Brendan Allen likes his position in the middleweight title picture going into Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 243 co-main event vs. Nassourdine Imavov.
Allen (24-5 MMA, 12-2 UFC) will look to extend his seven-fight winning streak when he takes on Imavov (14-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in a three-round bout at Accor Arena in Paris (ESPN+). It’s a big fight for the division, especially with champion Dricus Du Plessis coming off a recent title defense over Israel Adesanya at UFC 305 in August.
It’s expected that Du Plessis will rematch Sean Strickland in his next defense, then there’s a potential title eliminator around the corner between former champ Robert Whittaker and the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 307 on Oct. 26 in Abu Dhabi.
