Tonight’s UFC Vancouver event was headlined by a key middleweight matchup between Reinier de Ridder and Brendan Allen.
De Ridder (21-3 MMA) had entered the contest sporting a five-fight winning streak, with his four most previous victories coming inside of the Octagon. In his last appearance, ‘RDR’ had earned a split decision win over former division champion Robert Whittaker.
Meanwhile, Brendan Allen (26-7 MMA) had most previously competed at July’s UFC 318 event, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over longtime rival Marvin Vettori. That win was of course preceded by back-to-back decision losses to perennial contenders Anthony Hernandez and Nassourdine Imavov.
Tonight’s UFC Vancouver main event proved to be a coming out party for Brendan Allen. After enduring a brutal opening round, which saw Reinier de Ridder smother him and throw out multiple submission attempts, ‘All In’ proceeded to come back with a vengeance in round two. The American was able to take top position after scoring a sweep and proceeded to batter ‘RDR’ with some heavy ground and pound. That trend continued in both rounds three and four and left de Ridder barely able to make it back to his stool after 20 minutes of action. After seeing their fighter’s condition, the corner of ‘RDR’ opted to throw in the towel and let their man see another day.
Official UFC Vancouver Results: Brendan Allen def. Reinier de Ridder via TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 4
Check out how the pros reacted to ‘De Ridder vs. Allen’ below:
Dynamic fight in the main event I’ll be keeping me eye on this one ☝️ 👀 👊#UFCVancouver
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