Brendan Allen isn't interested in being anyone's stepping stone. "All In" once again puts his top-five middleweight ranking on the line against someone with more to gain. Allen welcomes rising contender Christian Leroy Duncan to the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.
Allen (27-7) can't seem to get ahead, even when he's winning. The longtime middleweight contender is riding a three-fight win streak, but finds himself fighting backward in the rankings again. Allen is understandably frustrated.
He'd prefer to fight someone above him, but waiting around won't get him closer to a title shot. That's how he drew Duncan, a dynamic contender who beat Roman Dolidze and Jared Cannonier Those are impressive wins, but Allen warns Duncan against reading too much into them. FC numbered event and UFC Fight Night is included with your subscription!
Plans start as low as $8.99/month or $89.99/year! I'm none of those guys," Allen told CBS Sports. "There's a reason I'm still here: 20 UFC fights against some of the best guys that I could get.
His best bet is to catch me with something on Saturday night. Other than that, I'm going to beat him up. I'm going to make it a dogfight.
I'm going to get in his face, and I'm going to test him. "None of these guys have really tested him like that. Gregory [Rodrigues] did, and look how that turned out.
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