{"id":31834,"date":"2026-10-08T22:03:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T22:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=31834"},"modified":"2026-10-08T22:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T22:03:16","slug":"brendan-allen-explains-why-christian-leroy-duncan-matchup-excites-him-at-ufc-vegas-122-he-wants-to-do-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=31834","title":{"rendered":"Brendan Allen explains why Christian Leroy Duncan matchup excites him at UFC Vegas 122: &#8216;He wants to do damage&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-label\">Trending:<\/span><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border\"\/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border-2\"\/>Fighter sues Jake Paul, MVP for $10 million after traumatic brain injury<\/p>\n<p>Brendan Allen is excited to throw down with Christian Leroy Duncan in the main event of UFC Vegas 122.<\/p>\n<p>Allen is fighting down in the rankings again, as he takes on the streaking Duncan, who\u2019s set for his first UFC main event. Although Duncan is ranked below him, this fight still excites Allen due to the danger the Brit poses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost fights excite me because I know we\u2019re gonna get into it at some point, and I\u2019m gonna try to make some damage on the feet, on the ground, whatever. But this one, especially, especially if he lives up to what he says, if he wants to bring the pressure, then the fans are gonna enjoy it more than anyone,\u201d Allen said to UFC.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not backing down from any of those challenges, I\u2019m not gonna sit here and run from you. I\u2019m not ducking, dodging, evading. So hopefully he doesn\u2019t do that because tape doesn\u2019t lie. We\u2019ve seen it in his fights. We\u2019ve seen it a couple times, so I think that\u2019s one of the things I\u2019m. I\u2019m one of the best in the world. I\u2019m a dog.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Brendan Allen looking for kill-or-be-killed fight<\/h3>\n<p>If Christian Leroy Duncan doesn\u2019t back down and wants to get into a war, Brendan Allen believes this fight will be all-action for however long it lasts.<\/p>\n<p>And Allen knows he won\u2019t back down as he considers himself a kill-or-be-killed fighter, and isn\u2019t going to be finished against Duncan on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I\u2019m excited. I know he wants to do damage too,\u201d Allen said. \u201cThe way he throws his spinning attacks and the way he looks for elbows, all those things. I know he wants to finish, I know he wants to come out there and put on a show, and I know he wants to kill, I know that, and that\u2019s what excites me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love guys that want to come kill. But the question with him is, are you willing to be killed? I am. I\u2019m willing to be killed. I\u2019ve put it on the line many a time. This means nothing to me when it comes to that. I\u2019m willing to kill or be killed, and I\u2019m ready to kill more than anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Allen does get a finish on Saturday, he will be in the title conversation at middleweight.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Brendan Allen will beat Christian Leroy Duncan at UFC Vegas 122?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 mt-0 os-source\">This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/brendan-allen\/brendan-allen-explains-why-christian-leroy-duncan-matchup-excites-him-at-ufc-vegas-122-he-wants-to-do-damage\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=brendan-allen-explains-why-christian-leroy-duncan-matchup-excites-him-at-ufc-vegas-122-he-wants-to-do-damage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trending:Fighter sues Jake Paul, MVP for $10 million after traumatic brain injury Brendan Allen is excited to throw down with Christian Leroy Duncan in the main event of UFC Vegas 122. Allen is fighting down in the rankings again, as he takes on the streaking Duncan, who\u2019s set for his first UFC main event. 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