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Rising middleweight prospect Brendan Allen proved his divisional worth yet again earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 29, 2020) at UFC Fight Night 169 live on ESPN+ from inside Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, when he steamrolled English standout Tom Breese via first-round TKO (elbows and punches).
Despite being the better fighter on the feet, Breese opted to try and take Allen down early. Allen was able to quickly reverse and landed a brutal right hand form top position that rocked Breese. Allen saw his window of opportunity and piled on heavy punches and elbows until the referee stepped in to save Breese.
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With this performance, Allen scores his second-straight UFC win after making a successful debut back in October when he submitted Kevin Holland. “All In” is only 24 years of age and is already showing signs of a future contender. He’ll look to land a rematch with middleweight fighter Trevin Giles sometime this summer in effort to avenge his first pro loss from 2016.
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