Allen-Craig middleweight bout to headline Nov. 18 UFC event
A clash between rising middleweights Brendan Allen and Paul Craig will headline the UFC Fight Night card on Nov. 18, the UFC announced Tuesday.
The event is scheduled to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Allen is riding a five-fight winning streak, most recently submitting Bruno Silva in the first round in June. The Kill Cliff FC product also beat the likes of Andre Muniz and Krzysztof Jotko over the last year. Allen's last loss came in December 2021.
Craig moved down to the 185-pound division in his last fight, impressing with a second-round TKO win over Muniz in July. "Bearjew," who snapped a two-fight skid with the victory, had been a mainstay in the light heavyweight division since 2016.
Allen and Craig are the 10th- and 13th-ranked contenders, respectively.