Is Arnold Allen related to UFC middleweight Brendan Allen?

Arnold Allen and Brendan Allen are not related. Arnold Allen is an English fighter who competes in the UFC featherweight division. Brendan Allen is American and competes in the organization's middleweight division.

Arnold Allen is the son of former traveling strongman Pacer Allen and the brother of strongman Jake Pacer Allen.

Brendan Allen joined the UFC after securing a contract on Dana White's Contender Series 20. He defeated Aaron Jeffrey via submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round to secure the win.

Brendan 'All In' Allen entered the UFC as a middleweight and went on a three-fight win streak before losing to Sean Strickland in a catchweight bout. He missed weight by five pounds and lost via TKO in the second round. He then racked up two more victories before losing to Chris Curtis in the second round via TKO.

After his loss, Brendan Allen jumped up a weight class to light heavyweight and faced Sam Alvey at UFC Fight Night 200. He submitted Alvey via rear-naked choke in the second round.

Having returned to middlewight, Allen recently recorded wins over Jacob Malkoun and Krzysztof Jotko. He is currently on a three-fight win streak, with a UFC record of 8-2 and an overall MMA record of 20-5.

Arnold Allen entered the UFC back in 2015 at UFC Fight Night 69. He faced Alan Omer in his promotional debut, submitting him with a guillotine choke in the third round.

Arnold 'Almighty' Allen is undefeated in the UFC with 10 straight wins and has only one career loss. His overall MMA record sits at 19-1. He fought Calvin Kattar at UFC Vegas 63 this past weekend, where he won the fight via TKO in the second round after the American suffered a knee injury.

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Arnold Allen riding 10 straight wins after victory over Calvin Kattar

Arnold Allen headlined UFC Vegas 63 alongside Calvin Kattar on October 29. The fight was competitive from the get-go, with both fighters going back and forth in their striking exchanges.

However, while attempting to throw a knee, Kattar landed awkwardly and suffered a knee injury. He immediately winced when it happened and retreated to the ground. Allen sensed an opportunity to finish and swarmed Kattar, eventually threatening an anaconda choke in the last 10 seconds.

Kattar survived the round and emerged from his corner for the second. However, he lost in the first exchange when his knee gave out again and he was unable to stand. Allen was declared the winner of the bout via TKO and has now secured 10 straight wins in the UFC.

Following his win, Allen expressed that he wanted to fight for the title next.