The UFC wasted no time getting [autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag] a new fight after his bout with Ian Heinisch fell apart this past weekend.
Allen (15-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has been booked against [autotag]Sean Strickland[/autotag] at UFC Fight Night 182 on Saturday. The middleweight bout takes place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+.
MMA Junkie verified the matchup with a person close to the situation after Allen announced the bout with Strickland (21-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) on social media. The person requested anonymity because the UFC has yet to officially announce the contest.
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“Lets try this again…..ITS FIGHT WEEK! Saturday night in Vegas i will fight Sean Strickland. It all happened super fast, but we got everything done and put together. Thank you SO much to the @ufc @danawhite and my guy @mickmaynard2 for working his tail off and taking super good care of me and getting me set up with a talented opponent🙏🏼 Back to #lasvegas tomorrow to handle business! Thank you as well to everyone for the kind words and messages about my last opponent and everything that happened, i really appreciate the support!”
Allen’s fight at UFC on ESPN+ 40 was scratched on fight day after Heinisch returned a positive COVID-19 test that caused the contest to be canceled.
He now takes on Strickland, who is coming off a dominant unanimous decision win over Jack Marshman at UFC on ESPN+ 39 on Oct. 31.
With the addition, the latest UFC Fight Night 182 lineup now includes:
- Rafael dos Anjos vs. opponent TBA
- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Khaos Williams
- Julian Marquez vs. Saparbek Safarov
- Eryk Anders vs. Antonio Arroyo
- Daniel Rodriguez vs. opponent TBA
- Kay Hansen vs. Cory McKenna
- Miranda Granger vs. Ashley Yoder
- Alex Morono vs. Rhys McKee
- Louis Smolka vs. Jose Quinonez
- Randa Markos vs. Kanako Murata
- Geraldo de Freitas vs. Tony Gravely
- Don’Tale Mayes vs. Roque Martinez
- Brendan Allen vs. Sean Strickland
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