Arnold Allen News

Harry Kettle - January 22, 2026

Arnold Allen has discussed the possibility of him getting a world title shot if he can defeat Jean Silva at UFC 324. While he may have been inactive for quite some time through injury, Arnold Allen is still a real player in the UFC’s featherweight division. Of course, he needs to go out there and prove that, which he’ll hope to go out there and do against Jean Silva on Saturday night.

Curtis Calhoun - November 25, 2025

UFC featherweight contender Arnold Allen is set to face a knockout artist for his reported return on the upcoming UFC 324 card. As Alexander Volkanovski kicks off his second UFC featherweight title reign after winning at UFC 314, many surging contenders are in the mix for his upcoming title defense. Diego Lopes made an intriguing case for a rematch with an impressive win at Noche UFC 3 earlier this year after falling to Volkanovski at UFC 314.

Harry Kettle - October 22, 2025

UFC star Arnold Allen has said that he was attacked in the street in Montreal, Canada for not speaking French. When you’re talking about some of the most relaxed, laid-back guys in mixed martial arts, Arnold Allen is a name that comes to mind. While the Englishman is an absolute machine when he gets into the Octagon, he tends to be a pretty chilled out dude during interviews and in his interactions on social media.

Josh Evanoff - January 21, 2025

Former UFC champion Aljamain Sterling wants to test his striking against Arnold Allen. ‘The Funk Master’ is fresh off his return to the octagon at UFC 310 last month in Las Vegas. There, the former bantamweight champion competed in his second bout up at 145 pounds against Movsar Evloev. Despite a lot of early success from Aljamain Sterling, the undefeated Russian rallied to score a unanimous decision win.

Curtis Calhoun - October 23, 2024

UFC featherweight contender Arnold Allen has Yair Rodríguez in his sights for a pivotal matchup between top 145lbers. Allen snapped a two-fight skid to defeat Giga Chikadze by unanimous decision at UFC 304 in July. He stifled Chikadze’s always-dangerous kickboxing and put on one of his best performances in recent years.

Curtis Calhoun - August 1, 2024

UFC featherweight contender Arnold Allen’s last sparring session ahead of UFC 304 preceded his first-ever car accident due to fatigue and tiredness. Allen defeated Giga Chikadze to kick off the UFC 304 main card on Saturday in Manchester. After back-to-back losses entering UFC 304, Allen got back in the win column and remains a key player in the featherweight title picture.

Curtis Calhoun - July 29, 2024

There remains little love between UFC featherweight contenders Giga Chikadze and Arnold Allen just hours after their UFC 304 clash. Allen defeated Chikadze by unanimous decision to kick off the UFC 304 main card on Saturday in Manchester. He bounced back from consecutive losses to stop Chikadze’s featherweight resurgence.

Harry Kettle - July 29, 2024

UFC fighter Arnold Allen has responded to Giga Chikadze suggesting he picked up an injury during their UFC 304 showdown. Last weekend at UFC 304, Arnold Allen got back to winning ways. He did so with a really impressive win over Giga Chikadze, who had pushed him to the limit in the first round of their featherweight encounter. Alas, the Englishman was able to gradually take over, eventually picking up a convincing decision victory.

Curtis Calhoun - May 2, 2024

A high-octane UFC featherweight clash between contenders Arnold Allen and Giga Chikadze has been added to UFC 304 on July 27th. MMA Junkie confirmed the news of the Allen vs. Chikadze booking this week after an initial report by journalist Léo Guimaraes.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - January 28, 2024

Arnold Allen is in reflection mode following his close UFC 297 defeat against Movsar Evloev. Allen and Evloev shared the Octagon on January 20 inside Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was three hard-fought rounds of action between these two. The featherweight clash went all three rounds and Evloev was awarded the unanimous decision victory with scores of 29-28 across the board.

Harry Kettle - January 21, 2024

UFC CEO Dana White has taken aim at Movsar Evloev’s unanimous decision victory over Arnold Allen at UFC 297. Last night at UFC 297, Movsar Evloev extended his unbeaten run in mixed martial arts to 18-0. He did so by making his way past Arnold Allen, giving himself a huge boost in the race for a featherweight title shot.

Chris Taylor - January 20, 2024

Tonight’s UFC 297 main card kicked off with a highly anticipated featherweight bout between Movsar Evloev and Arnold Allen. Evloev (18-0 MMA) was looking to extend his UFC record to a perfect 8-0 when he squared off with ‘Almighty’ this evening in Toronto. The Russian was coming off back-to-back unanimous decision wins over Dan Ige and Diego Lopes in his prior efforts.

Josh Evanoff - April 25, 2023

UFC featherweight contender Arnold Allen isn’t one for moral victories. ‘The Almighty’ returned to the octagon earlier this month in the main event of UFC Kansas City against Max Holloway. There, Allen came up short by unanimous decision. While the British featherweight put in a good effort, he still had his 12-fight winning streak halted. Days on from the defeat, he’s not really feeling much better.

Cole Shelton - April 18, 2023

In the main event of UFC Kansas City, a battle of top-five featherweights went down as former champion Max Holloway took on Arnold Allen. Holloway was coming off a decision loss to Alexander Volkanovski which was his third defeat to the Aussie for the belt. Before that, he had back-to-back wins over Yair Rodriguez and Calvin Kattar. Allen, meanwhile, was a perfect 10-0 in the UFC and on a 12-fight win streak with notable wins over Kattar and Dan Hooker.

Chris Taylor - April 15, 2023

Arnold Allen took to social media shortly following his unanimous decision loss to Max Holloway in tonight’s UFC Kansas City main event. Allen (19-2 MMA) had entered tonight’s headliner sporting a twelve-fight winning streak, his most recent being a TKO victory over Calvin Kattar last October. ‘All Mighty’ came into the contest with only one blemish on his professional record, which had occurred way back in 2014 before he entered the UFC ranks.

Chris Taylor - April 15, 2023

The Octagon returned to Missouri for tonight’s UFC Kansas City event, a 14-bout fight card headlined by Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen. Tonight’s highly anticipated featherweight main event proved to be a competitive back and forth contest. While Arnold Allen definitely proved he is a future contender in the division, Max Holloway put a stamp on his #2 ranking with a solid showing. ‘Blessed’ utilized a heavy volume of strikes to outpoint the Brit for the majority of their twenty-five-minute affair.

Chris Taylor - April 15, 2023

Tonight’s UFC Kansas City event is headlined by a key featherweight matchup featuring Max Holloway taking on Arnold Allen. Holloway (23-7 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a lopsided decision defeat to Alexander Volkanovksi at UFC 276 in July of last year. Prior to that setback, ‘Blessed’ was coming off back-to-back unanimous decision victories over Yair Rodriguez and Calvin Kattar respectively.

Chris Taylor - April 15, 2023

The Octagon returns to Missouri for tonight’s UFC Kansas City event, a 14-bout fight card headlined by Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen. Holloway (23-7 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a lopsided decision defeat to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 276 in July of last year. Prior to that setback, ‘Blessed’ was coming off back-to-back unanimous decision victories over Yair Rodriguez and Calvin Kattar respectively.