Middleweight Brendan Allen will make the walk to the octagon inside Accor Arena in Paris, France on Saturday riding a seven-fight winning streak and ranked eighth in the 185-pound division. “All In” takes on fourth-ranked Nassourdine Imavov in the UFC Paris co-main event and believes a win over the fourth-ranked fighter could lead to a title shot. “Ideally speaking, if I go out there and beat Imavov, especially if I finish Imavov within three in his hometown in front of his people, I think I’ve checked every single box except one to fight for the title,” Allen told MMAJunkie . “There’s really nothing I can really do overnight to check the one box, which is followers,” Allen continued
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Brendan Allen hopes UFC Paris win will lead to title shot – MMA Weekly