UFC Vegas 122 results: Brendan Allen forces late tap, calls out former champ
Brendan Allen secured a submission victory over Christian Leroy Duncan in the main event of UFC Fight Night 290. The fight featured back-and-forth striking and grappling exchanges before Allen forced a tap-out in the final round.
Why it matters
The win positions Allen as a significant contender in the middleweight division, as evidenced by his post-fight callout of a former champion.
Brendan Allen pulled off a slick finish late in the main event of UFC Fight Night 290 , and now wants a piece of a former champion.
Allen (28-7 MMA, 16-4 UFC) took Christian Leroy Duncan into deep waters at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, and pulled off a late submission win to close the show with an exclamation point. Duncan (15-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) found himself trapped in Allen's bread-and-butter rear-naked choke, and was forced to tap at 2:46 in Round 5.
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