Arnold Allen vs Dan Hooke
Alexander Volkov vs Tom Aspinor
Shamil Abdullasimov vs Sergei Pavlovic
Jack Shore vs Timur Valliev
Rodrigo Varga vs Paddy Pimblatt
New Zealand star Dan Hooke's next match will return to featherweight development, and he will participate in the 204 edition of the UFC Fighting Night held at the O2 Stadium in London, the British capital, on March 20, Beijing time, against local rising star Arnold Allen.
Arnold Allen (17-1, 5 K, 4 S) is 28 years old and has a height of 173cm and an arm span of 178cm. Started his professional MMA career in 2012, won the M4TC Lightweight Championship in 2014, joined the UFC in 2015 with a (9-1) result and two consecutive wins, played in the UFC featherweight class, and has so far won eight consecutive wins in the UFC, including a point win over Gilbert Melendez in 2019, a 2020 point win over Nik Lentz, and just a point win over Sodik Yusov in April last year. Sodiq Yusuff)。 Allen is currently ranked 7th in the official UFC rankings.
Dan Hawke (21-11, 10 K, 7 S) is 31 years old and has a height of 183cm arm span of 191cm. Coming from Muay Thai, he has a (9-1-3, 5 KO) kickboxing record, starting his professional MMA career in 2009, winning the SFC Lightweight Championship in 2011, the AFC Lightweight Championship in 2012 and the defending title twice in 2013. He joined the UFC in 2014 with a (10-4) result and a five-game winning streak, and has achieved a (11-7) result at the UFC so far. In 2017, he won four consecutive wins, unfortunately terminated by Edson Barboza's third ko defeat streak. This was followed by a three-game winning streak in 2019, a point loss to Dustin Poirier in June 2020, a KO defeat by Michael Chandler in January last year, a defeat to Nasrat Haqparast in September, and a defeat in the first set by Islam Makhachev in October. Hawke is currently ranked 8th in the UFC official lightweight rankings.
The headline main event was russia's Alexander Volkov (34-9, 22 K, 3 S) against homegrown rising star Tom Aspinor (11-2, 9 K, 2 S). Other squads include: Shamir Abdullasimov (20-6, 9 K, 4 S) vs. Sergei Pavlovic (14-1, 11 K, 0 S). Wales unbeaten rising star Jack Shore (15-0, 4 K, 8 S) against Russia's Timur Wallyev (18-2, 5 K, 2 S, 1 N). Homegrown rookie Paddy Pimblatt (17-3, 6 K, 7 S) against Rodrigo Vargas (12-4, 7 K, 3 S).
Match Match Chart:
Heavyweight Competition:
Alexander Volkov (#5) vs. Tom Aspinall (#10)
Featherweight Competition:
Arnold Allen (#7) vs. Dan Hooker (#8)
Shamil Abdurakhimov (#8) vs. Sergei Pavlovich (#15)
Lightweight Competition:
Paddy Pimblett vs. Rodrigo Vargas
Hatchweight Competition:
Jack Shore vs. Timur Valiev
Flyweight Competition:
Jake Hadley vs. Francisco Figueiredo
Women's FlyWeight Competition:
Luana Carolina vs. Molly McCann
Muhammad Mokaev vs. Cody Durden
Makwan Amirkhani vs. Mike Grundy
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