Allen and Hooker delivered some wild exchanges of punches before the referee stepped in to call it off.
This marks the first knockout or TKO win in Allen's run and the first stoppage via strikes he has secured in eight years. Allen and Hooker came out swinging. Arnold Allen earned some respect on Saturday with his performance in the co-main event.
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In short, everything the majority of us thought would go wrong for Hooker did indeed go terribly wrong. Arnold Allen was dwarfed by Hooker in the cage, but he was so, so much faster. Allen immediately had his opponent’s timing, which is a credit to his kickboxing skills to be sure, but it was also a consequence of Hooker being at the wrong weight class. Hooker pointed towards the UFC PI and a smarter weight cut system, but ... that’s pretty optimistic. I felt not clear-headed in there and I couldn’t think, and my skill and my ability to out-think the other guy is what separates me from the rest of the pack. Of course, that’s no guarantee that the weight cut didn’t affect his durability or general health and performance.
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Arnold Allen is in the thick of the title hunt now after improving to 9-0 at UFC London.
Not a knock at him or anything obviously, but I don’t think making that extra cut is a good choice.” “I’ve always said, the better guys I fight, the better I’m going to show up. But yeah, I think his best work’s at lightweight. “And we got offered that fight for a main event spot last year, or earlier in the year I think, but I was out with injury. But Allen is hoping 2022 can be the year that changes that — and he’s already eyeing a matchup against Calvin Kattar next. I know I’m a decision guy really, I’m pretending now, but I’ve got the power in my hands.
Dana White discussed what could be next for Dan Hooker after 'The Hangman' suffered another first round loss at UFC London.
Tonight’s UFC London co-main event proved to be an absolute slugfest, with Dan Hooker taking the brunt of those punches. “That’s up to him,” White said. He came in and went to war with a guy who is undefeated in this weight class and he can do whatever he wants to do.”
Fighting in front of a rapturous hometown crowd at the O2 Arena, Allen swarmed Hooker early with a flurry of strikes. Hooker countered and dazed the Englishman ...
It was Allen’s ninth straight victory in the UFC, where he remains undefeated. The #7 ranked featherweight is now 18-1 in his professional MMA career. Hooker countered and dazed the Englishman before Allen unloaded on the New Zealander once again until the ref stepped in to award a TKO victory.
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The Aucklander, blood streaming from his nose, did well to withstand the early punishment, and made some good strikes of his own in a wild exchange, but Allen was in control and merely gathering himself for what ended up being his decisive attack, which included a high kick to Hooker’s head. Hooker had moved from lightweight for his first fight at featherweight since 2016 and had a reach and height advantage against his higher-ranked opponent at the O2 Arena, but was lacking defensively and was simply too easy to hit. The fight was stopped with two and a half minutes remaining after Hooker, who had withstood an early barrage of heavy punches from Allen, was trapped against the side of the octagon after another brutal attack.
The co-main event is a very fun striking match set between England's Arnold Allen vs New Zealand's Dan Hooker.
His striking is elite so he should be able to give Allen some problems on the feet. His power is a gamechanger but he’ll need to lead the dance in order for it to be effective. He is leading the dance is his best chance to win things on the feet although he is a good counter striker. It will be interesting to see if his time at 155 helped him improve and if that translates well to 145 this time around. Yusuff was his biggest test to date and that is set to change with the Dan Hooker fight. Arnold Allen is currently undefeated in the UFC and has a very strong fanbase.
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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.
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The pandemic era has not been kind to Hooker, who is now 1-4 since June 2020. The two returned to range, and Hooker looked to set up knee strikes while working his jab. A counter left hand found the mark and sent Hooker stumbling backwards. Allen swarmed Hooker with punches and landed most of them. For Hooker, dropping back down to the 65.7kg division, he needed to steal someone's momentum. Ahead of their bout at this weekend's UFC Fight Night at the sold-out O2 Arena in London, both fighters had plenty to gain.