{"id":923927,"date":"2026-10-11T06:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T06:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/923927\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T06:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T06:20:10","slug":"mma-fans-react-to-brendan-allens-hard-fought-submission-victory-over-christian-leroy-duncan-at-ufc-vegas-122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/923927\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA Fans React To Brendan Allen\u2019s Hard-Fought Submission Victory Over Christian Leroy Duncan At UFC Vegas 122"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMMA Fans React To Brendan Allen\u2019s Hard-Fought Submission Victory Over Christian Leroy Duncan At UFC Vegas 122 \u2013 \u2018Wasn\u2019t Exactly Flawless\u2019<\/p>\n

Brendan Allen had to dig deep to secure the biggest moment of UFC Vegas 122\u2019s main event.<\/p>\n

The middleweight showdown took place Saturday at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, where Allen faced Christian Leroy Duncan, who entered the contest riding a five-fight winning streak. After a competitive battle, Allen secured a rear-naked choke at 2:46<\/a> of the fifth round to earn the submission victory and extend his winning streak to four.<\/p>\n

\u201cCLD\u201d started aggressively and found success with his striking, but Allen countered with takedowns and clinch work. An accidental eye poke from the Brit early in the second round cost him a point, allowing Allen to seize momentum with extended ground control.<\/p>\n

Both fighters continued trading grappling exchanges over the next two rounds, with Duncan showing resilience and briefly gaining top position. \u201cAll In\u201d increased the pressure in the fourth before taking Duncan down in the fifth, securing back control and locking in the fight-ending choke.<\/p>\n

The hard-fought victory strengthened the American\u2019s position in the middleweight division, while Duncan\u2019s resistance and the back-and-forth action gave MMA fans plenty to discuss online.<\/p>\n

MMA Community Reacts To Brendan Allen\u2019s Submission Of Christian Leroy Duncan<\/p>\n

Brendan Allen\u2019s fifth-round submission of Christian Leroy Duncan drew plenty of attention from the MMA community, with fans and pundits alike marveling at the perfectly executed rear-naked choke<\/a> that capped off an intense battle at UFC Vegas 122.<\/p>\n

Brendan gave away the fourth.
2-2 when he had it in the bag until he took the 4th off<\/p>\n

\u2014 Josh Thomson (@THEREALPUNK) October 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

If they sort the Strickland situation out and get the Imavov fight booked, I’m betting Allen’s the back up<\/p>\n

\u2014 Oscar Willis (@oscarwillismma) October 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

What a finish by Brendan Allen at #UFCVegas122<\/a>. The winningest UFC fighter of the 2020s with his 15th of the decade.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) October 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

CLD all time low fight IQ. Like what are you doing. How are you ranked #10 and have zero fight awareness.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Daniel Rubenstein (@dannyrube) October 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Brendan Allen is only 30<\/p>\n

He\u2019s going to blow the record for middleweight wins out of the water.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) October 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Brendan Allen proves once and for all that he is the rightful heir to Sean Strickland\u2019s throne as King of the UFC Apex<\/p>\n

May his reign in the Nevada Desert Warehouse be fruitful and everlasting<\/p>\n

\u2014 frida \u00e1ngel \ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddea (@professorgaysex) October 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

3 fights ago Brendan Allen fought one of the most dangerous prospects in the division on short notice and dominated him.<\/p>\n

Since then he has fought down in the rankings against unfavorable matchups.<\/p>\n

He needs to be rewarded with a big time fight.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Super Fan\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea (@McGregorRousey2) October 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Very impressive win from Brendan Allen. Give this guy a former champion, someone with a big name. He’s been deserving of one for a good bit now. #UFCVegas122<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Danny Segura (@dannyseguratv) October 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Brendan Allen improved his professional record to 26-7, including 16-4 in the UFC, with the victory marking his fourth consecutive win<\/a>. The Louisiana native has continued climbing the middleweight rankings and reiterated his desire to fight for the championship after UFC Vegas 122.<\/p>\n

All In\u201d called for a title shot following the main event, with former middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis<\/a> also on his radar if an opportunity against the champion does not materialize. His latest win further strengthens his case for a matchup against another contender near the top of the division.<\/p>\n

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Duncan, meanwhile, fell to 13-3 overall and 5-2 in the UFC, seeing his five-fight winning streak come to an end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Home \u203a UFC News \u203a MMA Fans React To Brendan Allen\u2019s Hard-Fought Submission Victory Over Christian Leroy Duncan…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":923928,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-923927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=923927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/923928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=923927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=923927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=923927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}