In his featherweight debut, Dan Hooker is massacred and loses to Arnold Allen by knockout at UFC London

D. Hooker (left) was run over by A. Allen (right) in the UFC London. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @ufc

He paid the price. In his debut at featherweight (up to 65,7kg) in Ultimate, Dan Hooker accepted the frank exchange and ended up getting the worst of it. UFC London, held this Saturday (19). Responsible for welcoming the New Zealander to the division, arnold allen he took no notice of his opponent and carried out a true massacre. With sharp hands, the ‘home athlete’ left the octagon with a knockout in the first round.

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With the defeat, Hooker saw his situation become more complicated within the company. A former lightweight standout (up to 70,3kg), the New Zealander has now had four stumbles in his last five fights.

Owner of an irreparable performance over the weekend, Allen has plenty of reasons to celebrate. In addition to defending seventh position in the division led by Alexander Volkanovsky, the Englishman extended his undefeated streak to 11 consecutive victories, eight of which were in Ultimate.

After the official announcement, the athlete had a next opponent for the sequence on the tip of his tongue. In front of his fans, the fighter challenged Calvin kattar, number five in the group.

The fight

The confrontation began with Hooker trying to close the distance with a combination of jab and kick to the belt. The New Zealander continued to be more aggressive and sought to surround his rival close to the bars. Allen responded with a tough series of crosses. The confrontation became frank, with the athletes looking for the knockout. Arnold had the upper hand and tried to take advantage of his opponent's situation, who was swinging in the Octagon. Dan was trying to recover and Allen was looking for the best moment to attack. With a straight right, Arnold rocked Hooker again. The 'home athlete' continued to punish and forced the referee to interrupt.

UFC London results

MAIN CARD

Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Tom aspinall finished Alexander Volkov with a kimura 3m45s from R1

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): arnold allen derrotou Dan Hooker by technical knockout at 2m33s of R2

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Paddy Pimblett finished Rodrigo vargas with a rear naked choke at 3m29s of R1

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Gunnar Nelson defeated Takashi Sato in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Molly McCann derrotou Luana Dread by knockout at 1m52s of R3

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Ilia Topuria derrotou Jai Herbert by knockout at 1m07s of R2

PRELIMINARY CARD

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): mawan amirkhani derrotou Mike Grundy by submission (hand triangle) at 57s of R1

Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Sergei Pavlovich defeated Shamil Abdurakhimov via TKO at 4m03s of R1

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Paul Craig finished Nikita Krylov with a triangle 3m57s from R1

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Jack shore defeated Timur Valiev via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28,29-27)

Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Elise Reed derrotou Cory Mckenna in the judges' split decision (27-30, 29-28,29-28)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Muhammad Mokayev derrotou cody durden by submission (guillotine) at 58s of R1