Brendan Allen shook up the UFC middleweight division in a big way by handing Reinier de Ridder his first promotional loss by securing a TKO after de Ridder's corner deemed him unable to continue ahead of Round 5. De Ridder was visibly exhausted in his neutral corner at UFC Fight Night in Vancouver Saturday night, leading to the sudden ending in the main event.

Allen (26-7 MMA) avoided de Ridder's (21-3 MMA) devastating kickboxing ability by utilizing his wrestling and controlling de Ridder with strikes from the top position. De Ridder had few answers for Allen, as Allen stepped in on short notice after replacing fellow contender Anthony Hernandez (15-2, 1 NC MMA).

With the UFC's middleweight logjam in full effect, Allen said post-fight he has done enough to earn a title shot opposite cha

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