Brendan Allen had a big win in his last outing. |
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Brendan
Allen will get something of an unexpected matchup for his next
Octagon appearance.
“All In” will square off against Edmen
Shahbazyan in a middleweight bout at
UFC Fight Night 278on June 6 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Allen confirmed the pairing on social media following an initial
report from Marcel Dorff. UFC Fight Night 278
is headlined by a welterweight duel pitting ex-champ Belal
Muhammad against Gabriel
Bonfim.
Chance to Make a Statement
Allen is coming off a short-notice fourth-round TKO win over
Reinier
de Ridder in the UFC Vancouver main event this past October.
Allen is 14-3 during his tenure with the Las Vegas-based promotion
and owns other notable triumphs against the likes of Marvin
Vettori, Chris
Curtis and Kevin
Holland, among others.
Shahbazyan enters the clash with Allen on a three-bout winning
streak. In his most recent appearance, “The Golden Boy” scored a
first-round knockout of Muniz at UFC 320 this past October.
Shahbazyan has also bested Andre
Petroski and Dylan Budka
during his current run.