Brendan Allen got the biggest win of his career Saturday.
Both Brendan Allen and Reinier de Ridder came in with momentum on Saturday, but the masses favored Ridder due to his five-fight winning streak. One of those wins came over former UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker. And for the first round, Ridder was seemingly adding a sixth straight win to his resume.
Ridder dominated the first round thanks to his superior wrestling that Allen didn’t have an answer to. But Allen came back in the second round and a good ground and pound saw him take control over the fight. The third and fourth rounds were identical, but Ridder was extremely gassed at this point. He made it to the bell, but his coach threw in the towel for his fighter at the bench. This loss shattered an impressive five-fight winning streak; however, Allen is climbing up in the rankings as he’s now won two fights in a row.
The co-main event had a little controversy thanks to some low blows, but that didn’t stop Mike Malott from getting the win over Kevin Holland. The nut shots clearly hindered Holland a bit in the first round, but he was still able to stand up and exchange punches with Malott. Mike landed some nice kicks and combinations in the three rounds that nabbed him the victory. Holland put up a good fight, but there wasn’t a moment where he was in control.
Check out the full results for UFC Vancouver below:
Main card
Middleweight: Brendan Allen def. Reinier de Ridder via TKO (retirement) at 5:00 of R4
Welterweight: Mike Malott def. Kevin Holland via unanimous decision
Bantamweight: Aiemann Zahabi def. Marlon Vera via split decision
Flyweight: Manon Fiorot def. Jasmine Jasudavicius via TKO (punches) at 1:14 of R1
Bantamweight: Charles Jourdain def. Davey Grant via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:05 of R1
Lightweight: Kyle Nelson def. Matt Frevola via unanimous decision
Preliminary card
Lightweight: Drew Dober def. Kyle Prepolec via TKO (punches and knees) at 1:16 in R3
Bantamweight: Aoriqileng def. Cody Gibson via TKO (punches) at 0:21 of R1
Flyweight: Bruno Gustavo da Silva def. Park Hyun-sung via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:15 of R3
Middleweight: Djorden Santos def. Danny Barlow via unanimous decision
Strawweight: Stephanie Luciano def. Ravena Oliveira via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:50 of R3
Middleweight: Yousri Belgaroui def. Azamat Bekoev via TKO (punches) at 0:55 of R3
Bantamweight: Melissa Croden def. Tainara Lisboa via TKO (punches) at 4:32 of R3