No. 6-ranked featherweight contender Arnold Allen returns to the octagon this weekend at UFC 324 reverse Staff Combating Nerds’ Jean Silva. The British fighter hasn’t entered the octagon since July 2024.
When Allen joined the UFC in 2015, he racked up 10 back-to-back wins earlier than dropping to Max Holloway in 2023. The next yr, he met Movsar Evloev and misplaced by unanimous determination.
In 2024, ‘Almighty’ snapped his two-fight dropping skid by beating Giga Chikadze at UFC 304. Together with his win, he as soon as extra positioned himself firmly again within the title dialog. Nevertheless, a shoulder injury stored him out of motion for practically 18 months.
Following restoration and rehabilitation, Allen will now face Jean Silva this weekend. ‘Lord’, who’s presently the No. 10-ranked featherweight, is coming off a loss in his final combat to Diego Lopes. Allen expects to offer Silva the identical destiny after which get a number-one contender bout subsequent. On media day, he told MMA Junkie:
“Profitable right here might not give me a title combat, however give me a primary contender combat subsequent… I need that title combat.”
Alexander Volkanovski is the present and two-time 145-pound UFC champion. ‘The Nice’ goes to defend his title at UFC 325 later this month, reverse Diego Lopes in a rematch. After that, the subsequent two contenders who’re in line for a championship alternative are Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy.
Therefore, a primary contender bout for the Brit makes good sense if he wins this weekend.
Arnold Allen speaks on how he’ll have a good time his thirty second birthday: “I’ll purchase a cake for my workforce, and I’m going to look at them boys eat it”
Arnold Allen, who is understood for his nice humorousness, as soon as once more showcased it throughout his UFC 324 media day interplay with MMA Junkie. When requested how he plans to chop weight for the combat whereas additionally celebrating his thirty second birthday on January 22, he jokingly added:
“It’s the primary time in practically 20 years of combating that I’m really going to be chopping weight on my birthday, in order that’s sort of s**t. Once I’m in camp or combat week, I develop into just a little little bit of a meals cuck. I’ll sit in a pleasant little chair within the nook, I’ll purchase a cake for my workforce, and I’m going to look at them boys eat it, and I’m going to like each minute of it.”
Try Arnold Allen’s feedback under (6:45):
We at Low Kick MMA want Arnold Allen a really joyful birthday and the most effective for his upcoming combat.
