Anthony Hernandez and Brendan Allen will quickly meet once more contained in the cage.
MMA Combating’s Damon Martin confirmed with sources with data of the matchup that Hernandez (13-2, 1 NC) is predicted to struggle Allen (24-6) at a UFC Struggle Night time occasion on Feb. 22 with a location nonetheless to be confirmed. The information was first reported by MMA Mania.
Hernandez and Allen are presently No. 9 and No. 12 at middleweight within the MMA Combating World Rankings.
The 2 first fought in January 2018 at an LFA occasion in Lake Charles, La. Hernandez defeated Allen by unanimous choice to say a vacant middleweight title.
From there, Hernandez moved on to Dana White’s Contender Sequence after which the UFC, whereas Allen ultimately received the LFA middleweight title and efficiently defended it earlier than making his personal UFC soar by way of Contender Sequence.
Hernandez has received six straight fights, most lately bludgeoning Michel Pereira within the UFC Vegas 99 essential occasion. He’s unbeaten since dropping by TKO to Kevin Holland in Could 2020.
Allen lately noticed his spectacular win streak snapped when he misplaced a unanimous choice to Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Paris. Previous to that setback, Allen sneaked into title competition with seven straight victories.
