Video: Arnold Allen spoils Dan Hooker’s return to 145 lbs with standing TKO at UFC London

The co-main event of UFC London didn’t last very long. The UFC’s #7 ranked featherweight, Arnold Allen, scored himself a first-round standing TKO on…

By: Eddie Mercado | 1 year ago
Video: Arnold Allen spoils Dan Hooker’s return to 145 lbs with standing TKO at UFC London
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The co-main event of UFC London didn’t last very long. The UFC’s #7 ranked featherweight, Arnold Allen, scored himself a first-round standing TKO on the #8 ranked lightweight, Dan Hooker, to extend his winning streak to eleven.

Allen started swinging right away with combinations, and Hooker was getting tagged up. Hooker was rocked by those punches and started to back himself up to the cage. Under duress, Hooker managed to connect with a blow that dropped Allen to one knee. From there, Allen quickly recovered, and returned to throwing punches in bunches.

Once Arnold wobbled Hooker again, he didn’t let him off the hook. He kept pouring on the punishment, switching back and forth from punches, to elbows, and then back to punches. There were even a few knees thrown in there. This is as aggressive as Allen has ever looked, and he did it against a big name opponent.

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Eddie Mercado is a writer and content creator for Bloody Elbow, and has covered combat sports since 2015. Eddie covers everything from betting odds and live events, to fighter interviews and co-hosting the 6th Round post-fight show and the 6th Round Retro. He retired at 1-0 in professional MMA, competed in one Muay Thai match in Thailand, and is currently a purple belt in Jiu-Jitsu under the great Diego Bispo.

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