Brendan Allen wants to run things back with Sean Strickland after he lost out on his next opponent.
Allen (21-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) was booked to face Jack Hermansson in a UFC Fight Night headliner on June 3, but Hermansson withdrew due to an undisclosed injury.
Strickland (26-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) is currently booked to face Abus Magomedov in the July 1 headliner – a matchup that turned many heads including rising middleweight Caio Borralho. So with Allen looking for a fight, he suggests Strickland fight him instead of Magomedov, who’s only 1-0 in the UFC.
So @SStricklandMMA what do u say my man. It sets us up for a perfect rematch, better build up and definitely a way better main for the fans. We can do it on your date of july 1 if you prefer, fans definitely wana see us fight over UFC 1-0 guy. 🤷🏼♂️ @Mickmaynard2 @AliAbdelaziz00 https://t.co/83p7BtnhI3
— Brendan Allen (@BrendanAllenMMA) April 27, 2023
Allen suffered a Round 2 TKO to Strickland in November 2020. Since then, the 27-year-old has won six of his past seven, and back-to-back Performance of the Night submissions of Krzysztof Jotko and Andre Muniz.
Since beating Allen, Strickland emerged as a top middleweight contender. He saw his winning streak come to an end when he dropped two straight to ex-middleweight champion Alex Pereira. and former title challenger Jared Cannonier. He then rebounded with a unanimous decision win over Nassourdine Imavov in January in what was his fourth UFC headliner.
