"He went on a seven-fight win streak before losing two straights. After that, he admittedly did some soul searching before coming back with a win over Marvin Vettori in July. Then, he accepted a fight on short notice against the red hot Reinier de Ridder, with nearly everyone counting him out. He survived the first round and followed it up with three dominating rounds on top, landing ground-and-pound and making RDR throw the towel on the stool."
"In the main event, the aforementioned Allen broke the streaking Reinier de Ridder, whose corner had to throw the towel between the 4 th and 5 th rounds. A standout performance from Allen who filled in for Anthony Hernandez on short notice. We also saw important divisional wins from Mike Malott, Aiemann Zahabi and Manon Fiorot. Before we move on to Abu Dhabi, let's first look at what's next for Saturday's winners."
UFC Vancouver featured strong Canadian representation, with fighters going 5-2 on the night and 6-2 including Brendan Allen. Allen accepted a short-notice matchup and stopped Reinier de Ridder after three dominating rounds on top, forcing de Ridder's corner to throw in the towel. The win is the biggest of Allen's career and moves him closer to title contention; he called out Khamzat Chimaev, Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland, with a Strickland rematch viewed as the most appealing next step. Mike Malott earned the biggest scalp of his career against Kevin Holland and returned to a three-fight win streak. Aiemann Zahabi and Manon Fiorot also secured important divisional victories.
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