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Arnold Allen has no doubts about the quality of his stoppage win over Dan Hooker.

This past Saturday at UFC London, Allen turned in the best performance of his UFC career, stopping Hooker with strikes just 2 minutes and 33 seconds into the first round. The stoppage came with a small amount of controversy however, as though Hooker was clearly hurt, Allen never actually dropped The Hangman, finishing the fight with punches and elbows while Hooker covered up along the fence. UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, a teammate of Hookers, was particularly upset, saying during his live reaction to UFC London that the stoppage was premature. Allen, however, disagrees.

I think it was the right call, Allen told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. I cant really see how Izzy can think that was early. The man himself didnt complain, so thats the biggest tell for me. All thats gonna happen in that position, where hes sort of curled up, is more shots landed, so I dont know whats Izzys thinking.

Early or not, Allen got the win, his ninth in a row since joining the UFC in 2015, and now sits on the cusp of title contention in the UFCs stacked 145-pound division. The main reason Allen isnt already there with a nine-fight winning streak is struggles with activity. Allen has only fought twice in a year once since signing with the UFC, and while the 28-year old wishes he had been able to be more active thus far, he also notes that his slower schedule has probably helped him in the long run.

It seems to be working, Allen said, when asked about fighting only once a year. It seems to be going well. Before I fought for the UFC I fought, I think one year within 12 months I fought six times. So I do like being active but it seems to be working out. When I signed I was probably out of my depth a little bit, so having that slow progression and being forced to slow my roll a little bit kind of worked out well. But I feel like my skills are now up there with the elite guys.

Allen should get a chance to prove that theory soon, and break out of his one-fight-a-year mold. Following the win, Almighty called for a fight with the UFCs fifth-ranked featherweight, Calvin Kattar, hopefully later on this year.

Someone was saying June but Junes definitely too soon for me, to be honest, Allen said. August? This year. Lets start small. [Laughs]. This year. The weird thing is, obviously I havent been the most active, but now being in that top-five talk, those guys tend to fight once, twice a year.... But obviously, Im gonna fight this year. Ive got a couple little boo-boos on my hand but it shouldnt be as bad as last time, hopefully.

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Arnold Allen refutes Israel Adesanyas reaction to Dan Hooker stoppage: I think it was the right call - MMA Fighting

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