Anthony Hernandez and Brendan Allen will quickly meet once more contained in the cage.
MMA Preventing’s Damon Martin confirmed with sources with information of the matchup that Hernandez (13-2, 1 NC) is predicted to combat Allen (24-6) at a UFC Combat Evening occasion on Feb. 22 with a location nonetheless to be confirmed. The information was first reported by MMA Mania.
Hernandez and Allen are at the moment No. 9 and No. 12 at middleweight within the MMA Preventing World Rankings.
The 2 first fought in January 2018 at an LFA occasion in Lake Charles, La. Hernandez defeated Allen by unanimous choice to assert a vacant middleweight title.
From there, Hernandez moved on to Dana White’s Contender Collection after which the UFC, whereas Allen ultimately gained the LFA middleweight title and efficiently defended it earlier than making his personal UFC soar by way of Contender Collection.
Hernandez has gained six straight fights, most just lately bludgeoning Michel Pereira within the UFC Vegas 99 foremost occasion. He’s unbeaten since dropping by TKO to Kevin Holland in Could 2020.
Allen just lately noticed his spectacular win streak snapped when he misplaced a unanimous choice to Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Paris. Previous to that setback, Allen sneaked into title rivalry with seven straight victories.
