Brendan Allen says ‘See you later, buddy’ to Marvin Vettori

LAS VEGAS – Due to exterior forces, Brendan Allen missed the opportunity to combat Marvin Vettori on Saturday. He doesn’t suppose, nevertheless, the reward potential has been minimized by preventing a lesser-ranked opponent.

Allen (23-5 MMA, 11-2 UFC) fights Chris Curtis (31-10 MMA, 5-2 UFC) within the UFC Fight Night 240 predominant occasion on the UFC Apex. At a pre-fight information convention Wednesday, Allen admitted he sought to steal the No. 5 rating from Vettori (19-6-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC) and nonetheless thinks it’s potential with a victory over Curtis.

“If I beat Chris on Saturday, I’m nonetheless going to be No. 5 subsequent week,” Allen instructed MMA Junkie and different reporters. “You shouldn’t have the ability to keep the place you’re at after being out for thus lengthy after which pulling out of fights. Aside from that, I don’t actually care. I’m going to maneuver up. I’m going to go up and it’s outdated information from there. You can have fought me final yr. You can’ve fought me this weekend. So, sort of, goodbye, buddy.”

In accordance with Allen, the discrepancy in UFC rankings doesn’t precisely replicate the talent distinction between Vettori and Curtis. He thinks Saturday’s outing really bought tougher due to the swap.

“(Curtis’) IQ is best,” Allen stated. “He’s bought higher technical talents, for my part. I might say Chris is quite a bit more durable check than Marvin is. It’s what it’s. We’ve confronted one another earlier than, clearly. We solely had a pair days or no matter to organize if something. Now, we have now somewhat bit extra time to organize for one another. We’ll see who could make these changes and we’ll see what occurs.”

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