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UFC Fight Night 252 payouts: Nine fighters receive six-figures for Seattle battles

UFC Seattle payouts were released by the Washington State Department of Licensing on Thursday, including Song Yadong vs. Henry Cejudo.

Nine fighters walked away from the UFC’s recent return to Seattle with six-figure disclosed payouts, according to the Washington State Department of Licensing (WSDOL), which oversaw the event.

UFC Fight Night 252 took place Feb. 22 at Climate Pledge Arena and featured 12 bouts.

Main event competitors [autotag]Song Yadong[/autotag] and [autotag]Henry Cejudo[/autotag] joined [autotag]Anthony Hernandez[/autotag], [autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag], [autotag]Rob Font[/autotag], [autotag]Alonzo Menifield[/autotag], [autotag]Ion Cutelaba[/autotag], [autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag], and [autotag]Ricky Simon[/autotag] as the fighters who received six-figures.

Thursday, MMA Junkie acquired state documents of the disclosed payouts from WSDOL, which can be seen below. Forbes was first to report the payouts Wednesday.

It’s important to note the amounts are strictly the disclosed amounts for show and win. They do not include side letter payments, sponsorships, or discretionary/performance bonuses. Additionally, they do not include taxes or miscellaneous deductions.

  • Song Yadong: $320,000 (includes $160,000 win bonus)
  • Henry Cejudo: $150,000
  • Anthony Hernandez: $144,000 (includes $72,000 win bonus)
  • Brendan Allen: $210,000
  • Rob Font: $320,000 (includes $160,000 win bonus)
  • Jean Matsumoto: $26,000
  • Jean Silva: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus)
  • Melsik Baghdasaryan: $35,000
  • Alonzo Menifield: $240,000 (includes $120,000 win bonus)
  • Julius Walker: $12,000
  • Ion Cutelaba: $190,000 (includes $95,000 win bonus)
  • Ibo Aslan: $35,000
  • Melquizael Costa: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
  • Andre Fili: $110,000
  • Mansur Abdul-Malik: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
  • Nick Klein: $10,000
  • Ricky Simon: $160,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus)
  • Javid Basharat: $30,000
  • Austin Vanderford: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
  • Nikolay Veretennikov: $12,000
  • Nursulton Ruziboev: $74,000 (includes $37,000 win bonus)
  • Eric McConico: $12,000
  • Modestas Bukauskas: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus)
  • Raffael Cerqueira: $10,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 252.

UFC Fight Night 252 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Andre Fili leads way with $21,000

UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance money was sent out after UFC Seattle, with veteran Andre Fili topping the card.

SEATTLE – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 252 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $185,000.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC Fight Night 252 took place at Climate Pledge Arena in Washington. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 252 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Song Yadong[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Henry Cejudo[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Anthony Hernandez[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Rob Font[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Jean Matsumoto[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jean Silva[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Melsik Baghdasaryan[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Alonzo Menifield[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Julius Walker[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Ion Cutelaba[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Ibo Aslan[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Melquizael Costa[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Mansur Abdul-Malik[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Nick Klein[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Ricky Simon[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Javid Basharat[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Austin Vanderford[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Nikolay Veretennikov[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Nursulton Ruziboev[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Eric McConico[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Modestas Bukauskas[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Rafael Cerqueira[/autotag]: $4,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2521 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $1,224,500
2024 total: $8,280,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $32,242,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 252.

Brendan Allen vs. Anthony Hernandez prediction, pick, start time for UFC Fight Night 252

Seven years later, who wins the rematch between Brendan Allen and Anthony Hernandez at UFC Seattle?

[autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag] and [autotag]Anthony Hernandez[/autotag] meet Saturday on the UFC Fight Night 252 main card at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.

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Brendan Allen vs. Anthony Hernandez UFC Seattle preview

Allen (24-6 MMA, 12-3 UFC) and Hernandez (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) met many moons ago in LFA, with Hernandez winning by unanimous decision in 2018. Seven years later, they will meet as ranked middleweights in a high-stakes co-headliner. Hernandez is on a six-fight winning streak after most recently finishing Michel Pereira in the fifth round of an October headliner to earn a Performance of the Night bonus. Allen most recently had a seven-fight winning streak snapped by top contender Nassourdine Imavov last September.

Brendan Allen vs. Anthony Hernandez UFC Seattle expert pick, prediction

Death, taxes and the UFC matchmakers drowning us with rematches – particularly at middleweight.

But despite my disdain for the UFC’s fetish with featuring middleweights, I’d argue that this fight between Allen and Hernandez deserves some five-round distinction.

