MMA Preview – Brendan Allen vs Chris Curtis 2 at UFC Fight Night 240
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BRENDAN ALLEN VS CHRIS CURTIS FACTS
When is UFC Fight Night 240? Saturday 6th April, 2024 - 21:00 (UK)
Where is UFC Fight Night 240? UFC Apex, Enterprise, Nevada (US)
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 240? Click here to buy tickets for UFC Fight Night
What channel is UFC Fight Night 240 on? TNT Sports 3
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 240? TNT Sports subscribers can stream the fight online via the TNT Sports website and Discovery+
For viewers in the United States, the event will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
BRENDAN ALLEN VS CHRIS CURTIS LOWDOWN
Brendan Allen (23-5) misses the chance to catapult further up the middleweight rankings after Marvin Vettori pulled out. Instead, he gets to seek revenge on the last man that beat him. He suffered the knockout back in 2021 and has gone on to string six wins together. Five of those were submissions and his last three were last year against Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts in the form of Andre Muniz, Bruno Silva and Paul Craig.
Chris Curtis’ (31-10(1)) knockout over Allen was part of an eight-fight win streak which was halted by Jack Hermansson (2022) in his fourth UFC appearance. He went on to earn a clinical knockout over Joaquin Buckley (2022) before losing a unanimous decision to Kelvin Gastelum (2023). He is now coming off a split decision over Marc-Andre Barriault (2024) after that ‘no contest’ with Nassourdine Imavov (2023) at UFC 289.
BRENDAN ALLEN VS CHRIS CURTIS PREDICTION
When they first met, Curtis was underrated and overlooked. He took the fight on short notice and Allen did not respect the finesse and power of his hands.
Allen is the better mixed martial artist and has improved drastically whereas Curtis has not, making him the favourite. Allen’s striking is getting better, and he really fancies himself on the feet.
We can see him having the ego to get one back on Curtis by trying to out strike him. However, he has been submitting black belts for fun and knows he can carve through Curtis like butter if he wants to.
We can see him feeling Curtis out on the feet and leveraging his striking to create a scramble and pounce on his back. That will be a risk as his only weakness is his defence and Curtis will find a way to pierce it.
Curtis’ takedown defence will keep him in the fight, and this will come down to how Allen approaches it. The longer he stands, the more chance Curtis has, but surely he has learnt his lesson and will find a way to flatten Curtis out and submit him.
Prediction: Allen via Submission
