Brendan Allen Chokes Out Duncan in Fifth Round to Stay Hot at UFC Vegas 122

Brendan Allen kept his middleweight momentum rolling in emphatic fashion on Saturday night, submitting Christian Leroy Duncan with a rear-naked choke at 2:46 of the fifth round in the UFC Vegas 122 main event at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. After a slow start, Allen imposed his wrestling relentlessly on the Brit, grinding him down over four rounds before finding the finish late in the fight. It extends Allen's UFC winning streak to four straight and keeps him firmly in the title picture at 185 pounds. A fired-up Allen used his post-fight interview to call out the champion and former champion Dricus du Plessis, making clear he wants a top-of-the-division assignment next. For Duncan, who had been tipped as a possible title contender with a win, it was a deflating end to a big opportunity. The victory capped a dramatic fight night that had already survived Friday's weigh-in chaos and delivered exactly the kind of statement performance Allen needed to push his case for contention.