UFC Vegas 122 results: Brendan Allen forces late tap, calls out former champ
Brendan Allen went into his bag of tricks to pull off a late submission of Christian Leroy Duncan at UFC Fight Night 290.
In the main event of UFC Fight Night 290 held at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, Brendan Allen secured a late submission victory over Christian Leroy Duncan. Allen (28-7 MMA, 16-4 UFC) forced Duncan (15-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) to tap out at 2:46 in Round 5 with a rear-naked choke. The fight started with stiff exchanges as the two middleweights looked to wear each other down.
Allen took the lead with a trip takedown, but Duncan regained control and resumed striking. A brief eye poke by Duncan resulted in a point deduction from referee Marc Goddard. Duncan then unleashed a flurry of strikes, but Allen maintained his pressure and secured a takedown in Round 3. In Round 4, Allen continued to wear down Duncan with his pressure before finishing the fight with the rear-naked choke in Round 5.
Post-fight, Allen called out former champion Dricus Du Plessis, stating that it was time for him to face another champion if the title shot opportunity wasn't available.
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