Given Hernandez’s endless gas tank, a three-round affair favors Allen, on paper. That said, history tells us that if you can’t finish “Fluffy” early, then Hernandez only gets stronger from the middle rounds onward.

To Allen’s credit, he’s sharpened his striking since their first fight and does a good job of targeting the body with kicks and knees (which will certainly serve him well when looking at Hernandez’s suspect history of absorbing body shots).

Still, I have a hard time going against the superior scrambler and wrestler in Hernandez. And since ‘scrambles win fights,’ as my old coach used to say, I’ll be siding with Hernandez to dig out another decision here.

Brendan Allen vs. Anthony Hernandez UFC Seattle odds

The oddsmakers and the public are favoring the fighter who won the first encounter, listing Hernandez -320 and Allen +245 via FanDuel.

Brendan Allen vs. Anthony Hernandez UFC Seattle start time, how to watch

Allen and Hernandez are expected to walk to the cage at approximately 10:40 p.m. ET. The fight will stream on ESPN+.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 252.

Brendan Allen questions Marvin Vettori’s UFC ranking after 19-month layoff

Brendan Allen doesn’t get how Marvin Vettori still holds a top-seven spot in UFC’s middleweight rankings.

[autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag] is perplexed how [autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag] still holds such a prestigious position in the UFC’s official middleweight rankings.

Allen (24-6 MMA, 12-3 UFC), who rematches Anthony Hernandez (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) in a middleweight bout at UFC Fight Night 252 on Feb. 22 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle (ESPN+), has no love for former divisional title challenger Vettori.

Vettori (19-6-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC) was scheduled to fight Allen in the UFC Fight Night 240 headliner this past April, but withdrew due to injury. In August, the pair got into an on-camera brawl on the casino floor of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.

After Allen suffered a unanimous decision loss to Nassourdine Imavov in September to snap his winning streak, the timing felt right to book the grudge match. Allen agreed, but he said it didn’t come to fruition again.

“Hell, we’ve been there once and he didn’t show up,” Allen told MMA Junkie Radio. “I asked for him this fight – publicly, behind closed doors, and it just never materializes.”

Although Allen would happily oblige with the opportunity to punch Vettori in the face, he said from a career management perspective, it’s not a fight he thinks advances his position at 185 pounds. Even despite the rankings.

If Allen, 29, beats Hernandez at UFC Fight Night 252, he will be 8-1 in his past nine octagon appearances. Vettori, meanwhile, is 2-3 in his past five, hasn’t won since March 2023 and hasn’t seen action a brutal loss to Jared Cannonier in June 2023 where he absorbed a record-setting amount of significant strikes.

Despite that, Vettori still holds the No. 7 spot in the official UFC rankings, and that irks Allen, who holds the No. 9 position.

“To be honest, I don’t understand why he’s ranked where he’s at,” Allen said. “We can go resumes and we can go over a whole bunch of different things, but at the end of the day I don’t understand it. The guy’s ranked over me, over the guy (Cannonier) that set a record on him in his last fight, what, two years ago? So I don’t see how fighting him does anything good for me if I go out there and beat ‘Flurry’ how I expect to.

“I don’t see how it does anything for me. I’m still going to have to fight one or two more after him in order to get to the belt. But at the end of the day, I’m super easy.”

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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 252.

Anthony Hernandez: Brendan Allen got so much better since first fight, ‘I just think I have his number’

Anthony Hernandez expects to get the best of Brendan Allen again in their rematch.

[autotag]Anthony Hernandez[/autotag] expects to get the best of [autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag] again in their rematch.

Hernandez (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and Allen (24-6 MMA, 12-3 UFC) run things back at a UFC Fight Night event on Feb. 22. In their first fight, which took place in January 2018, Hernandez defeated Allen by unanimous decision to claim the vacant LFA middleweight title.

Currently riding a six-fight winning streak – including a Performance of the Night TKO of Michel Pereira, Hernandez sees a fight against Allen as the correct next step, and he hopes it ends up being another five-round fight.

“It made sense,” Hernandez told Inside Fighting. “He called me out and it’s like, ‘All right, well if you want to f*cking run it back. It’s the perfect opportunity because obviously he’s ahead of me. He’s been healthy and he’s been winning and stuff, and like the kid’s gotten so much f*cking better. I just think I have his number.”

Despite winning their first meeting, Hernandez says he wasn’t as prepared as he wanted to be.

