It wouldn’t be an MMA occasion if there wasn’t a fighter who received in entrance of a digicam to say there was no excuse for the loss that simply occurred.
It additionally wouldn’t be an MMA occasion if there wasn’t a fast “However,” adopted by some excuses for the loss. Sunday, mere hours after his win, Arnold Allen (20-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) known as out featherweight opponent Giga Chikadze (15-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) for a post-fight video posted to social media.
This isn’t the best way https://t.co/7ye358u08i
— Arnold billy allen (@Arnoldbfa) July 28, 2024
“This isn’t the best way,” Arnold posted with a re-circulation of a video from Chikadze saying he tore his shoulder within the first spherical. And within the feedback on the identical put up, Allen puzzled the way it was Chikadze received his medical analysis so rapidly after the matchup, which opened the pay-per-view major card at UFC 394 in Manchester, England.
“Additionally how’s he know he wants surgical procedure,” Allen posted. “I feel I broke my hand within the first spherical too however I’m nonetheless ready for an mri and xray and so forth 🤷🏼♂️ UFCs magic medical doctors should’ve screwed me”
Allen, combating in entrance of his residence followers in England, received again within the win column after back-to-back losses to former featherweight champ Max Holloway and Movsar Evloev, which had been his first setbacks in almost a decade.
Allen almost was a 3-1 betting favourite within the struggle. In a strategic battle that performed out on the ft, Allen outstruck Chikadze 61-39 and received with a trio of 29-28 scores from the judges. Allen stated he selected to face and commerce along with his opponent deliberately since many thought he’d probably wrestle him giving his placing expertise.
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