Marvin Vettori has been pressured out of his upcoming matchup in opposition to Brendan Allen on April 6 as a consequence of undisclosed causes. Consequently, the UFC is now looking for a brand new fundamental occasion to headline the upcoming card happening on the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
UFC officers confirmed the information to MMA Combating on Thursday.
Allen hinted on the information on Instagram calling himself the brand new No. 5 middleweight on this planet and asking if anybody ranked forward of him was out there for a battle. He tagged Jared Cannonier, Sean Strickland, Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya as potential opponents.
Based mostly on Allen’s publish, and the UFC looking for a brand new fundamental occasion, it doesn’t seem that he’s anticipated to remain on the April 6 card, until a brand new opponent in secured somewhat rapidly; the occasion is simply three weeks away.
Allen is on a powerful six-fight profitable streak within the middleweight division, together with 4 straight submission finishes over names resembling Paul Craig, Bruno Silva and Andre Muniz.
Allen has referred to as for increased ranked opposition, hoping he may get into title rivalry sooner somewhat than later. Vettori beforehand fought for the middleweight belt and holds a spot within the rankings.
Sadly with Vettori out, Allen must wait and see what the UFC finds for him subsequent.