“I remember the first fight was a f*cking b*tch – I’m not going to lie,” Hernandez said. “It was very hard, but I also was hurt, and I didn’t train for that fight. I lowkey took it off the couch. It is what it is. I still won, so it worked out. But I’m stoked that this fight I’m healthy.

“I’m actually going to have a good camp, and I understand the game now. I’ve got this sh*t dialed in, so now it’s just go out there and do what I should have done the first time. The first time was an opportunity I couldn’t pass because I won that, and I got the Contender Series shot.”

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UFC adds Brendan Allen vs. Anthony Hernandez rematch to Feb. 22 lineup

Brendan Allen and Anthony Hernandez will run things back seven years later.

[autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag] and [autotag]Anthony Hernandez[/autotag] will run things back seven years later.

Allen (24-6 MMA, 12-3 UFC) meets Hernandez (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) Feb. 22 at a UFC Fight Night event in a location and venue that has yet to be announced. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie following an initial report from MMA Mania.

Allen and Hernandez fought for the vacant LFA middleweight title in January 2018, where Hernandez won the bout by unanimous decision. “Fluffy” ended up signing with the UFC in his next fight, where he has now strung together a six-fight winning streak – most recently a Performance of the Night TKO of Michel Pereira in his first UFC main event in October.

Meanwhile, Allen is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Nassourdine Imavov this past September at UFC Fight Night 243. Prior to that, the 28-year-old won seven straight, five of them coming by submission.

With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for Feb. 22 includes:

  • Macy Chiasson vs. Ketlen Vieira
  • Edson Barboza vs. Steve Garcia
  • Brendan Allen vs. Anthony Hernandez

Brendan Allen says he ‘fought like sh*t’ in UFC Paris loss; Dricus Du Plessis, Marvin Vettori pile on

Brendan Allen has been a magnet for criticism from middleweights – including champ Dricus Du Plessis – after his UFC Fight Night 243 loss.

[autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag] found himself as a magnet for criticism from fellow middleweights – including champion Dricus Du Plessis – after his UFC Fight Night 243 co-main event loss.

There’s no one more critical of the performance from Allen (24-6 MMA, 12-3 UFC) in his unanimous decision loss to Nassourdine Imavov on Saturday at Accor Arena in Paris than himself, however, and he put the result in perspective after the fight (via Instagram):

https://www.instagram.com/p/DAgECaaJidO/

Wasn’t my night. A game of ups and downs and shoulda woulda coulda’s. Fought like shit and lost a close decision to a top 5 guy in his home. I will be back even better next march or april. Thanks for all the love and support🙏🏼🙏🏼

There was no love or support from reigning 185-pound champ Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC), who has had his fighting style raked over the coals by Allen on more than one occasion in the past. Du Plessis took the opportunity to kick Allen when he was down (via X):

Tough luck @BrendanAllenMMA JK you suck loser 🤣

Allen wasted no time responding to Du Plessis and appears confident a matchup between them will eventually happen (via X):

Says the one been ducking me since getting in. We dont all get the easy route. Wasnt my night tonight……but ill still fuck you up

Another slew of backlash to Allen’s loss against Imavov came from former title challenger Marvin Vettori, who was supposed to headline a UFC Fight Night card against Allen earlier this year. More recently, the pair got into a brawl in a casino in Florida that was caught on tape, and the bad blood between them appears very real.

At least that’s clearly the case for Vettori after his blunt post-fight assessment (via X):

I need a come back fight with this bum Allen, two handed he doesn’t go past 2 rounds then imavov borralho or even Strickland can get it too

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 243.

UFC Fight Night 243 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Renato Moicano’s $16,000 among top earners

UFC Fight Night 243 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 243 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $173,500.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC Fight Night 243 took place at Accor Arena in Paris. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 243 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Renato Moicano[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Benoit Saint Denis[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Nassourdine Imavov[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]William Gomis[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Joanderson Brito[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Kevin Jousset[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Morgan Charriere[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Gabriel Miranda[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Fares Ziam[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Matt Frevola[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Ion Cutelaba[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Ivan Erslan[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Oumar Sy[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Da Woon Jung[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Ludovit Klein[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Ailin Perez[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Darya Zheleznyakova[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Taylor Lapilus[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Vince Morales[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Daniel Barez[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Victor Altamirano[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Jacqueline Cavalcanti[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Nora Cornolle[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Bolaji Oki[/autotag]: $4,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2431 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $5,895,000
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $28,632,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 243.

UFC Fight Night 243 results: Nassourdine Imavov stifles Brendan Allen’s grappling, calls for title shot

After a rough start, Nassourdine Imavov was able to completely nullify Brendan Allen’s grappling game at UFC Paris.

