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This is the UFC Vegas 23 live blog for Arnold Allen vs. Sodiq Yusuff, the featherweight co-headliner for Saturday’s fight card at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
The matchup pits two 145-pound fighters who are undefeated in the octagon and need to go through each other in order to face marquee opposition.
Allen brings the longer UFC winning streak to the table, having defeated seven consecutive opponents and nine including bouts outside the octagon. The 23-year-old Brit hasn’t lost a fight since 2014 and most recently outpointed veteran Nik Lentz, though he hasn’t fought in 15 months.
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Kara-France spent around three minutes on his back desperately trying to avoid a submission before finally fighting his way back to his feet. His submission defence was arguably just as impressive as the knockout that came with five seconds left in the opening round. In the fight commentary, UFC great Daniel Cormier called the fight as being as good over twice, as Bontorin had Kara-France’s back with his arms around his neck. But Kara-France refused to give in. He finally made it back to his feet and landed three right hands to complete an incredible come from behind victory – on the undercard to the UFC 259 super-fight between Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya.
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