MMA Recap April-June #2 (UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs Allen)

The momentum garnered by the electric finish to UFC 287 easily continued into the next event considering the organization was back to putting on shows in big arenas and had gone from San Antonio to Miami and then Kansas City in a three-week span.

April 15, 2023

T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO

FOTN- Bill Algeo vs TJ Brown

POTN- Edson Barboza, Brandon Royval, Gillian Robertson

While most fans leading up to this fight event prioritized the main attraction between the former champion Max Holloway and the very dangerous Englishman Arnold Allen. It is safe to say that there was a plethora of highlights from this card before the main event even started. Ed Herman and Zack Cummings going to war and then both retiring was an incredible representation of this sport. Brandon Royval and Edson Barboza adding to their highlight reels by way of the knee, and the incredibly fun scrap that went down between TJ Brown and Bill Algeo that would make a viewer fatigued from simply watching. In the main event we saw Max Holloway again neutralize a surging contender who appeared to be incredibly dangerous. To the credit of Arnold Allen, Max Holloway is not too shabby of a guy to experience your first UFC loss to considering Allen has been with the UFC since 2015. Also the closing moments of this main event gave us another example of why Max Holloway is loved by all.