After a rough start, [autotag]Nassourdine Imavov[/autotag] was able to completely nullify [autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag]’s grappling game at UFC Fight Night 243.

Imavov (15-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) outgrappled Allen (246 MMA, 12-3 UFC) en route to a unanimous decision win of 29-28 scorecards across the board. The middleweight bout was the co-main event at Accor Arena in Paris (via X):

Just 10 seconds into the fight, Allen was immediately able to slam Imavov down for a big takedown. He moved into side control, then half guard, riding the entire round in top position.

Imavov inadvertently poked Allen in the eye to start Round 2. When the action resumed, Allen shot for a takedown but he was stuffed by Imavov, who grabbed onto a front head lock. Imavov let go and decided to let Allen back up. The pair exchanged a few solid shots on the feet before Allen shot for another takedown. Imavov reversed and wound up in back control, raining down punches.

Imavov maintained position this time, as Allen started to make his way up. Imavov landed a big head kick on the break, followed by a flurry of punches. Imavov stuffed another Allen takedown and ended up in full mount, before transitioning to the back. Imavov attempted a takedown but wound up on his back before the round ended.

With each fighter winning a round, Allen’s corner showed a sense of urgency. Allen shot a takedown, but was stuffed. Imavov wound up in top control again, and dropped some big ground and pound. Allen continued to pursue the takedown, but was reversed once again. The fight ended with both fighters swinging.

Winner of four in a row now, Imavov called for a title shot. Imavov hasn’t lost since a decision loss to ex-champ Sean Strickland at light heavyweight in January 2023.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 243 results include:

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UFC Fight Night 243: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Brendan Allen odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 243 odds between Nassourdine Imavov vs. Brendan Allen, with MMA picks and predictions.

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In a 3-round middleweight bout on the main card, Nassourdine Imavov and Brendan Allen meet at UFC Fight Night 243 Saturday at Accor Arena in Paris, France. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s UFC odds around the UFC Fight Night 243: Imavov vs. Allen odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.

The prelims begin at noon ET on ESPN+, and the main card begins at 3 p.m. ET, also on ESPN+.

Records: Imavov (14-4-0) | Allen (24-5-0)

Imavov has picked up 2 straight wins since a no-contest against Chris Curtis at UFC 289. The victories are impressive, too, coming by majority decision against Roman Dolidze and via KO/TKO in round 4 against Jared Cannonier, both in main events.

He is 5-1-1 in the past 7 bouts, with his lone setback coming by way of unanimous decision against Sean Strickland in another main event in Jan. 2023.

Allen has racked up 7 straight fights since a KO/TKO loss to Curtis, including a split-decision victory in a revenge match, also against Curtis. Prior to that, Allen had 4 submission victories. In the 7-bout streak, he has 5 wins via submission, and 2 decision wins.

Both fighters have a reach of 75 inches, while Imavov has a slight 4.58-to-3.98 significant strikes landed per minute advantage. The strike accuracy percentage difference is rather negligible, with Allen checking in at 59.29%, and Imavov at 58.88%. Allen is much better on takedown average at 1.74, to 0.98 for Imavov, while the underdog Allen has a 47.22% accuracy on takedowns, to just 36.00% for Imavov.

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UFC Fight Night 243: Imavov vs. Allen odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of UFC odds. Lines last updated at 7:59 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Imavov -200 (bet $200 to win $100) | Allen +165 (bet $100 to win $165)
  • Over/Under: 2.5 rounds (Over -165 | Under +125)
  • Will the fight go the distance? (Yes -120 | No -110)

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UFC Fight Night 243: Imavov vs. Allen picks and predictions

Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)

While Imavov (-200) is the favorite in his native France, ALLEN (+165) is an attractive play straight up on the 2-way line.

It’s never easy to go into hostile territory and get the victory. Imavov will likely feed off the energy of the crowd. But, Allen has very similar stats to Imavov, and he is much better on takedowns. It’s a coin flip when these fighters get to the mat — as they’re equally strong in the ground game.

Over/Under (O/U)

Roll with NO (-110): WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE?, as we should get a finish here.

While Imavov has gone the distance in 3 of his past 5 fights, he had 3 KO/TKO wins and a no contest in the past 8 bouts.

For Allen, he had a decision last time out, but prior to that he has 4 straight submission victories. It wouldn’t be surprising to see this fight end before the judges need to figure out a winner. UNDER 2.5 ROUNDS (+125) is an attractive play at plus-money, too, if you’re a little less conservative.

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