Brendan Allen has never lost two fights in a row during his career, and he doesn’t intend on starting at UFC Fight Night 252 . After suffering a unanimous decision defeat to Nassourdine Imavov in September, which snapped his seven-fight winning streak inside the octagon, Allen (24-6 MMA, 12-3 UFC) will attempt to get back on track when he rematches Anthony Hernandez (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) in a middleweight bout on the Feb. 22 card at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle ( ESPN+ ). Allen is disappointed in himself for the setback against Imavov, but said unusual circumstances, which he doesn’t want to use as excuses, contributed to the outcome