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UFC Paris takes place Saturday, so it's time to break down the top fights, plus make DFS picks and predictions for the key matchups on the card.
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Winning streak snapped at seven
Allen lost to Nassourdine Imavov via unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Paris.
ANALYSIS
Flying across the Atlantic to take on a Paris native in his own backyard is no easy task, but Allen has been vocal about believing he is one of the best in the world at 185 pounds. For five minutes, he looked like it. Allen landed an early takedown and spent nearly all of Round 1 in a dominant position. He didn't land a single attempt the rest of the way. That allowed Imavov -- who didn't do a ton himself -- to pull ahead on the scorecards in what was a clear cut 29-28 victory. Allen is very good on the mat, but he gets hit far too much on the feet and tends to struggle if he isn't able to get his grappling game going. It's hard to say any fight is a "must win" when you entered with seven straight victories, but Imavov represented a step up in competition and Allen failed the test.
Flying across the Atlantic to take on a Paris native in his own backyard is no easy task, but Allen has been vocal about believing he is one of the best in the world at 185 pounds. For five minutes, he looked like it. Allen landed an early takedown and spent nearly all of Round 1 in a dominant position. He didn't land a single attempt the rest of the way. That allowed Imavov -- who didn't do a ton himself -- to pull ahead on the scorecards in what was a clear cut 29-28 victory. Allen is very good on the mat, but he gets hit far too much on the feet and tends to struggle if he isn't able to get his grappling game going. It's hard to say any fight is a "must win" when you entered with seven straight victories, but Imavov represented a step up in competition and Allen failed the test.
New fight scheduled
Allen is set to compete against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Paris on Sept. 28, MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Allen is set to compete against Imavov in the middleweight division. Allen will look to extend his winning streak to eight, as he has won by a rear naked choke submission in five of his last seven bouts.
Allen is set to compete against Imavov in the middleweight division. Allen will look to extend his winning streak to eight, as he has won by a rear naked choke submission in five of his last seven bouts.
Runs winning streak to seven
Allen defeated Chris Curtis via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 49-46) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
This was one of the best fights of the year, and ultimately, Allen gets revenge on Curtis following the former's knockout win in their first meeting back in December 2021. While Allen deserves plenty of credit for finding a way, he wasn't great here. Brendan is prone to getting sucked into brawls and you simply can't go about attacking Curtis that way because Chris is one of the most durable guys in the sport. Allen would be much better served to pick his spots a bit better. The biggest positive of the night for Brendan was the fact he got his wrestling game going. Curtis is nearly impossible to takedown and Allen got him six times on 13 tries, even if he didn't do a ton with his positional advantage. The bottom line is that it's impossible to argue with the results. Allen has now won seven in a row since the loss to Curtis.
This was one of the best fights of the year, and ultimately, Allen gets revenge on Curtis following the former's knockout win in their first meeting back in December 2021. While Allen deserves plenty of credit for finding a way, he wasn't great here. Brendan is prone to getting sucked into brawls and you simply can't go about attacking Curtis that way because Chris is one of the most durable guys in the sport. Allen would be much better served to pick his spots a bit better. The biggest positive of the night for Brendan was the fact he got his wrestling game going. Curtis is nearly impossible to takedown and Allen got him six times on 13 tries, even if he didn't do a ton with his positional advantage. The bottom line is that it's impossible to argue with the results. Allen has now won seven in a row since the loss to Curtis.
Fighting new opponent
Allen will match up against Chris Curtis at UFC Vegas 89 on April 6.
ANALYSIS
Allen will fight Chris Curtis following Marvin Vettori's withdrawal from the fight. The 28-year-old American has won his last six fights and will look to stay hot against Curtis in Vegas.
Allen will fight Chris Curtis following Marvin Vettori's withdrawal from the fight. The 28-year-old American has won his last six fights and will look to stay hot against Curtis in Vegas.
Scheduled against Vettori
Allen is scheduled to face Marvin Vettori in a middleweight fight at the UFC's April 6 event in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Allen will try to improve his win streak to seven with a win over Vettori, who is a top-five contender in the UFC's middleweight rankings. Despite Vettori last fighting 39-year-old Jared Cannonier and losing, the Italian has fended off non-top-five middleweight contenders like Paulo Costa and Roman Dolidze. Vettori could possibly do the same with Allen.
Allen will try to improve his win streak to seven with a win over Vettori, who is a top-five contender in the UFC's middleweight rankings. Despite Vettori last fighting 39-year-old Jared Cannonier and losing, the Italian has fended off non-top-five middleweight contenders like Paulo Costa and Roman Dolidze. Vettori could possibly do the same with Allen.