LAS VEGAS – Brendan Allen thinks he’s better than Dricus Du Plessis everywhere. Streaking middleweight contender Allen (23-5 MMA, 11-2 UFC) runs things back with Chris Curtis (31-10 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 240 (ESPN+) main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. As Allen edges closer to title contention, he likes how he matches up with UFC middleweight champion Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC). He’s not sold on Du Plessis’ title win over Sean Strickland at UFC 297 . “I think he was given that – I don’t think he took it from the champion,” Allen told MMA Junkie and other reporters
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