MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month for April 2024: Holloway vs. Gaethje

[ Holloway earned the BMF” title and one of the most violent knockouts in UFC history. In the waning seconds of the fight, Holloway pointed to the center, swung, and faceplanted an obliging Gaethje unconscious – with one second left on the clock in Round 5. Both fighters were perhaps more cautious than anticipated in … Read more

UFC Fight Night 240 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay

[ LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 240 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $162,500. 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 240 … Read more

Brendan Allen raises his own bar

[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-240-post-event-facts-brendan-allen-records-multiple-personal-bests April 7, 2024 10:15 am ET The UFC opened its April schedule on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 240 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and with UFC 300 one week away, it … Read more

Who’s next for winner Brendan Allen?

[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/04/ufc-fight-night-240-video-brendan-allen-next-fight-matchmaker-win-chris-curtis-title-shot Mike Bohn and Abbey Subhan April 7, 2024 3:30 pm ET (ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Chris Curtis after UFC Fight Night 240 loss?) Brendan Allen remained perfect in main events … Read more

Twitter reacts to Brendan Allen beating Chris Curtis

[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-240-twitter-x-reacts-brendan-allen-thrilling-win-over-chris-curtis-rematch Social media reacts to Brendan Allen’s victory over Chris Curtis at UFC Fight Night 240 Brendan Allen avenged a key loss in his career on Saturday against Chris Curtis in the UFC Fight Night … Read more

Brendan Allen, Marvin Vettori trade barbs after Apex show

[ LAS VEGAS – Brendan Allen says he’s over Marvin Vettori, at least when it comes to rankings. As for the bad blood, that seems to have hit an all time high. Immediately after his UFC Fight Night 240 win Saturday, Allen (24-5 MMA, 12-2 UFC) was criticized by his originally scheduled opponent, Vettori (19-6-1 … Read more

Brendan Allen ekes out Chris Curtis

[ It wasn’t easy, but Brendan Allen got one back against Chris Curtis. In the UFC Fight Night 240 main event, Allen (24-5 MMA, 12-2 UFC) defeated Curtis (31-11 MMA, 5-3 UFC) by split decision (47-48, 48-47, 49-46) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The fight was closely contested throughout and most took place … Read more

Brendan Allen submits Paul Craig to win $50K bonus

[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/04/ufc-full-fight-video-brendan-allen-vs-paul-craig-submission-potn-bonus LAS VEGAS – Brendan Allen’s most recent UFC win was an impressive one. Back in November, in the main event of UFC Fight Night 232, Allen put the middleweight division on notice by dominating … Read more

UFC champ Du Plessis has ‘puncher’s chance’ against me

[ LAS VEGAS – Brendan Allen thinks he’s better than Dricus Du Plessis everywhere. Streaking middleweight contender Allen (23-5 MMA, 11-2 UFC) runs things back with Chris Curtis (31-10 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 240 (ESPN+) main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. As Allen edges closer to title contention, … Read more

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

[ LAS VEGAS – Because of outside forces, Brendan Allen missed the opportunity to fight Marvin Vettori on Saturday. He doesn’t think, however, the reward potential has been minimized by fighting a lesser-ranked opponent. Allen (23-5 MMA, 11-2 UFC) fights Chris Curtis (31-10 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 240 main event at … Read more