This past Saturday in the main event of UFC Vancouver , we saw a big time matchup in the middleweight division. Reinier De Ridder (21-3) was looking to continue his impressive run inside the octagon as he took on Brendan Allen (26-7).
Originally, RDR was supposed to face Anthony Hernandez. However, when Fluffy suffered an injury, Allen stepped up for this huge opportunity. Many, including myself, didn’t think that Allen had much of a chance to win this fight against RDR.
In the first round, De Ridder got Allen down and immediately went to mount. RDR controlled the entire round and he got to the back of Allen as well. However, he couldn’t find the finish and the fight went to the second round.
In the second round, RDR got Allen down again, but things started to change. Allen was able to