LAS VEGAS – Brendan Allen thinks the UFC brass are aware of his championship potential, and granting him the main event slot at UFC Fight Night 232 supports that theory. Riding a five-fight winning streak inside the octagon, Allen (22-5 MMA, 10-2 UFC) will take on Paul Craig (17-6-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC) in Saturday’s middleweight headliner, which streams on ESPN+ from the UFC Apex. Still on the right side of 30, training out of an elite gym at Kill Cliff FC and rapidly evolving in terms of skill, Allen is aware of his upside in the sport. Now it’s about grooming him to reach his ceiling, and he said this weekend’s opportunity is all part of the process. “I think they realize I will be champion eventually,” Allen told MMA Junkie and other reporters at Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 232 media day.
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