The UFC fans were in for a treat this weekend as the major event UFC Vegas 90 finally took place in the sin city. The event was headlined by Brendan Allen taking on the formidable Chris Curtis in the five-round bout. This is not the first time the duo were getting into a scrap inside of the octagon. The earlier bout between the two Middleweights between the two was won by Chris Curtis.
The UFC Vegas 90 is the final event before the UFC’s landmark event the UFC 300. Both the events have taken place or will take place in the city of Las Vegas. Let’s have a look what happened before the UFC 300 which was supposed to be
What happened between Chris Curtis vs Brendan Allen at UFC Vegas 90?
Chris Curtis was running confident going into the main event of the UFC Vegas 90 event. He won the first bout inside the octagon which took place back in 2021. They were set to headline against each other once again the sin city. Chris Curtis claimed that Brendan Allen has not improved since the first time they met.
But as it turns out Allen defied the odds and caused a massive upset as he beat up Chris Curtis throughout the course of their five-round fight and won via split decision. Allen hit Chris with some nasty strikes early on in the fight and a brutal body kick which led to Allen taking down his opponent quite early. Allen in the post fight interview said,
Chris is tough as s***. He’s short, it’s tough to get shots on him. Short notice, hats off to Chris.
Brendan gave some massive props to his opponent but made it clear that it was difficult to catch Curtis with some clean shots given his smaller stature. In the undercard Damon Jackson beat up Jackson Hernandez via split decision. Chepe Mariscal defeated Morgan Charriere via a split decision. Whereas Ignacio Bahamondes was able to score a rather impressive knockout victory against Christos Giagos.
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The UFC Vegas 90 turned out to be quite a fun one and the fans will be hoping that the UFC 300 turns out to be a much more interesting one.
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