PFL champion Loughnane to face Moraes in April

Brendan Loughnane's record is 26 wins and four losses in MMA

Brendan Loughnane will face Brazil's Marlon Moraes on 1 April in Las Vegas as he bids to win successive PFL featherweight world championships.

Loughnane, 33, is on a four-fight winning streak and will compete in the PFL's regular season to secure a place in the play-offs later this year.

Moraes is a former UFC regular but is on a five-fight losing streak.

Shane Burgos, who the PFL recently signed from the UFC, faces 2022 lightweight champion Olivier Aubin-Mercier in his debut for the promotion on 14 April.

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Loughnane had been hopeful of facing Burgos in the featherweight division, but the American is now set to compete in the 155lb division.

"I just want to prove how good I am. The better they are, the better I perform, so I'm really looking forward to the next one," Loughnane said.