UFC boss Dana White thinks Arnold Allen put his foot on the gas too late in his defeat to Max Holloway this past weekend.
Allen, 29, suffered his lone UFC defeat at the hands of former champion Holloway, 31, in Kansas City as the Brit was beaten by unanimous decision on the night. The judges scored the fight 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47 in favour of Holloway, with Allen coming out all guns blazing in the final round as 'Almighty' knew he was down on the scorecards.
White recognised that Allen held his own in the fight but thinks the Brit's coaches should have urged him to up his output earlier on in the fight. “I thought he looked good,” White said of Allen. “He kept the pace, kept the distance, controlled the tempo of the fight. I thought that Allen looked incredible. If you think about it, it’s his first big night ever in a main event, the whole crowd’s against him and he came on too late.
