Instead, his UFC Fight Night 213 showdown with Calvin Kattar ended early after his opponent suffered a knee injury late in Round 1. Although Kattar made it out ...
“I wanted the performance to stand out so I could actually ask [for a title shot]: ‘Look, this deserves it more than that and that.’ But now I’m in the same boat. “I don’t have an opinion on it,” he said. Even if that leads to the creation of an interim featherweight belt, Allen doesn’t feel strongly about who should vie for the crown. “Obviously there was the injury with Yair and Brian and then Calvin. Although Kattar made it out of his corner for the second frame, Allen only needed to land one low kick before “The Boston Finisher” crumbled to the canvas in agony. Hopefully his injury is not too bad and it heals up quick.”