LONDON – Arnold Allen put the foot on the gas pedal and didn’t let up until he stopped Dan Hooker in the opening round of their featherweight co-main event at UFC Fight Night 204.
Allen (18-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) cracked Hooker (21-12 MMA, 11-8 UFC) in the early stages of the first frame and continued to pursue to the point of a near stoppage. The fight wore on, but Hooker wasn’t out of danger.
The Brit kept on pressing with his pressure until the referee intervened at the 2:33 mark of Round 1.
ARNOLD IS NUMERO UNO. ☝️ #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/l0ZBgyE4Iv
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) March 19, 2022
The bout was the UFC Fight Night 204 co-main event at the O2 in London. It streamed on ESPN+.
A devastated Dan Hooker leaves the octagon with a towel over his head after dropping his featherweight return. #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/L4JEQcp1wG
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) March 19, 2022
After the stellar performance, Allen, who now has a divisional-best nine-fight winning streak, called for a matchup against Calvin Kattar next.
- Arnold Allen def. Dan Hooker via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:33
- Paddy Pimblett def. Kazula Vargas via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:49
- Gunnar Nelson def. Takashi Sato via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
- Molly McCann def. Luana Carolina via knockout (spinning back elbow) – Round 3, 1:52
- Ilia Topuria def. Jai Herbert via knockout (punch) – Round 2, 1:07
- Makwan Amirkhani def. Mike Grundy via technical submission (anaconda choke) – Round 1, 0:57
- Sergei Pavlovich def. Shamil Abdurakhimov via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:03
- Paul Craig def. Nikita Krylov via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:57
- Jack Shore def. Timur Valiev via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
- Elise Reed def. Cory McKenna via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
- Muhammad Mokaev def. Cody Durden via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:58
