Arnold Allen

ARNOLD Allen blitzed Dan Hooker in the first round of their featherweight showdown at UFC London.The English mixed martial artist thrust himself into.

The English mixed martial artist thrust himself into title contention, leaving the Kiwi in limbo after his move back to the featherweight division. UFC London: Arnold Allen blitzes Dan Hooker in round one to thrust himself into title contention, leaving Kiwi in limbo ARNOLD Allen blitzed Dan Hooker in the first round of their featherweight showdown at UFC London.

Arnold Allen came out to take his respect at UFC London with a blistering performance to stop Dan Hooker in the opening round in the co-main event.

- UFC Venum Authentic Men’s T-Shirt - UFC 273 Event T-Shirt Allen cracked Hooker with some incredibly hard shots that had the “The Hangman” rattled and walking on wobbly legs.

Check out the best photos from Arnold Allen's TKO win Dan Hooker at UFC Fight Night 204 at the O2 in London.

Check out the best photos from Arnold Allen’s TKO win Dan Hooker at UFC Fight Night 204 at the O2 in London. (Photos by Per Haljestam, USA TODAY Sports) Check out the best photos from Arnold Allen’s TKO win Dan Hooker at UFC Fight Night 204 at the O2 in London. (Photos by Per Haljestam, USA TODAY Sports) Loading your audio article

Suffolk's Arnold Allen scored the biggest win of his career tonight as he stopped Kiwi superstar Dan Hooker in the first round at UFC London,

"I had all sorts of thoughts of Dan doing the nasty stuff that he does to other guys. "I was playing with my footwork, I've got fast feet. Referee Dan Movahedi stepped in to end the violence, and featherweight Allen duly improved his record to 18-1 (9-0 UFC) with his first KO win in the UFC.

Kiwi falls to hometown hero to mark an unhappy return to featherweight division.

So we're asking you to support us with more than your attention. Like elite athletes at their peak, our sports journalists are highly trained in the art of news. Kiwi UFC star Dan Hooker has made an unhappy return to the featherweight division, well beaten in his clash against hometown hero Arnold Allen in London.

Arnold Allen is looking to insert himself into the featherweight title picture with a win over Dan Hooker.

But when “The Korean Zombie” was tapped as the replacement for Holloway against Volkanovski, Allen then had to shift to Hooker. It will be Hooker’s first fight at featherweight since 2016, however Hooker still is arguably the biggest name Allen will have faced in his UFC career. Following his win over Sodiq Yusuff last April, Allen was expecting to get get a matchup against Chan Sung Jung next. “To be honest, I saw all the people that were open to taking it and I was like, ‘I’m not gonna get it ahead of any of these guys,’” Allen said. But with Allen now set to face Dan Hooker at UFC London, “Almighty” hopes to finally get himself into the title conversation. He’s got a lot of wins over some big, big names, and he’s been in there with the best of the best.

After what arguably was the biggest win of his career, Arnold Allen wants to keep climbing – and has a fight rebooking in mind.

I think I’m the better boxer.” “I want to be in the top five and I think he’s top five,” Allen said. He’s the most dangerous guy by a country mile – physically, his skill set, he’s long as anything.

The 28-year old Allen has been a staple of the UFC's featherweight division since signing with the promotion in 2015. “Almighty” is 8-0 in the UFC and currently ...

Hooker signed with the UFC in 2014 but has had a considerably different run than Allen. After going 3-3 in his first six fights, Hooker moved up to the lightweight division, where he put together a 7-1 streak that saw him on the cusp of title contention. “Almighty” is 8-0 in the UFC and currently sits at No. 11 in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, with the main knock against him being a lack of big-name opposition. The 28-year old Allen has been a staple of the UFC’s featherweight division since signing with the promotion in 2015.

NEW Zealand fighter Dan 'Hangman' Hooker has revealed how he plans on taking down Arnold Allen ahead of tonight's UFC featherweight showdown.As.

"You're going to have to put up with that for the rest of your life, you're down at the pub 50 years old, and they're like remember when you got knocked out in front of everyone, you've got to live with that as a fighter, so it's just sheer relief." He said: "A week out from the fight, I'm solely focused on myself, I'm not concerned with what Arnold Allen thinks, I'm not concerned with what he's going to do, what techniques he's going to throw, I'm not in control of that, I'm in control of myself so my entire focus this close to the fight is on myself." He said: "When you're a bit further out at the start of your training camp, that's when I'll have a look at my opponent, see his patterns, see what he does, get an understanding of what challenge you're going to face, your training is you're touching all the bases.

UFC London results live: Arnold Allen vs. Dan Hooker full fight recap of Featherweight main card bout today (Sat., March 19, 2022) from 02 Arena in London, ...

- UFC Venum Authentic Men’s T-Shirt - UFC 273 Event T-Shirt Hopefully, Allen heads into a Top Five match up next, while Hooker can return to Lightweight.

Ahead of his co-main duties against Dan Hooker at UFC London, we take a look at Arnold Allen's record and stats.

division. He is a purple belt in jiu-jitsu and has a daunting ground game. He made his UFC debut against Yaotzin Meza back in 2016, and won the fight by unanimous decision. Arnold Allen began training in mixed martial arts as a teenager and took part in several amateur fights before turning professional in 2012.

Arnold Allen put the foot on the gas pedal and didn't let up until he stopped Dan Hooker in the opening round at UFC Fight Night 204.

Cody Durden via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:58 Nikita Krylov via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:57 The fight wore on, but Hooker wasn’t out of danger.