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The world's premier MMA promotion is heading to the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, for its next fight card UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen (also known as UFC on ESPN 44). The action is set to go down this Saturday, April 15, with a series of exciting matchups lined up for MMA fans.
The main event of UFC Fight Night will see No.2-ranked featherweight contender Max Holloway take on rising contender Arnold Allen, who is positioned just two spots below him at No.4.
Holloway went 0-3 against reigning featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski in his recent attempt to capture the 145-pound throne in July. 'Blessed' was riding a two-fight win streak before his lopsided unanimous decision loss to the champ and will look to fight his way back into the win column.
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Allen, on the other hand, will enter this bout on the back of an impressive 12-fight win streak. The Brit's latest triumph came against Calvin Kattar via second-round technical knockout in October, after his opponent suffered a knee injury.
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This is a marquee matchup in the division where a convincing performance from either man could elevate the winner into title contention.
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Edson Barboza will also feature on the card as he faces Billy Quarantillo in a clash of featherweights in the co-main event. The Brazilian will enter this bout hoping to rebound from back-to-back losses with his latest defeat coming at the hands of Bryce Mitchell in March 2022. Barboza has gone 2-5 in his last seven outings and is in dire need of a win this Saturday.
Quarantillo, meanwhile, has alternated wins and losses in his last four bouts and is fresh off a TKO win over Alexander Hernandez in December.
In another exciting matchup, Dustin Jacoby will square off against Azamat Murzakanov in a clash of light heavyweights. The main card of the night will play host to a another battle of light heavyweights as Ion Cuțelaba takes on Tanner Boser.
The potential main card opener of the night will pit Clay Guida against Rafa García in a lightweight showdown before Pedro Munhoz meets Chris Gutierrez in a bantamweight contest.
