Today’s UFC Vegas 23 was co-headlined by a featherweight fight between surging division contenders Arnold Allen and Sodiq Yusuff.
Allen (17-1 MMA) had enter the featured contest on a nine-fight winning streak, his latest being a unanimous decision win over the now retired Nik Lentz. The English fighter had gone 7-0 inside of the UFC since making his promotional debut in June of 2015.
Meanwhile, Sodiq Yusuff (11-2 MMA) was most previously seen in action at January’s UFC 246 event, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Andre Fili. That win marked Yusuff’s sixth in a row and fourth straight in the UFC.
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 23 co-headliner proved to be a thrilling back and forth affair, but it was the English product in Arnold Allen who clearly got the better of the fifteen-minute contest. After three rounds of entertaining action, Allen was awarded a unanimous decision victory.
Official UFC Vegas 23 Result: Arnold Allen def. Sodiq Yusuff by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Check out how the pros reacted to Allen defeating Yusuff below:
https://twitter.com/USMAN84kg/status/1380985748153716742
This next one is gonna be a good one. Allen has grown as a great all rounder and yussuf is it the same place. Look forward to this #UFCVegas23
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) April 10, 2021
Which contender moves up the division ladder!! #UFCVegas23
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 10, 2021
Yusuff just walking Allen down with no regard! #UFCVegas23
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 10, 2021
It’s going to be a game of chess here to see whose tactics work better ♟@Super_Sodiq @Arnoldbfa @ufc
— Dominick Cruz (@DominickCruz) April 10, 2021
Slippery canvas strikes again!!
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 10, 2021
Who would you like to see Arnold Allen fight next following his unanimous decision victory over Sodiq Yusuff this evening in Las Vegas? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!