SUNRISE, Fla. – Brendan Allen expected a better name for his next fight at UFC on ABC 5.
Allen (21-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) originally was scheduled to headline UFC on ESPN 45 against Jack Hermansson on June 3, but the bout was scrapped when Hermansson withdrew due to injury.
Now Allen has been booked June 24 in Jacksonville, Fla., against Bruno Silva (14-5-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), who snapped a two-fight skid with a TKO of Brad Tavares at UFC Fight Night 222 in April. To go from ranked Hermansson to Silva was disappointing for Allen, who’s won four in a row.
