A matchup of featherweight contenders is in the works for UFC 297,
as Movsar
Evloev and Arnold
Allen are expected to square off on Jan. 20.
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Multiple outlets confirmed the booking following an initial report
from ING.fights. While
Toronto is rumored to be the destination for UFC 297, an official
location has yet to be announced for the event.
Evloev is undefeated in 17 professional outings — including his
first seven in the UFC. The 29-year-old Russian last appeared at
UFC 288, where he outpointed short-notice foe Diego Lopes
on UFC 288. The former M-1 Global champion also owns wins over the
likes of Dan Ige, Hakeek
Dawodu and Nik Lentz, to
name a few.
Allen last appeared at UFC on ESPN 44, falling to ex-champ Max
Holloway in a five-round decision defeat on April 15. Prior to
that, the Englishman known as “Almighty” authored a 10-bout winning
streak within the Las Vegas-based promotion, earning noteworthy
triumphs against Calvin
Kattar, Dan Hooker,
Sodiq
Yusuff and Gilbert
Melendez, among others.