Brendan Allen
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Scores late-notice main event win
Allen defeated Reinier de Ridder via TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 4 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Vancouver.
ANALYSIS
Just an unbelievable performance from Allen on short notice. Brendan is a quality middleweight and has been for a long time, but he's short on "notable" wins during his UFC run. This is probably his best to date. He really struggled with the grappling game of de Ridder in Round 1, before finding the answer to the riddle in Round 2. He proceeded to dominate the rest of the way. In Rounds 2-4 combined, Allen was credited with 11:07 worth of control time. He was so heavy from top position and dominated his opponent so much that RDR's corner pulled the plug prior to the final frame. Even with the win Allen is just 2-2 in his last four fights. More importantly, those two setbacks came against Nassourdine Imavov and Anthony Hernandez, the two guys presumably ahead of him in line for a title shot at 185 pounds.
Just an unbelievable performance from Allen on short notice. Brendan is a quality middleweight and has been for a long time, but he's short on "notable" wins during his UFC run. This is probably his best to date. He really struggled with the grappling game of de Ridder in Round 1, before finding the answer to the riddle in Round 2. He proceeded to dominate the rest of the way. In Rounds 2-4 combined, Allen was credited with 11:07 worth of control time. He was so heavy from top position and dominated his opponent so much that RDR's corner pulled the plug prior to the final frame. Even with the win Allen is just 2-2 in his last four fights. More importantly, those two setbacks came against Nassourdine Imavov and Anthony Hernandez, the two guys presumably ahead of him in line for a title shot at 185 pounds.
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Next fight scheduled
Allen is set to compete against Reinier de Ridder at UFC Vancouver on Oct. 18, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
With Anthony Hernandez (undisclosed) unable to fight, Allen will step in and aim to improve his professional record to 26-7-0. The 29-year-old won his last fight against Marvin Vettori on July 19 via unanimous decision, though Allen had previously lost three straight bouts before that victory.
With Anthony Hernandez (undisclosed) unable to fight, Allen will step in and aim to improve his professional record to 26-7-0. The 29-year-old won his last fight against Marvin Vettori on July 19 via unanimous decision, though Allen had previously lost three straight bouts before that victory.
Gets best of Marvin Vettori
Allen defeated Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) at UFC 318 on Saturday in New Orleans.
ANALYSIS
In a battle of two highly-regarded middleweights that desperately needed a win, Allen put forth a strong effort from start to finish. Brendan has always been known for his submission game as opposed to his striking, but he battered Vettori on the feet early on to set the tone of the fight. He mixed in three takedowns on four attempts, although he wasn't able to do much in terms of control time or positional advantage. All in all, it was a nice performance on the heels of back-to-back unanimous decision losses to a pair of highly regarded opponents in Anthony Hernandez and Nassourdine Imavov. Allen needs to start stringing together some wins if he wants to get back on the fringes of the title picture at 185 pounds. In the meantime, he'll at least walk away $50,000 richer after this bout was awarded Fight of the Night honors.
In a battle of two highly-regarded middleweights that desperately needed a win, Allen put forth a strong effort from start to finish. Brendan has always been known for his submission game as opposed to his striking, but he battered Vettori on the feet early on to set the tone of the fight. He mixed in three takedowns on four attempts, although he wasn't able to do much in terms of control time or positional advantage. All in all, it was a nice performance on the heels of back-to-back unanimous decision losses to a pair of highly regarded opponents in Anthony Hernandez and Nassourdine Imavov. Allen needs to start stringing together some wins if he wants to get back on the fringes of the title picture at 185 pounds. In the meantime, he'll at least walk away $50,000 richer after this bout was awarded Fight of the Night honors.
Slated to face Vettori
Allen will take on Marvin Vettori in a middleweight bout at UFC 318 on July 19 in New Orleans, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Allen is in desperate need of a win. He's dropped his last three fights, falling to Anthony Hernandez in his last UFC action. He still holds a very respectable 12-4 record in the promotion, but he'll be chasing his first victory since April of 2024. He has one inch of height on his opponent Vettori, as well as an inch of reach.
Allen is in desperate need of a win. He's dropped his last three fights, falling to Anthony Hernandez in his last UFC action. He still holds a very respectable 12-4 record in the promotion, but he'll be chasing his first victory since April of 2024. He has one inch of height on his opponent Vettori, as well as an inch of reach.
Second straight poor performance
Allen lost to Anthony Hernandez via unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Seattle.
ANALYSIS
It was another underwhelming effort from Allen in a big spot. He was most definitely the better man in Round 1 but ended up spending nearly the entirety of the final two rounds being controlled on the mat, which is always the concern when facing Hernandez. Allen's poor fight IQ didn't help matters. He appeared to have Hernandez severely compromised after a punch early in Round 3, only to try to go to his grappling game in the aftermath. It didn't work. Allen is most definitely better on the mat than feet, but he has to realize when he's the better striker of the two and try to take advantage. With losses in back-to-back fights on the heels of a seven-fight winning streak, Brendan is miles from title contention at 185 pounds.
It was another underwhelming effort from Allen in a big spot. He was most definitely the better man in Round 1 but ended up spending nearly the entirety of the final two rounds being controlled on the mat, which is always the concern when facing Hernandez. Allen's poor fight IQ didn't help matters. He appeared to have Hernandez severely compromised after a punch early in Round 3, only to try to go to his grappling game in the aftermath. It didn't work. Allen is most definitely better on the mat than feet, but he has to realize when he's the better striker of the two and try to take advantage. With losses in back-to-back fights on the heels of a seven-fight winning streak, Brendan is miles from title contention at 185 pounds.
Taking on Hernandez
Allen will take on Anthony Hernandez in a middleweight bout at a UFC event on February 22, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Allen will be looking for a bounce-back win after Nassourdine Imavov bested him via unanimous decision back in September. That loss snapped a seven fight winning streak for Allen. Hernandez, meanwhile, has won six straight and has no intention of having his own winning streak snapped.
Allen will be looking for a bounce-back win after Nassourdine Imavov bested him via unanimous decision back in September. That loss snapped a seven fight winning streak for Allen. Hernandez, meanwhile, has won six straight and has no intention of having his own winning streak snapped.