Rising featherweight Arnold Allen could get the biggest test of his career thus far next month.
A five-round main event matchup between Allen and veteran Calvin Kattar for October 29th has been verbally agreed upon, per a report from Brett Okamoto of ESPN.
The fight is joining a card that doesn’t have a set location currently.
The fight marks Allen’s first main event appearance as a UFC fighter. He has put together a flawless record since first joining the promotion in 2015, having scored nine consecutive wins since then.
Allen picked up a finish win in his last appearance, stopping Dan Hooker in the first round with strikes in March.
Kattar is a tough opponent for Allen, bringing recent success and experience in five-round fights with him in this bout.
Kattar notably ended the campaign of featherweight Giga Chikadze earlier this year, beating him on scorecards in the main event of a January card.
The 11-fight UFC vet enters this bout with the goal of returning to the win column. His last appearance, which came in the main event of a card in June, saw him lose a close split decision to Josh Emmett.
Here’s how UFC’s October 29th show looks now:
Bout 12: Calvin Kattar (23-6) vs. Arnold Allen (18-1) (Featherweight)
Bout 11: Edson Barboza (22-11) vs. Ilia Topuria (12-0) (Featherweight)
Bout 10: Andrei Arlovski (34-20) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (19-8-1) (Heavyweight)
Bout 9: Dustin Jacoby (18-5-1) vs. Khalil Rountree (10-5) (Light Heavyweight)
Bout 8: Roman Dolidze (10-1) vs. Phil Hawes (12-3) (Middleweight)
Bout 7: Tim Means (32-13-1) vs. Max Griffin (18-9) (Welterweight)
Bout 6: Chase Hooper (11-2-1) vs. Steve Garcia (12-5) (Featherweight)
Bout 5: Joseph Holmes (8-2) vs. Park Jun-yong (14-5) (Middleweight)
Bout 4: Waldo Cortes-Acosta (7-0) vs. Jared Vanderaa (12-9) (Heavyweight)
Bout 3: Christian Rodriguez (7-1) vs. Garrett Armfield (8-3) (Middleweight)
Bout 2: Tresean Gore (3-2) vs. Josh Fremd (9-3) (Middleweight)
Bout 1: Cody Durden (13-4-1) vs. Kleydson Rodrigues (7-2) (Flyweight)
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