Ipswich’s Arnold Allen heads to Kansas City this weekend to take on the number one-ranked featherweight Max Holloway in what is set to be a thrilling contest.
Allen is unbeaten since joining UFC in 2015 and now has to navigate a tricky encounter with a former world champion with his eyes set on his own title shot should he win. Here’s everything you need to know.
Where: T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Kansas
When: Saturday, 15 April
How To Watch: BT Sport 2. The action gets underway at 11.30pm in the UK, with the main card getting started at 1.30am and the main event scheduled for 4.30am.
Tale Of The Tape:
Holloway:
Place Of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Age: 31
Alias: Blessed
Record: 23-7
Height: 5’11’’
Reach: 69’’
Last Fight: Holloway was beaten by unanimous decision by Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 276 last July.
Allen:
Place Of Birth: Ipswich, England
Age: 29
Alias: Almighty
Record: 19-1
Height: 5’8’’
Reach: 70’’
Last Fight: Arnold stopped Calvin Kattar inside two rounds in October.
What They Say:
Allen: "This fight is everything I want, I want to fight the best guys and I want people to talk about me when they talk about featherweights. I want to be the champion of the division so you've got to fight Max Holloway. I don't think anyone was asking for this fight, so getting a win over him will solidify myself as the number one featherweight and get that title shot." [Daily Star Sport]
Fight Card:
Main card
Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen
Edson Barboza vs. Billy Quarantillo
Dustin Jacoby vs. Azamat Murzakanov
Ion Cutelaba vs. Tanner Boser
Pedro Munhoz vs. Chris Gutierrez
Clay Guida vs. Rafa Garcia
Preliminary card
Bill Algeo vs. T.J. Brown
Brandon Royval vs. Matheus Nicolau
Zak Cummings vs. Ed Herman
Gillian Robertson vs. Piera Rodriguez
Lando Vannata vs. Daniel Zellhuber
Bruna Brasil vs. Denise Gomes
Aaron Phillips vs. Gaston Bolanos
Joselyne Edwards vs. Lucie Pudilova
Holloway: 4/7
Allen: 11/8
*18+ | BeGambleAware
