Nate Loughran

Nathaniel James Loughran is an American mixed martial artist. Loughran was formerly signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and currently competes for Tachi Palace Fights.

Amateur mixed martial arts career
Loughran is 2-0 in his amateur MMA career, with his first fight taking place on October 27, 2007, as he defeated Shawn Ady via arm-triangle at Hard Knocks Cage Fights 1. Then on May 17, 2008, Loughran defeated Ed Mouse via TKO at COC 2: Overthrow.

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Loughran's first UFC fight was against Johnny Rees at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin, where he won by submission in the first round.

Loughran lost his second UFC fight against Tim Credeur at UFC: Fight for the Troops via TKO (injury) in the third round. After his loss to Credeur he asked to be released from the UFC.

In late 2013, Loughran was re-signed by the promotion and was expected to face Erick Silva on February 15, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 36. However, Loughran was forced out of the bout due to injury. Due to more training injuries, Loughran was once again released from the promotion and re-signed with Tachi Palace Fights.

Championships and accomplishments

 * Tachi Palace Fights
 * TPF Welterweight Championship (One time)