Sean Strickland’s striking has giving many of his opponents trouble, and Brendan Allen was no exception.
Strickland (25-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) took on Allen at UFC Fight Night 182, and finished the fight behind his effortless, precise punching.
In the first round of the fight, Strickland put together sharp combinations as Allen attempted to establish his own offense. After catching a kick, Strickland took the fight to the ground, and then controlled a clinch position against the cage. Back in space, Strickland’s two-punch combinations landed at a high rate.
Continuing to pick his shots well in the second round, Strickland’s punches found their mark over and over again. His style of focusing on connecting with the target rather than loading up big power paid huge dividends as a sharp two-punch combo rocked and dropped Allen. Strickland then swarmed with follow-up punches to complete the TKO stoppage.
Strickland returns to action Saturday when he takes on former title challenger Jared Cannonier in the main event of UFC Fight Night 216 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The final event on the UFC’s 2022 calendar airs on ESPN+.
Before Strickland takes on Cannonier, relive his finish of Allen in the video above.
