Revenge or repeat? That is the story line tonight for the primary occasion function on the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
UFC Vegas 90 Outcomes
Prime middleweights rematch after their first encounter almost three years in the past, which resulted in a second-round TKO win for Curtis.
Allen dusted himself off and picked up six-straight wins since then within the Octagon and is now knocking on the door of the middleweight high 5. ‘All In’ was scheduled to satisfy perennial contender Marvin Vettori, however the Italian fighter withdrew from the bout lower than a month out.
Curtis steps in on short-notice towards Allen similar to he did for his or her first struggle in 2021. This time, the stakes are a lot larger for ‘The Motion Man’ as Allen’s #6 rating hangs within the steadiness. The #14 contender has went 3-2-1 since sparking Allen, together with his final win coming over Marc-André Barriault at UFC 297.
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Additionally On The Card:
Former UFC Champion Germaine de Randamie makes her return after 4 years away. De Randamie goes up towards Norma Dumont in a girls’s bantamweight bout that would put both fighter nearer to title competition, particularly GDR, who has wins over Julianna Pena, Holly Holm and present champion Raquel Pennington. De Randamie vs. Dumont is on the prelims.
On the primary card, knockout artists collide as Trevor Peek takes on Charlie Campbell in a light-weight matchup. Former Cage Warriors Champion Morgan Charriere makes his sequel look underneath the UFC banner towards Chepe Mariscal as effectively.
The co-main occasion performs host to a grudge match of kinds as Damon Jackson battles Alexander Hernandez. Jackson appears to be like to make Hernandez pay for not solely lacking weight for his or her matchup, but additionally for what ‘The Nice Ape’ stated about his pal Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone years in the past.
UFC Battle Evening: Allen vs. Curtis 2 Outcomes
ESPN+Important Card (6pm ET)
Brendan Allen vs. Chris Curtis
Alexander Hernandez vs. Damon Jackson
Morgan Charriere vs. Chepe Mariscal
Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Christo Giagos
Trevor Peek vs. Charlie Campbell
ESPN+ Prelims (3pm ET)
Courtroom McGee vs. Alex Morono
Łukasz Brzeski def Valter Walker through Unanimous Choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Norma Dumont def. Germaine de Randamie through Unanimous Choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Victor Hugo def. Pedro Falcão through Unanimous Choice (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Jean Matsumoto def. Dan Argueta through Submission (Guillotine) at 4:59 of Spherical 2
César Almeida def. Dylan Budka through TKO (Punches) at 2:13 at of Spherical 2
Nora Cornolle def. Melissa Mullins through TKO (Punches) at 3:06 of Spherical 2
