Allen and Hooker delivered some wild exchanges of punches before the referee stepped in to call it off.
This marks the first knockout or TKO win in Allen's run and the first stoppage via strikes he has secured in eight years. Allen and Hooker came out swinging. Arnold Allen earned some respect on Saturday with his performance in the co-main event.
Arnold Allen is in the thick of the title hunt now after improving to 9-0 at UFC London.
Not a knock at him or anything obviously, but I don’t think making that extra cut is a good choice.” “I’ve always said, the better guys I fight, the better I’m going to show up. But yeah, I think his best work’s at lightweight. “And we got offered that fight for a main event spot last year, or earlier in the year I think, but I was out with injury. But Allen is hoping 2022 can be the year that changes that — and he’s already eyeing a matchup against Calvin Kattar next. I know I’m a decision guy really, I’m pretending now, but I’ve got the power in my hands.
British UFC fighter Arnold Allen has catapulted himself into the spotlight at the expense of New Zealand's Dan Hooker. Ahead of their bout at this weekend's ...
The pandemic era has not been kind to Hooker, who is now 1-4 since June 2020. The two returned to range, and Hooker looked to set up knee strikes while working his jab. A counter left hand found the mark and sent Hooker stumbling backwards. Allen swarmed Hooker with punches and landed most of them. For Hooker, dropping back down to the 65.7kg division, he needed to steal someone's momentum. Ahead of their bout at this weekend's UFC Fight Night at the sold-out O2 Arena in London, both fighters had plenty to gain.
Allen (18-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) added to his featherweight division best winning streak with a first-round TKO victory over Hooker (21-12 MMA, 11-8 UFC) in their ...
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Arnold Allen put the foot on the gas pedal and didn't let up until he stopped Dan Hooker in the opening round at UFC Fight Night 204.
Cody Durden via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:58 Nikita Krylov via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:57 The fight wore on, but Hooker wasn’t out of danger.
Kiwi falls to hometown hero to mark an unhappy return to featherweight division.
So we're asking you to support us with more than your attention. Like elite athletes at their peak, our sports journalists are highly trained in the art of news. Kiwi UFC star Dan Hooker has made an unhappy return to the featherweight division, well beaten in his clash against hometown hero Arnold Allen in London.