Brendan Allen vs Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night 252 | Preview & Prediction
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The co-main event at UFC Seattle promises to be a great fight in the middleweight division as Brendan Allen fights Anthony Hernandez with both looking to make strides up the rankings
Brendan Allen vs Anthony Hernandez Facts
When is UFC Fight Night 252? UK – the preliminary card starts at 11:00pm on Saturday 22nd February 2025, followed by the main card at 2:00am (Sunday) / USA – 6:00pm/9:00pm ET and 3:00pm/6:00pm PT
Where is UFC Fight Night 252? Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, USA
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 252? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC Fight Night 252
What TV channel is UFC Fight Night 252 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 252? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
For viewers in the United States, UFC Fight Night 252 will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
What time are Brendan Allen and Anthony Hernandez expected to walk out? 4:15am UK / Saturday 22nd February, 11:15pm US ET / 8:15pm US PT
UFC Fight Night 252 Main Card
Henry Cejudo vs Song Yandong (Bantamweight)
Brandon Allen vs Anthony Hernandez (Middleweight)
Rob Font vs Jean Matsumoto (Catchweight)
Jean Silva vs Melsik Baghdasaryan (Featherweight)
Alonzo Menifield vs Julius Walker (Light Heavyweight)
UFC Fight Night 252 Prelims
Ion Cutelaba vs Ibo Aslan (Light Heavyweight)
Andre Fili vs Melquizael Costa (Featherweight)
Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Nick Klein (Middleweight)
Ricky Simon vs Javid Basharat (Bantamweight)
Nikolay Veretennikov vs Austin Vanderford (catchweight)
Nursulton Ruziboev vs Eric McConico (Middleweight)
Modestas Bukauskas vs Raffael Cerqueira (Light Heavyweight)
Brendan Allen: Top ten fighter aiming to bounce back from Imavov loss
Brendan Allen (24-6) had been on a great run of form that saw him break into the top ten in the middleweight division but he lost last time. He slipped to a unanimous decision loss against the impressive Nassourdine Imavov in September so he will be looking to bounce back from that and get back to winning ways here.
Anthony Hernandez: Middleweight targeting seventh successive win
Anthony Hernandez (13-2 with one no contest) has won his last six fights and he has impressed in doing so. His last two wins were both awarded Performance of the Night bonuses as he submitted Roman Kopylov and then TKO’d Michel Pereira. The manner of those performances have seen him earn a shot against Brendan Allen who is a familiar foe to him.
Brendan Allen vs Anthony Hernandez Prediction
This middleweight fight is rematch from more than seven years ago as Anthony Hernandez beat Brendan Allen back in LFA 32 by unanimous decision.
It is hard to read too much into that fight as both fighters have come on so much since then but it will be interesting to measure them up now.
The pair have combined for six Performance of the Night awards in the last few years and this has all the ingredients for another really good fight.
The only fear is if they cancel each other out and that this ends up going to another decision but it should still be an entertaining bout.
We like Brendan Allen’s chances of avenging that loss and equalling the score with Hernandez here.
Prediction: Brendan Allen to win
