VANCOUVER — Brendan Allen played spoiler as he ended Reiner de Ridder’s year of momentum in UFC, winning via technical knockout in front of a capacity crowd at Rogers Arena for UFC Fight Night.

De Ridder (21-3) had been looking to continue his streak of four wins in less than a year to set up a potential fight against middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev.

Allen (26-7) was a late addition to the fight in Vancouver, replacing Anthony (Fluffy) Hernandez a month ago.

The fight was halted after the fourth round after de Ridder’s corner threw the towel in, following rounds of ground fighting leaving the Dutch fighter visibly exhausted between rounds and needing help getting to his corner.

Meanwhile, Canadians Mike Malott, Kyle Nelson, Charles Jourdain, Aiemann Zahabi and Melissa Croden all

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