu, good boxer, but even if he is fit, there is a difference to what I am after my training camp. "He is a good fighter, but I don't know how he can live with me. He is good at fighting flyweights that he can beat up, but I will take that control away from him.
He said: "I've never sparred Jake , but I was actually texting him about a couple of months ago about training together as I was meant to be fighting a southpaw.Loughran could get some intel from his younger brother Tiarnan, a fellow mixed martial arts fighter who recently trained with Hadley.
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