For Reinier de Ridder and Brendan Allen, the road to UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev runs through each other. De Ridder and Allen headline UFC Fight Night in Vancouver on Saturday.

De Ridder was originally preparing for Anthony "Fluffy" Hernandez, part of an unofficial four-man audition to find Chimaev's next challenger. Hernandez suffered an injury, weakening De Ridder's potential case for a title shot, but he's determined to impress against short-notice replacement Allen. De Ridder is a perfect 4-0 since joining the UFC in November, while Allen is coming off a Fight of the Night win over former title challenger Marvin Vettori.

UFC returns to pay-per-view on Oct. 25 with a heavyweight title fight. Tom Aspinall makes his first undisputed title defense after Jon Jones vacated th

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